Why such a point of characters' birthdays?

[potioncat]

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> DuffyPoo:
> I had this very thought when Harry's birthday appeared on July 
31st.  I don't know about anyone else, but I don't mark the birthday 
of deceased loved ones on my calendar, only those for whom I need to 
remember to buy/send a card or gift.  


Potioncat:
But we do not know if JKR is doing anything more than having fun. 
And we don't know if she is considering the RW present or book 6 
present.  And certainly, as she writes book 6, Harry is alive.  I 
didn't see the entry for Percy, did it say "Happy Birthday Percy"?  
Very interesting given that he's not in favor at the moment.  Can't 
wait to see what it says about Snape!  Or for that matter, Tom 
Riddle.

And, along that line, if you buy a Scouting calendar, it will note 
both Lord Baden-Powell's and Juliette Gordon Lowe's birthdays.  
Although both are long since gone.  (founders of the Scouting 
movement)

Potioncat