Birthdays-Ages of Chasers-End of Hogwarts year

[Amy Z]

No: HPFGUIDX 11820

Stacy wrote:

>I suppose everyone here knows this (I would be VERY surprised to 
>come up with anything that hasn't already been said at least ten 
>times), but JKR's birthday is July 31st, same as Harry's. I thought 
>that was cute.

I didn't know!  Very cute.  Does anyone on list share Harry and JKR's 
birthday?

Re: ages of Chasers--I was assuming they were all F&G's year too, 
wrongly, as someone pointed out.

Re: Angelina turning 17 in what may be her 6th year--isn't Cedric also 
a 6th year in GF?  I'm pretty sure he's described as a 5th year in 
PA.  So there's some flexibility about what age you start at Hogwarts. 
 I always figured Hermione was almost-11 rather than almost-12 when 
she started, but I guess that was just an assumption that she's as 
close as possible in age to Harry--no real logic there.

I've wondered idly about just when this school year wraps up.  Finals 
in PA are the 1st or 2nd week of June, right?  Finals in GF are still 
going on June 24, the day of the third task.  The inconsistency seems 
all the stranger because there's no reason for it that I can see.  Or 
does the British school year really vary that much?  Here in the US a 
district wraps up school the same week each year unless there are a 
lot of make-up days for snow or such.

Amy Z

P.S.  I met a 10-year-old today who looked exactly like Harry (my 
personal Harry, not Daniel Radcliffe), untidy hair and all, except 
that he had red hair!  I barely restrained myself from embarrassing 
both of us with a comment.