[HPforGrownups] Sabbats and character birthdays (was Re: Ron' s Birthday)

[Tandy, Heidi]

No: HPFGUIDX 19099

She said so in an interview - http://www.hpgalleries.com/c118.htm - ron's
birthday is March 1.
And Harry's birthday is the same as her own - July 31
Makes me think it's a coincidence. Does anyone know when her daugher
Jessica's birthday is? Does it relate to the character birthdays?

> Is it possible that you are misremembering May 1st?
> 
> This is something I've thought about since seeing the discussion
> on birthdays a long time back.  Is it possible that JKR wanted her
> characters' birthdays to fall on the major Wiccan masses (sabbats)?
> 
> Consider:
> 
> Harry.......Jul 31    Lammas.................Jul 31/Aug  1
> Hermione....Sep 19    Harvest Home....around Sep 21
> Ron........(May? 1?)  Beltane (May Day)......Apr 30/May  1
> 
> If this theory is correct, then a birthday of May 1 for Ron seems
> appropriate.  Does anyone else have any information about his
> birthday or the specific caht in which JKR mentioned it??