Nothing but (casting) net...

[Kelley]

No: HPFGUIDX 12266

I wrote:
> <<While I agree that Joseph Fiennes is gorgeous and would love to 
see him in the films, he's too young to be Sirius.  As Snape has 
already been cast with the 54 yr. old Rickman, the other living 
Marauders will have to appear in that age range as well.  >>
>
>Rina wrote: 
> You know, I never thought about this. That doesn't really make 
sense based on canon, does it? In GoF, Lily and James are described 
as a young man and woman, which makes me think mid-late 20s, or maybe 
up to mid-30s. If Snape is a year younger or about the same age, why 
would he be portrayed by someone in his mid-50s?<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Yes, before we learned that wizards have longer lifespans, I pictured 
the Marauder generation at about mid-thirties in PS/SS.  And, 
actually Snape is the same age, someone posted the passage relating 
this in some of the Snape discussion, but I can't recall it at the 
moment.  I'm supposing that perhaps we may learn that J & L were 
older than we thought at the time of Harry's birth and their death.  
Hopefully, Rickman will at least look passable for whatever age they 
are supposed to be.
 
>Rina:
> Isn't there other info that the Potters and their gang are much 
younger than that? I know that Steve and the Lexicon have them at 
Hogwarts in the 70s, so there's probably more things that I'm 
currently forgetting. <g> Like, McGonagal as a teacher would sure be 
cutting it close - they'd be in about her first teaching year or so. 
I guess that could work, though. I don't know - someone help? <g><<<<<

Well, since McG is 70 yrs old, she has probably been teaching for 
quite some time.  I believe, correct me if I'm wrong Steve, that 
there isn't any canon evidence so far as to the ages of the 
Marauders, or the specific years they attended HW.  The only 
descriptive info I can think of offhand is that Lupin is described as 
young looking, though prematurely aged.  And, doesn't Sirius look 
like his young self again once Harry sees him 'cleaned up'?  Snape's 
descriptions never seem to focus on any points that would give a clue 
to his age.  And, what about Pettigrew?  Is he described as looking 
prematurely aged, as well?  

Kelley