Ron's name, owls from Hogwarts and birthdays

[heidit at netbox.com]

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"purple_801999" <purple_801999 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Real-To:  "purple_801999" <purple_801999 at yahoo.com>
> 
> FF wrote-
> 
> >Ron (or Rone) is given as the name of Arthur's spear in the 12th 
> >century Brut, by Lawman. I'm not sure if Geoffrey of Monmouth or any 
> >of the other Arthurian writers mention that point or not -- Lawman's 
> >the first that springs to mind.
> 
> Possibly Ron was named after Ronald Regan. If we follow the Lexicon 
> timeline Ron would have been born about the time Regan began his dark 
> reign. I don't think it's likely myself, but I thought I'd throw it 
> out there anyway.
> 

Apart from the fact that Ron is British and Reagan a Muggle, making this
somewhat unlikely, on March 1, 1980, when Ron was born, Reagan was in the
middle of losing many primaries to George Bush - a few weeks later, things
were different, but not March 1.

I, however, am curious as to whether JKR determined just how many moments
after February 29, 1980 Ron was born - and I wonder if that has any
significance.

And if the Magic Quill is tagged to send owls to people in the year that
they're 11 years old, that's one thing - but what if it's tagged to do it in
the year of their 11th birthday? Any 44 year olds who haven't had owls yet but
who might be magical anyway?

: glances in general direction of Petunia


heidi


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