Lily and Petunia-Who is older (was:Re:So Happy to Have a Witch...)

[Serena Moonsilver]

No: HPFGUIDX 76633

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "bibphile" <bibphile at y...> 
wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "scoutmom21113" 
> <navarro198 at h...> wrote:
> 
> > I can't remember anything in canon that suggests which sister is 
> > older.  This one seems a total blank.  Hints, anyone?
> 
> There is nothing concrete.
> 
> I think Petunia is older though.  Lily was only about 22 (I think) 
> when Harry was born.  Vernon and Petunia could aready afford a 
nice 
> four-bedroom house.  That implies to me that Vernon was making a 
> good salary and had probably been working for a few years.  I also 
> assumed (for no reason I can think of)that Vernon and Petunia were 
> fairly close in age.
> 
> Like I said, we have nothing conclusive at all.
> 
> bibphile

Also, in addition to that, I think that there is also supposed to be 
somewhat of a generational gap between the two.  My mother-in-law 
was too old to really be part of the sexual and cultural revolution 
of the 1960's but her sister who is about five years younger came of 
age just as it was happening and was very hippiesh.  I think Petunia 
is old enough that there is somewhat of a generational gap between 
the sisters.  So Petunia is of a more conservative nature, while 
Lily is a little more liberal (for lack of better terms)

Serena