[HPforGrownups] Re:What year was Voldemort born?

[Heidi Tandy]

No: HPFGUIDX 50825

Patty wrote:
**Tom Riddle says to Harry that he preserved his 16 year old self in the pages of the diary. So assuming that all Hogwarts' students begin their training at the age of 11, then it would stand to reason that that at the age of 16, Tom was in his 5th year at Hogwarts. So that narrows it down a little further as well.**

But Harry will be 16 only in his 6th year, whereas Ron turns 16 at the end of his fifth year - but will be 16 in part of his 6t year as well. That can't be used for determining the year with pinpoint accuracy.