Dates in QTA/FB (was have books in hand)

[Teek]

No: HPFGUIDX 14276

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Amy Z" <aiz24 at h...> wrote:
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> > Maybe there are lots of copies of QTA in the Hogwarts library so 
that 
> there *are* long gaps between each of these signouts, in which case 
> O. Wood could've signed it out in 1994, C. Diggory in 1995, H. 
Potter 
> in 2001 even though there are only a couple dozen names total.
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> Or maybe this copy got retired in 1996 and has been sitting on the 
> storage-room shelf with H. Potter 3/11/96 as the most recent 
patron.  
> That still seems to leave long gaps between signouts though.

How about the fact that the books have been checked out throughout 
July and August, even though they belong to the school library? Can 
students owl in and have books owled back to them while on vacation? 
Is the library open as a public library to residents of Hogsmead? 
Maybe the students listed in the summer live nearby? Couldn't be, as 
C. Diggory (presumably Cedric, though debatable) checks it out July 
3. 

I suspect someone might not have given this TOO much thought, or 
somehow JKR's input got befuddled

... Has anyone ever done handwriting anaylsis of the characters? Are 
the handwritings done by JKR or just someone in the typsetting 
department? (For all the books, not just these.)

And I for one thing these are absolutely positively adorable. And 
Irma Pince is SUCH a perfect name. JKR must have so much fun with 
these. 

Harry Potter Loves <strike>Moaning Myrtle</strike> - Teek