Weasley's Ages -- Ginny's Maturity

[Penny & Bryce]

No: HPFGUIDX 28209

Hi --

I'm typing quickly as naptime is about to end

Cindy C. wrote:

> --- 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:

Actually, Bill is the eldest Weasley.  In PoA, the Daily Prophet 
clipping talking about Arthur Weasley winning the money that takes them 
to Egypt, Arthur describes Bill as their eldest son.

>  >
>  > 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?

It might mean that he graduated 5 years ago.  But, since this 
inconsistent with everything else which seems to point toward a large 
age gap between Charlie & Percy, I tend to think that Bill was at 
Hogwarts 5 years ago (1989-90) for some other reason.  Maybe to attend 
an alumni event or watch a Quidditch match or apply for a job or visit 
one of his siblings.  He's there in 1995 to watch the Triwizard 
Tournament, not as a student.  He might go back in 2000 & say he hadn't 
seen Hogwarts in 5 years.  That statement would not, in that case, 
indicate he'd been a student in 1995.

GINNY'S MATURITY -- I wrote a long post about this awhile back.  See 
Message #21306

Penny
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