"[Five] Years": Canon precedence; flowerbed

[David <dfrankiswork@netscape.net>]

No: HPFGUIDX 49916

chthonia9 wrote:

> So no FLINT (what exactly is a flint, anyhow?), just DD rounding 
time 
> to the nearest year: "five years ago" means roughly "when you re-
> entered the wizarding world."
> And 'everything' will be revealed (or not) at the *end* of OOP.
> 

Yes, I agree it only counts as a Flint if Dumbledore turns out to be 
referring to his conversation at the *end* of PS where he 
specifically refuses to answer Harry's question about why Voldemort 
came after him.

My thinking was that because Dumbledore is showing regret he is 
referring to a specific missed opportunity, not just saying "I could 
have told you this anytime in the last five years

David