James, Lily, Snape, et al. (was: Timeline for ages & events...)

[Marci]

No: HPFGUIDX 86020

 "angry_wangry" <angry_wangry at y...> wrote:
> Marci <blackgold101 at y...> wrote:
> > Check out new info added to timeline and see if you agree.  Input 
> > appreciated.
> 
> 
> I see you've put the birth year(s) of Snape, Lupin, James, Sirius 
et 
> al as 1955-6. I was just wondering how that was worked out?
> 
> JKR said in an interview given just after GOF was released 
> (therefore summer 95 in canon) that Snape was 35/36, which would 
> have put his year of birth as 1959-1960, likewise the others in 
that 
> year at Hogwarts.
> 
> Mad -x-

I was wondering when someone would bring that up.  My interpretation 
of her 35/36 comment was that is the age of the character she created 
when she started writing, meaning he was about that age in PS/SS.

Marci