Did Tom go to school with James?

[Audra1976 at aol.com]

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In a message dated 19/11/2002 14:28:55 Eastern Standard Time, 
brighteyes at completely-incomplete.net writes:
> Does anyone know when Lucius was at school? I wondered if he went to school 
> at the same time as Tom?

Me:

I don't believe it ever mentions in the books whether Lucius even went to 
Hogwarts or not.  He is mentioned in neither Riddle's and Hagrid's time there 
(about 50 years ago), nor Snape's and the Marauders' time there (which I 
imagine to be about 20 years ago).  It's possible that Lucius slightly older 
than Snape and the Marauders, say in 6th or 7th year when Snape and the 
Marauders entered Hogwarts, and didn't have much interaction with them.  That 
would make him in his late 20s when Voldemort was at the height of his power, 
and in his mid-40s now.  It's also possible he went to Durmstrang (he wanted 
to send Draco there) or even Beauxbaton (Malfoy does sound like a French 
name).  

Audra


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