Molly & Arthur's ages

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 55653

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Tom Wall" <thomasmwall at y...> 
wrote:
> 
> I personally lean towards Molly and Arthur being older than Hagrid, 
> and Hagrid being older than Lucius, as a natural first reaction to 
> the text. But, it also bears mention that Molly and Arthur do have
> a familiarity with Hagrid that is interesting, as we see from CoS:
> 
> ...edited...
> 
> Oh well - just figured I'd throw all that in. ;-)
> 
> -Tom

bboy_mn:

Well, I am glad that somebody agrees with me about Molly and Arthur's 
age.

Regarding the Weasley's familiarity with Hagrid, Hagrid has been at 
Hogwarts for over 50 years, everybody is familiar with Hagrid, he is 
like an institution in the wizard world. All wizards and witches to 
graduate from Hogwarts in the last 50 years know who he is, and now 
all their kids know who he is. 

As far as the Weasley's, I think having 7 kids at Hogwarts in the 
last 20 years, especially 7 outstanding kids, has given the Weasley an 
above average familiarity with Hagrid. I would even go so far as to 
call them friends.

What is missing is any reference to a familiarity that originates 
while they were all at Hogwarts school together. Without this 'school 
years' familiarity, I have to concluded that Molly and Arthur were 
there before Hagrid.

Tom made his point very well, and I don't dispute the point he made. 
But the critical familiarity ties them all together at school, and I 
don't see it.

Just a thought.

bboyu_mn