[HPforGrownups] Re: Fred and George...

[Kathryn Cawte]

No: HPFGUIDX 70575

 
drop -
I have a question. Anyone knows if Lexicon's timeline is derived 
from the books? For example: I wonder how they knew when McGonagall 
went to Hogwarts? We knew when she started teaching at Hogwarts 
from Umbridge's inspection. But where in the book gave the info 
about when McGonagall started at Hogwarts?
 

Me -

I probably should have left it to those responsible for the Lexicon to
answer this but I'm not going to. There is a page at the Lexicon detailing
what sources are used for it. They include the books (obviously), other
sanctioned materials and interviews with the author. You can look up the
exact details at the site. I also remember some interesting contributions to
the discussion we had recently on here about what can and cannot be
considered to be canonical.

JKR said that McGonagall is 70 so an estimate of when she was at Hogwarts is
merely a matter of deducting 59 from whichever year JKR was referring to (I
don't remember because i don't have the interview but I think it was about
PS)

K