Lucius/James/Ginny's age & birthdays

[psychic_serpent]

No: HPFGUIDX 77917

> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "lily_paige_delaney" 
> <lily_paige_delaney at y...> wrote:
> 
> Another thing that I found intersting towards the end of OoP is 
> when Harry is trying to go to the MoM without Ginny, Neville and 
> Luna. Harry tries to tell Ginny she is too young but Ginny says 
> she is three years older than he was when he fought Voldemort for 
> the PS. Harry was 11.
> 
> So Ginny is still 14 on this day in June although we don't know 
> what the date is.  The reason I find this interesting is that 
> Ron's birthday is 1 March.  Which means Ginny's birthday must now 
> be between mid/late June (depending on the date)because she hasn't 
> turned 15 as of this time, and the end of September (which seems 
> to be the cut off date for Hogwarts).
> 
> I think my theory about Ginny's birthday being June 21 is looking 
> shaky now!  I was sure that other smashed prophecy "at the 
> solistice will come another" referred to her but now I've got 
> doubts.  Any thoughts on this?
 
Yes--I think Ginny's statement is being taken far too literally.  
Harry was dealing with Voldemort at the end of his first year.  
Ginny is at the end of her fourth year.  In ballpark figures, she is 
three years older than Harry was (or, to put it another way, she's 
had three more years of magical education).  I don't think there's 
any way to get a concrete birthday for Ginny out of this remark, and 
wouldn't be surprised if JKR ever reveals the day and it turns out 
to be incompatible with the idea that she's literally 14 at the time 
she says this.  Harry was NEARLY 12 when he was finishing his first 
year, after all.

--Barb

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