consent laws in the UK (Hermione's age again!)

[Ebony]

No: HPFGUIDX 28227

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Sofie " <sofie_elisabeth at y...> wrote 
about the UK consent laws:

> So in September of book five Hermione could start smoking, she 
could buy butterbeer if she was eating, she could get married if she 
wanted to etc but Harry and ron couldn't until later in the year. I 
hope I've cleared this up.
> 

Or in September of book six, for those of us who think she was born 
in 1980.  :-D

--Ebony, who thinks that no one considered a 1979 birthdate for 
Hermione before JKR confirmed her birthday AFTER the release of GoF