Tonks' Age

[Stacy Forsythe]

No: HPFGUIDX 66764

quoth Edis:

>Tonks has never met Harry before the Advance Guard meets him in the
>kitchen. (Canon: Tonks' remarks on Harry's appearance).
>
>This suggests that Tonks was not at Hogwarts when Harry was there.
>So at the least she must be about 8 years older than Harry - her
>final Hogwarts year being at least the year before Harry enters
>school. That maker her 23 plus.

If Tonks turned 18 in the summer after her last year (as Harry will), she 
could be 22 when Harry meets her.  (18 the summer before SS, 19 before CoS, 
20 before PoA, 21 before GoF, 22 before OoP.)

If Tonks turned 18 the September of Harry's first year (paralleling 
Hermione, per the CoS DVD timeline), she could actually still be 21 when 
they meet in the summer.  (18 in September '91, 19 in September '92, 20 in 
September '93, 21 in September '94, and 22 not 'til September '95.)  Of 
course, she would turn 22 fairly early in OoP, in that case.  Still, she 
can be younger than 23 and still have not been at school with Harry.


Stacy Forsythe
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