Hermione's age

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When discusing age cut-off I think we should take into thought 
the 'muggle-born issue' as I call it.  I think that all muggle borns 
who would normally be going into their secondary school years (is 
that what it's called in the UK?) would start going to Hogwarts.  
Hermione's parents probly decided Hermione was ready to start school 
though she'd be among the youngest.  As for non-muggle borns then the 
cut off could still be Sept. 1 if that's what you believe the cut off 
would be.  I personaly think that the cut-off would allow a little 
room for those who are born in Sept. so they wouldn't have to wait a 
year.
~Star~


--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Trina" <lj2d30 at g...> wrote:
> Steve Vander Ark wrote:
> 
> Hermione was born on September 19th. I believe that she was born in 
> 1980 as well and that she turned 11 a couple of weeks after she 
> started at Hogwarts, but others feel that the cutoff is September 1 
> so she must have been born in 1979. 
> 
> I agree with Steve and think that Hermione is one of the younger 
kids 
> in her year.  I base this solely on the fact that my own birthday 
is 
> September 18th and I was always a bit younger than the rest of the 
> kids in my class.  Since this is the wizarding world we are 
> speculating about, who's to say that Muggle age cutoff dates are 
used 
> at all?  My pet theory is that every child who turns 11 in that 
year 
> (ie 1991) goes on to Hogwarts even if his or her birthday is in 
> November.  Meaning, of course, that there may be a few 10 year olds 
> at school in the first half of the school year.  Dumbledore also 
> alludes to the fact that Hermione is the same age as Harry and Ron 
in 
> PoA: "--and the word of two thirteen year old wizards will not 
> convince anybody." (PoA Chapter 21, p. 392, US ed) 
> 
> That's my position and I'm sticking to it...
> 
> Trina