What is canon (from movie list)

[Megan]

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<Steve wrote:>
> I understand what you're saying (and what others have said too) but 
> it doesn't change my mind enough to change my definition of canon. 
> But please note that it's just MY definition, the one I use to 
> decide what to put in the Lexicon as fact. And since Dumbledore 
> refers to Hermione specifically as being 13 in PA, although he may 
> just be in the habit of referring to third years as being 13, I take 
> that as stated and therefore canon until JKR states otherwise. You 
> can take it however you like :)

(Note: Steve, you mis-quoted yourself.  Dumbledore calls H&H 13 in
POA, but I understand your point, so we'll correct that typo, :-D)

I hate to bring this up again (and again and again) but teachers refer
to my class all the time as "18-year-olds" when we all aren't. 
Dumbledore can't possibly be expected to keep up with 200 someodd (or
however many you believe in) ages.  He was using a generic term to
describe a general grade level.  Don't you usually hear
kindergarteners called "a bunch of five-year-olds"?  Also, to Ebony,
about that essay posted in the Lexicon...I understand you are very
familiar with the 9-14 age bracket, but I recall from personal
experience, by that age, everyone (in one gender, mind you) is pretty
much similar developmentally.  As someone "younger" in her grade
level, I've never personally noticed a "maturity" difference in
September-vs-July-born children.

BUT, I completely understand why you post 1980 as canon (even though I
disagree, <g>) and I know you can't change the world just because a
few of us are hard-headed, <vbg>.

-Megan (has now reached $5.00 of her "two cents");(not to mention this
started out correcting Steve, and now is rehashing an already dead
topic and almost didn't post this at all)