Charlie Weasley's age

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No: HPFGUIDX 76489

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Geoff Bannister" > 

Ravenclaw Bookworm: 

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. 
 
Geoff:

I think we're agreeing. June 86 to June 93 is eight Junes.

Yes, but that would place June 93 as the eighth loss, when she's 
saying that this would be the either year.  Therefore school years 87-
93 makes 7 years, with 93/94 being the eighth year.  This makes 
Charlie 12 years older, thirteen years older than Ginny.  This means 
that Charlie was already at Hogwarts when Ginny was born, and 
Graduated when she was 4.  If she has wanted to go to Hogwarts since 
Charlie was there, she has wanted to go since she was 3 or 4 years 
old.  That's plausible as an age when children start thinking about 
what they want to do when the grow up.