[HPforGrownups] Why such a point of characters' birthdays?

[James Lawlor]

No: HPFGUIDX 110927

On Sun, 22 Aug 2004 17:03:43 -0000, caspenzoe <cruthw at earthlink.net> wrote:
Caspen:
> Sorry if this question has already been addressed, but, I can't help
> but wonder why, with the exception of Harry and Neville (whose
> birthdays are, or at least seem at this point to be, pivotal to her
> plot), JKR seems to feel that it's important to give us the
> birthdays of the characters in the series.

James:
I think it's probably just a matter of fun trivia. I don't expect most
of the other birthdays are at all important to the plot, and they
would be awkward and pointless to work into the books. Some people
just like to know these things, after all. I'm sure she's gotten
plenty of letters like "_____ is my favorite character. What is
his/her birthday/favorite food/favorite color/etc", and this is her
way of answering them.

- James Lawlor
jlawlor at gmail.com