"Old and Valuable" Whomping Willow - But Why?

[Shirley]

No: HPFGUIDX 109592

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "melclaros" <melclaros at y...> 
wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "davewitley" <> I can't speak 
> about the age (see Duffy Poo's post) but surely it is 
> > valuable because Harry has damaged it?  
> 
> Mel:
> Oh? Why is that? Because now it can be sold on Wizarding ebay as 
> something "the boy who lived" broke?


Shirley:
I'm wondering about your reasoning here, also.  I haven't noticed 
people breaking down door to start a business of Harry Potter 
memorabilia....  (at least, not in the wizarding world) <g>

However, I can confidently add that the whomping willow is 11 years 
younger than Professor Lupin, as he states in PoA that the Whomping 
willow was planted the year he started at Hogwarts (and later goes on 
to say that it was planted *because* he started at Hogwarts).  So, 
it's probably in the neighborhood of 30 years old, give or take a 
year.