GOF: Some things cleared up by reading. And LOTS of various questions/theories

[Caius Marcius]

No: HPFGUIDX 46235

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "jastrangfeld" <msbonsai at m...> wrote:
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> Someone please tell me again how old Hagrid is?  How old is Mrs. 
> Weasley?  Two things in GOF make me ask this question:
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> GOF p 617:
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> *snip*
> Mrs. Weasley was intrigued by the Whomping Willow, which had been 
> planted after she had left school, and reminisced at length about 
the 
> gamekeeper before Hagrid, a man called Ogg.
> *snip*
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> So we know the Whomping Willow was put in place for Lupin.  Which 
> would indicate that the Weasleys were not at Hogwarts when the 
> Potters were.  But it also means that however old Hagrid is, Mrs. 
> Weasley is older!
> 

I'm assuming that Harry's time-turning episode via Riddle's diary 
takes him back to 6-13-43. Hagrid is clearly a student here. and we 
know he was expelled in his third year. If he is 13 or 14 in this 
scene, then he was born in 1929 or 1930, putting him in his early 50s 
when he delivers his letter to Harry.

It doesn't follow that Mrs. W is older than Hagrid (although she may 
be) from her reminiscing of Mr. Ogg. We don't know how many years 
elapsed between Hagrid's expulsion and Dumbledore's promotion to 
Headmaster (since it was he who made Hagrid the gamekeeper). All this 
means is that Dumbledore was not headmaster when Molly first entered 
Hogwarts.

   - CMC