Hermione's age (Was:The timeline on the DVD *confirms* canon.)

[Kirstin Innes]

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> Jo Serenadust wrote:

> If the birthdate had been 1979, then Hermione "fits" into the 
story 
> as a product of the normal British educational system with its 
Sept 
> 1 cutoff.  Now that it lists the 1980 birth date, it just doesn't 
> fit for me unless we get further information.  If JKR gives us 
some 
> backstory for why Hermione is moved ahead in either a direct 
> interview, or as part of a future book, then I'll be perfectly 
> satisfied.  Until then, it's still questionable for me based on 
> JKR's past inconsistencies with dates and numbers.

Me:
Isn't there some canonical evidence for Hogwarts being in Scotland, 
though? As a product of the Scottish education system born in 
September 1980, I'm well aware that the cut-off date for entry to 
the Scottish year group is March 1st in the year following the 
England/ Wales September deadline. And while JKR might have grown up 
within the English/Welsh education system, her daughter is currently 
growing up in the Scottish one.
Admittedly, this theory can be easily argued against - Scottish 
students only go through six years at high school (they start at 
twelve-ish) to Hogwarts/ England's seven.

Oh well. Just a thought. It would solve the Hermione problem, though.

Kirstin, who is a little concious that she only ever seems to post 
longwinded Scottish Nationalist tractettes on this site...