Molly & Arthur's ages

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 55654

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "eillim022861" 
<the.harrisfamily at v...> wrote:
> 'Steve' wrote in relation to the post from 'aja_1991' who argued
> that Molly and Arthur could be younger than Hagrid.
>

 
> >`There is one thing lacking to make me support your position, and 
> >that is a lack of familiarity with Hagrid. Based on that, I say her 
> >age pre-dates Hagrid. ...edited...
> 
> My view:
> I think that Molly and Arthur are younger than Hagrid, mainly
> because I don't see him being expelled and then suddenly being 
> gamekeeper.  
> 

bboy_mn:
Whether he was gamekeeper or not doesn't change the fact that he was 
there and actively working even if only as an apprentice. 


> `aja1991' comments
> >`let's take in to account the possibility that a 13 year old 
> >boy (Hagrid) might not become gamekeeper right away, but need some 
> >kind of tutelage'.
> 
> My view
> I also think that in view of the situation that Hagrid had to leave 
> Hogwarts, I feel that he would keep his head down and not draw 
> attention to himself, particulary with Riddle still there. 
> ...edited...
> 
> eillim (who believes that Snape is on the side of good)


bboy_mn:
No matter how low a profile he kept, Hagrid and the students are 
trapped on Hogwarts ground 10 straight months out of the year. I find 
it impossible to believe that the students didn't notice a 9 or 10 
foot tall man wandering around the grounds. Even if Hagrid avoided 
associating with the students, the students who did know him would 
pass his identity down to the newly arrived students. As curious as 
kids are I find it impossible for anyone going to school there to not 
know Hagrid was there and to know his name. 

Again, when he became gamekeep is irrelevant, he was there, and 
extremely hard not to notice.

Just a thought.

bboy_mn