nine and three quarters

[erinellii]

No: HPFGUIDX 55276

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Hans" <ibotsjfvxfst at y...> 
wrote:
> Has anyone thought of the significance of the number nine and three 
> quarters?
> 
> I have searched through all the ancillary books and the archive of 
> this group, but can't find any explanation of the meaning of that 
> number.
> 
> It's not just a number Dr Rowling has chosen randomly. Harry's 
> parents were killed when he was exactly 1 and a quarter years old 
> (July 31 1980 to Oct 31 1981 (Halloween)). Hagrid turned up with 
the 
> invitation letter on Harry's 11th birthday. That makes 
> Harry's "Muggle" period exactly 9 and 3 quarters years. It's a sort 
> of gateway number - a gateway to the magical world. But why 9 and 3 
> quarters? It's 117 months. That's 9 times 13. It's also 39 (=3x13)
> divided by 4 years. Any ideas?


I think you need to forget the "quarters"  part and focus on 
the "nine and three".  Nine and three add up to twelve.  And I am 
surely not the only one who has noticed JKR's... fondness.... for the 
number 12....


Erin