OOP: Fred and George - mistake?

[katerpillar99]

No: HPFGUIDX 63118

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "rane_ab" <rane_ab at h...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, CareALotsClouds at a... wrote:
> > I don't know if I have got this right, but how comes it seems 
that 
> before the 
> > school term has started that they are 'of age' meaning '18' but 
in 
> the book 
> > 4, they are not yet 17 by the time they want to put their names 
in 
> the goblet?!
> > Did I miss something?
> > Loadsa love
> > Nic x
> > 
> I think that in the UK, you're 'of age' when you're 17. That's the 
> impression I always got, anyway.
> 
> Cheerful greetings,
> Rane.

Kat:
I suppose someone from the UK could answer better, but when I lived 
there several years ago, it was kinda the opposite of the US: at 18 
you're old enough to purchase alcohol, but at 21 you are considered 
an adult. At 17 you can get your driver's license, I believe...
Maybe it has something to do with completing your O.W.L. exams, even 
if you don't pass them all.

Katerpillar