Lexicon Time Line Dates?

[Catlady]

No: HPFGUIDX 19513

'Lexicon' is in my title because I checked the Lexicon to confirm my
time line to make sure that my questions are not based on me having made
arithmetic errors.

I'll put the short question first. CoS called one of the Chasers
(Angelina, I think) a fourth-year girl. So she is the same year as Fred
and George. What evidence was found for the ages of the other two
Chasers? If both Beaters and all three Chasers are the same year, then
in Book 6, Harry and the replacement Keeper (hopefully Ron, for his
ego's sake) will be the ONLY returning players -- that doesn't augur
well for the team's victory chances.

Now the longer question:
I haven't been able to sort out WHEN Gryffindor won the Quidditch Cup
versus the House Cup. Can anyone explain it to me?

Gryffindor won the House Cup in SS (june 1992) at the last minute, in
CoS (june 1993), and in PoA (june 1994).
       Slytherin had won House Cup for six years running before that.
(June 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991) because it says in SS: "[The
Great Hall] was decked out in the Slytherin colors of green and silver
to celebrate Slytherin's winning the house cup for the seventh year in a
row." but then their seventh was taken away so it was only six in a row.

     Slytherin didn't win the House Cup in june 1985 because that would
have been seven years in a row, therefore Gryffindor did, that was
Charlie's senior year.

Gryffindor won the Quidditch Cup when Charlie was Seeker (june 1985) and
didn't win it again until PoA (june 1994)
     PoA: "Gryffindor hadn't won the Quidditch Cup since the legendary
Charlie Weasley (Ron's second oldest brother) had been seeker"
     SS: "I tell you, we're going to win that Quidditch cup for sure
this year,"
said Fred. "We haven't won since Charlie left, but this year's team is
going to be brilliant. You must be good, Harry, Wood was almost skipping

when he told us."

If Slytherin won the Quidditch Cup in 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990,
1991, 1992, 1993, that would be EIGHT in a row. So WHY did Wood say in
PoA: "Gryffindor hasn't won for seven years now." SEVEN???? It doesn't
make sense that Gryff would have won the Quidditch Cup but not the House
Cup the year AFTER Charlie left!

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