Hermione's age - Apology

[alhewison]

No: HPFGUIDX 39460

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "hp_lexicon" <hp_lexicon at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., "alhewison" <Ali at z...> wrote:
> 
> > I was so adamant that I was right about my interpretation, that I 
> > dared to challenge "Steve of the Lexicon" offlist - only to 
> presented 
> > with the only piece of canon on the matter. From memory this was 
> > Dumbledore calling Harry and Hermione "13 Year old wizards" at 
the 
> > end of POA - implying that Hermione must have her birthday after 
> > Harry. Of course, being stubborn I think that JKR simply over-
> > generalised here, and Hermione MUST be older than Harry. 
> 
> Alright, enough of this treating me like I'm somehow different than 
> everyone else. I don't have any sort of inside track here on what's 
> canon and what isn't or what's more right. I'm just some guy. My 
> opinion doesn't count for more than anyone else's. 
> 
Sorry, I wasn't meaning to insult you - quite the opposite in fact. I 
really respect the works in the Lexicon, and am happy to abide by 
your rules in relying on Canon facts - in the absence of any other 
information. The only reason I mentioned you was because I respect 
the Lexicon and your logical approach. My point was that I was 
stubborn enough to still feel Hermione was older despite the only 
evidence to the contrary. In other words, whilst I respect the 
objectivity of your methods, I can't always agree with the outcome.

Sorry again

Ali