Twins' age and when they leave Hogwarts

[Rebecca Stephens]

No: HPFGUIDX 43236

--- pengolodh_sc <pengolodh_sc at yahoo.no> wrote:
> I am under the 
> very distinct impression that Fred and George have
> not finished their 
> Hogwarts education, and that at the end of GoF, they
> had only 
> concluded their sixth year at that institution.  The
> HP-Lexicon does 
> seem to back me up on this.  I also do not think
> they will just leave 
> Hogwarts now that they have received the 1000
> Galleons from Harry - 
> if nothing else, I suspect Molly Weasley would have
> a thing or two to 
> say about it, and besides, 1000 Galleons would not
> be able to support 
> them and support a new business.
> 
> Assuming I am right in that the twins still have one
> more year at 
> Hogwarts, then I cannot support the assumption that
> they are adults, 
> either.  Not in the legal way, at least - few
> countries, if any, have 
> people reaching age of majority before they have
> finished the level 
> of school they legally must finish.  That they are
> old enough that 
> they should understand some things and be expected
> to show a given 
> level of maturity is true, but the term adult to me
> implies legal 
> adulthood, and I do not think they've come that far
> yet.


They have just finished year six and do have to go
another year.  But, I believe legal adulthood comes at
17 for the WW.  I'm not positive, but I think that's
right.  And the twins turned 17 in April.


Rebecca


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