Year of the Potters' births: was Re: Harry and the riddle of Riddle

[alhewison]

No: HPFGUIDX 39566

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "alhewison" <Ali at z...> wrote:
> 
> Tom Riddle was born c 1927 (see Lexicon for timings). Harry was 
born 
> in 1980 when the Potters were c 22/23 - so they were born c. 1968, 
> which makes Riddle certain old enough to be Harry's grandfather - 
> although it doesn't mean he is <g>

Woops! my maths isn't normally that atrocious honest! I don't know 
what on earth possessed me to put that the Potters were born c.1968 - 
that would only have made them 12 when they had Harry! Possible but 
unlikely.  For them to be similar in age to Snape they must have been 
born around 1960  - which makes them c 20 when they had Harry.

Ali

who promises not to drink wine when doing any future postings!