Author mistake, Maybe??

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 55520

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, IAmLordCassandra at a... wrote:
> In a message dated 4/16/2003 6:00:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
> bboy_mn at y... writes:
> 
> 
> > <graniteworks at s...> wrote:
> > ... He seemed to have jumped from 400 years dead to 500 years 
> > > dead in one year. Do you think that that is just a mistype or
what??? 
> > > 
> > > "graniteworks"
> > 
> > 
> > bboy_mn:
> > 
> > This collection of figures only does not work if you assume that
> > 'deathday' is day of death. 
> > 
> > ...edited...
> > 
> > Just a thought.
> 
> Cassie: 
> 
> I'm assuming book 2 took place in 1992. 
> 
> Nick died in 1492 (CoS, Ch. 8. page 133) 
> 
> So...logically...he's been dead for 500 years. 
> 
> So I don't think the 'celebrating years of existance' theory works
in this 
> case and that there was a flaw. 
> 
> ~Cassie~ 


bboy_mn:

You're right, I should have looked it up before I commented. I knew
there was a date on the Deathday Cake, but I forgot that is
specifically say, "DIED 31st October 1492".

Although, I suspect the noted discrpancy comes from JKR inadvertently
mixing up birthdays and death days. It's not easy to keep track of all
those things.

Sorry, for not checking before I commented.

bboy_mn