Ginny Weasley's age

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Jason Bailey wrote:
 In CoS, Ginny Weasley gets taken to the chamber of secrets. And after 
Harry does his thing and wakes her up she gets into a fit and says " 
 I've been waiting to go to Hogwarts ever since Bill came!" Isn't Bill 
Weasley almost 30? At least 26 I know. Well Ginny is 11. Does that 
work out?

What an excellent opportunity to recommend the source of all Potter 
knowledge, the lexicon of our very own lexicon Steve:

http://www.i2k.com/~svderark/lexicon

wherein lies a very long and intelligent discussion of the relative 
ages of the Weasleys. I personally feel very strongly that Charlie 
graduated from Hogwarts in 1990, Bill in 1989, and Charlie did not play 
Quidditch for his last few years, but I have been unable to supply 
sufficient canon for this opinion and thus defer to the expert.

Debra