Charlie Weasley's age

[scoutmom21113]

No: HPFGUIDX 76331

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Geoff Bannister" 
<gbannister10 at a...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "scoutmom21113" 
> <navarro198 at h...> wrote:
> > Okay, here is what I have:
> > 
> 
> > 1993 - (POA p184)Gryffindor hasn't been in the running for 
> Quidditch 
> > Cup for 8 years.  (1993-8=1985)
> > 
> 
> If you are counting inclusively and counting in the start and 
finish 
> years, then 8 years would cover 1986-1993.

If you think in terms of school years, it makes sense.  Gryffindor 
won the Q-Cup in June 1985, the year Charlie graduated.  In June 
1986, '87, '88, etc, through June 1993, they did not win.  
McGonagall's statement was made in the fall of 1993 which is school 
year 1994. 
Ravenclaw Bookworm