Did Tom go to school with James?

[mitchbailey82]

No: HPFGUIDX 46811

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Christopher Nuttall" 
<christopher_g_nuttall at h...> wrote:
> We know that Riddle was at Hogwarts in 1945 (50 years ago from 
1995) but that is a very impresise date because there are seven years 
in hogwarts for all wizarding children.  Now, that means that he 
could have left in 1945, come to hogwarts in 1945 or something in 
between.  (it could have been the date that dumbledore started to 
have suspicions about him.)  
>
Me:
1945 is also the year Dumbledore defeated Grindlewald and WW2 ends 
the same year.

> Now, Hagrid oviously did not do a very good job at defending 
himself when accused.  This surgests that he was young at the time 
(and possibuly in a state of shock).  This surgests that he was in 
first or second year when accused and expelled.  Furthermore, Riddle 
would have to have been an older, trusted. student for his claim to 
have been belived.  
> 

Me:
Hagrid tells Harry in PS that he was expelled in his third year and 
I'm sure he repeats this in GOF he says something along the lines 
(about his Dad) he died in my second year - at least he didn't live 
to see me expelled.

Michelle