Harry's B-day Re: Riddle and Grindelwald in 1945

[romulusmmcdougal]

No: HPFGUIDX 109470

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Cathy Drolet" <cldrolet at s...> 
wrote:
> 
> DuffyPoo:
> The problem is, of course, that Hagrid was at the house even 
before "the Muggles started swarming around." He and Sirius were 
first on the spot of the incident.  Even before the Muggles.  Before 
anyone was alerted to what happened.
> 
> Our favourite weatherman, Jim McGuffin said, "I don't know about 
that, but it's not only the owls that have been acting oddly *today.* 
Viewers as far apart as Kent, Yorkshire, and Dundee have been phoning 
in to tell me that instead of the rain I promised yesterday, they've 
had a downpour of shooting stars!"  The shooting starts wouldn't have 
started until word got around, some time after the incident, but 
while it was still dark or no shooting stars would be seen (would 
they?)  
> Hagrid knew it was Hallowe'en when he rescued HP, as Geoff pointed 
out, because it is a special day in the WW.   The shooting stars and 
celebrations didn't start until the next day, sometime past midnight 
on Monday, in the early hours of the "dull, grey Tuesday morning our 
story starts", sometime after Hagrid had rescued HP from the rubble.  
Sometime after word got around that LV had killed James and Lily and 
HP had survived.

RMM:
And if the text was left to just that, I would agree 100%.  However, 
Jim the weatherman also mentions that Bonfire Night doesn't occur 
until next week.
Jim said this on a Tuesday, and if Tuesday is November 1st, since it 
was the night before that Voldemort killed the Potters, then Bonfire 
Night would be Saturday.  Is Saturday considered part of "next 
week"?  Or is it considered part of "the weekend"?

Secondly, Hagrid, Harry, nor ANYONE else is mourning the loss of 
Harry's parents on the Halloween celebrations that are occurring 
during the 5 books.  Not a single mention is made of the anniversary 
of Harry's loss.  Nor for that matter is the BIG event of Voldemort's 
downfall celebrated on any of those Halloweens.

RMM
www.hermionegranger.us

PS  Correction:  Yes, it is Jim the weatherman, not Ted.  I had the 
electrodes crossed circuited when I read that part. :-)