[HPforGrownups] Re: How old is Dumbledore??

[eloiseherisson at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 45894

Acire:

> Question from Steve Martin: How old are Professor Dumbledore and
> Professor Snape?
> 
> JK Rowling: Dumbledore's about 150 years old (wizards have a longer
> life expectancy than us) and Muggles Snape's 35/6."
> 
> eh, quick question. 'Muggles Snape's'? Does that mean he's a Muggle, 
> or Muggle-born, or am I just reading it wrong?  
> 

The quotation is incorrectly transcribed and therefore misleading!

>>How old are Professor Dumbledore and Professor Snape? 

>>Dumbledore's about 150 years old... wizards have a longer life expectancy 
than us >>Muggles, Snape's 35 or 6. 

Taken from the official Comic Relief site transcript.
http://www.comicrelief.com/harrysbooks/pages/transcript/shtml

It's that old secondary source problem again!

Eloise

    
    
    



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