The timeline on the DVD *confirms* canon;

[rosi]

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Ali wrote:

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.

rosi:
I must say that I have to agree with Ali. I was
accelerated twice when I was in school and during that
time I was constantly taunted because of it. Even now,
in university, I still get some jokes about it. If
Hermione was/is accelerated a year, I think that we
would have been told about it. Or, at least the other
kids in her grade would have said *something* (they
can't have not noticed it, really!).

(i hope my list elf accepts this post)

-rosi


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