1980 being Harry Potter's Birthyear (short)

[archeaologee]

No: HPFGUIDX 39526

Dave Hardenbrook wrote:
> 
> I stand by my theory that the Wizard and Muggle calanders are
> off by a few years, if only because I still believe that
> _POA_ *has* to happen in 1998 (Muggle time), when there's
> a full moon on a Thursday in early June!

Naive as it may sound I always assumed the action of the books takes 
place the year before they were first published - sort of end of year 
reports.  This used to fit the 'one released each year' thing (of 
course no longer valid) quite nicely.

I never even noticed the 1492 thing until I saw the Lexicon.  But I 
agree that working to Steve's principal that this is the most 
likely.  I always thought JKR (heresy I am sure) was not even be 
thinking about what *real* year the stuff goes on in (the wizarding 
world she creates is kind of timeless) and just put things in a 
[winces] contemporary setting to when she's writing.

my reading, so have a go as you see fit.

James (who has referenced too many books by the year of publication 
so looks at it automatically)