McGonagall / Riddle at Hogwarts

[Richelle Votaw]

No: HPFGUIDX 42547

I'm trying to get a few things straight in my mind here.  JKR has said McGonagall is about 70.  Which puts her starting at Hogwarts approximately 59 years ago.  I'm assuming this is 59 years before SS/PS.  Correct me if I'm wrong, please!  Anyway, Tom Riddle was a 16 year old at Hogwarts 50 years before COS, right?  Which was his 6th year I'm assuming?  If it's in there precisely, I've forgotten.  (sorry!)  If my calculations are correct they McGonagall would've been at Hogwarts at least 3 years with Tom Riddle.  If, in fact, her age of 70 was from GoF (which was just released at the time of the interview in which JKR said McGonagall was about 70) they'd have been at Hogwarts together almost the entire time.  However, according to the Lexicon McGonagall would've attended Hogwarts from 1931 through 1938.  And it says Riddle started in 1938.  Which would've put them at Hogwarts only one year, and first years have little interaction with seventh years, especially of a different house.  Still, she's bound to have some memory of him and for some reason I find that interesting.  I know, I find interest in odd things. :)

Richelle

P.S. I hit the Harry Potter jackpot today--found some of the Enesco collectibles (cookie jars, book ends, etc.) at a closeout store.  Also HP notebooks, binders, etc.  I'm a very happy person. :)
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Richelle R. Votaw
1st grade teacher
Kentwood Elementary
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