Author mistake, Maybe??

[siriuskase]

No: HPFGUIDX 55571

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Shanna" <slstich at h...> wrote:
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>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: graniteworks at s... 
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>   Did you ever notice that in HP&SS(#1) at the welcoming feast in the 
>   beginning when Harry and Ron first meet Nearly Headless Nick, the 
>   Gryffindor ghost, Nick states that he hasn't eaten anything in almost 
>   400 years but in HP&CS(#2) Nearly Headless Nick has his 500th death 
>   day party? 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??? 
> 
> 
> Hi.
> I actually noticed that too!  I would guess it's an author error. 
As far as I know, ghosts can't ever eat after they die, so that's the
only plausible explanation I can think of at the moment.
> 
> Shanna

My best guess?  ghosts, Nick in particular, lose track of time rather
easily, it's easier to remember an aniversary, than to come up with an
accurate number in response to a kid's impromptu question.

sirius kase