The timeline on the DVD *confirms* canon;

[Ali]

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Steve of the Lexicon wrote re an essay on English schooling:

>> > No, this won't convince anyone of anything, but it does speak 
the  "no exceptions" claims which have been brought up. 

Shaun asked:-

 Is there actually any real interest in this?

Shaun, on a personal note I'm interested. I can contemplate Hermione 
being an exception to the rule - what I can' contemplate is that we 
weren't made aware of it.

I went to a private (Public) secondary school and there were 3 kids 
in the year who shouldn't have been there. I can still remember who 
they were, and how successful they were. They were the subject of 
constant jibes. My own brother managed to concertina his 5th and 6th 
year into one, so I certainly know it happens.But it doesn't happen 
without stick.

Private schools do allow for greater flexibility, and Hogwarts is 
certainly not part of the normal State system. But, what private 
schools cannot take away is the fact that this is unusual. Unusual 
enough that we should know that Hermione is advanced.

Ali