Timeline

[Steve Vander Ark]

No: HPFGUIDX 26190

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Universo985 at y... wrote:
> While I know the timeline is derived from Nick's 500th death day 
> there is a mistake in the first book. In SS nick hasn't eaten in 
> nearly 400 years yet in CoS it's his 500th deathday. So is this old 
> news, a mistake in my copy, does time flow differently for ghost.

I think time flows the same, they just tend to lose track as the 
decades and centuries roll by. NHN must be in error in one of the two 
statements. The first reference, the 400-year one was an offhand 
remark, is just said in passing. He didn't think it through at all. 
In fact, he may have used the phrase "almost four hundred years" to 
refer to himself for so long that he used it again this time without 
realizing it. The second reference is to his Deathday, a date he 
would certainly NOT forget, one he planned for and make a special 
note of. It's pretty hard to believe that he'd hold a party and make 
a big fuss about a date he just sort of remembered. I think we can 
safely accept the Deathday date as conclusive.

Steve Vander Ark
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