And back to... How Old Are Snape//James/Lily & co?

[Hagrid]

No: HPFGUIDX 76113

Buttercup asks:
> > > > 
> > > > I must have misunderstood the interview, I thought she
> > > > was referring to their ages in Book 1 as 35 or 36
> > > > years old, which would make them  40 or 41 in Book 5. 
> > > > Did she specifically say POA? Thanks!

Does it change anything if I point out that in OotP (book 5) the 
Daily Prophet talks about "Lucius Malfoy, 41 years old".

Lucius kept saying to others that he respected Snape. Does that mean 
that Severus was his mentor (older) or protege (younger)?