OOP: Fred and George - mistake?

[mtwelovett]

No: HPFGUIDX 63211

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "hidengoseek2002"
<hidengoseek2002 at y...> 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
> 
> > --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Rachel Williams Peckham" wrote:
> > Maybe 'of wizarding age' is 17 yrs?
> > 
> 
> Then why didnt Percy learn how to apperate until after he had 
> graduated from Hogwarts??  (GoF)
> 
> "Hidengoseek"


now me (mtwelovett)

That bothered me at the beginning of this book too, (... did they do
it at school even though Hermione always says you can't or am I
thinking of times they were at #12? It seems like it happened at least
once where I thought, "can they do that here?") 

Maybe Percy either didn't master it until after he'd graduated, or
maybe he just didn't take the test until then. It seems like it was
probably a higher priority for the twins than for him. Or maybe it has
something to do with when their birthdays fall during the year, but it
would seem that there is still the GOF inconsistancy... but a 17 year
old "of age" might clear that up. 

mtwelovett