Charlie's age (was: Re: How Old Are Snape/Sirius/Lupin/James/Peter?)

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No: HPFGUIDX 76281

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, MadameSSnape at a... wrote:
> I believe it was since BILL got his letter.  It's also stated in 
PS/SS that 
> Gryffindor hasn't won the Cup since Charlie left - & that 
Slytherin has had it 
> for 7 years running (different places - unfortunately, I don't 
have my books 
> with me).  Therefore, Charlie left at least 7 years before Ron got 
there - so 
> Charlie is at least 24 in PS/SS.  That's a nine-year gap between 
Charlie & 
> Percy...

No.  I'm pretty sure they said how it had been since they won the 
House Cup (not the Quidditch Cup) in PS.

McGonagall said they had lost the Quidditch cup 7 years in a row in 
PoA (chapter 12).  If it was Chalie's final year when they last won 
it, then Charlie would be 8 years older than Percy.

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