School cut-off date WAS:Riddle and Grindelwald in 1945

[Josh Warren]

No: HPFGUIDX 109307

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, udder_pen_dragon <udderpd at y...> 
wrote:
> Thirdly: The only cannon quote I know of and the one that is good 
enough for the 'HP Lexicon' is the one you so glibly dismiss from. 
Also I would be very surprised if Professor Dumbledore wasn't 
perfectly aware of the exact ages and birthdays of this particular 
trio. 

Just to throw Hermione's age back into limbo, I will say this... 
first, we will know quite early in HPB... as she will insist on 
getting her apparition license immediately if she is older than the 
rest... age will finally start to matter in the books depending on 
when the cut-off date is.

However, I cannot be as sure that Albus "KnowsLessThanHeSeemsTo" 
Dumbledore is aware of each student's birthday... he knows Harry's 
because of special circumstances... and honestly, even if Hermione 
were really 14 at the time, is 14 going to be any more credibility to 
Minister "SiriusMustBeKissedNow" Fudge than 13? DD's point still 
stands, and his accuracy will be determined later.

Josh