Bill's age (WAS Weasleys ages)

[Cindy C.]

No: HPFGUIDX 28208

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Mirzam Black" <mirzamblack at y...> wrote:
> 
> In GoF Bill tells Harry that he hasn't visited Hogwarts since 5 
years 
> ago. At that time there was three Weasleys in Hogwarts, Fred, 
George 
> and Percy. Charlie's last year at Hogwarts was 1984-85, 11 years 
> before Triwizardtournament. It is said that Bill is Ron's big 
> brother, but it isn't said that he would be elder than Charlie. OK, 
> and the point is:
> 
> Could all this mean, that Bill's last year at Hogwarts was 1989-90? 
I 
> just wonder why he says this thing, what happend 5 years ago, if it 
> wasn't his last schoolyear?
> 
> So what do you think?
> 


Hmmm.  Well, I always assumed Bill was older than Charlie and 
graduated first, but now that you mention it, I can't find anything 
that explicitly says this.  In GoF, when Bill and Charlie are 
introduced, we aren't told who is older.  

Darn, I can't find my PS/SS.  Is there a reference in there that 
proves Bill is older?  I can't think of anything.  If Charlie is the 
oldest, that would help close the 8-year Weasley childbearing gap we 
talked about the other day.  

Cindy