[HPforGrownups] Re: Hermione's age - why it matters was Canon disagreement; author intent

[Kelly Shiflet]

No: HPFGUIDX 39474

Okay, not to get off track, but last summer I took a trip to London and 
bought all four Harry Potter British versions, now stick with me on this.
I'm just now getting around to reading them, and this morning I was reading 
POA (still with me) now I can't qoute the exact page, because my internet is 
down and I'm currently at the library (which saddly doesn't have POA in at 
the current moment)
ANYWAYS, It was after Harry had blown up Aunt Marge and goes through his 
little adventure, and ends up staying with Tom the Innkeeper. On the second 
to last day before heading off to the Hogwarts Express, Harry finally meets 
up with Ron & Hermione. They buy all there stuff AND:
(HERE"S THE CLENCHER)
HERMIONE SAYS THAT SHE HAS A LITTLE MONEY LEFT OVER AND WOULD LIKE TO TREAT 
HERSELF TO AN EARLY BIRTHDAY PRESENT ---WHICH IS IN SEPTEMBER--- and they go 
off to buy her an owl, but she buys Crookshanks instead, remember?
She was the one that said her Birthday is in September, maybe someone who is 
more dedicated than I am, and never let's their HP books out of their sight, 
could go and look up the page that Hermione says that.
Hope I Helped,
Kelly



>From: "hp_lexicon" <hp_lexicon at yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com
>To: HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [HPforGrownups] Re: Hermione's age - why it matters  was  Canon 
>disagreement; author intent
>Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2002 13:38:03 -0000
>
>--- 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.
>
>But I do have rules for my own site, and those rules are that when
>all else fails, I go with what's in the book. Personally, I think
>that Hermione might very well be older than Harry. But until actual
>evidence crops up to prove it one way or another, I just go with
>what the book says. I realize that what the books says can be
>interpreted as a generalization on Dumbledore's part, but that's
>what he said and there's nothing else to prove otherwise. Our
>(probably true) assumptions that JKR is following the British system
>for her school is not proof on the same level of a statement in the
>book, even if that statement is problematic.
>
>And please, before anyone says that I'm making some sort of
>arbitrary rule about which shaky evidence is more correct, note that
>I said that I only make such rules for my website. I have to have
>those kinds of rules in order to do my work. I don't care a fig
>about what sort of rules everyone else wants to use. And I don't
>expect everyone to use my rules.
>
>Also, you will note on the Lexicon that I include a paragraph
>explaining why I went with the date that I did and giving the
>alternate point of view. In fact, if someone wants to write a nice
>concise analysis of the arguments pro and con, I would consider
>publishing it. I hvae email all the time from people begging me to
>publish more essays.
>
>I am not some sort of "canon policeman" and I don't make canon rules
>for fandom. I'm just a lowly librarian who is more than ready for
>summer vacation to start (in two days and counting...praise the Lord)
>
>Steve
>
>ps I've added a few things to the Lexicon, and coming soon is an
>absolutely incredible calendar of GoF by AmyZ which will knock your
>socks off!
>


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