Is time changing or are people changing in time?

[Susana da Cunha]

No: HPFGUIDX 111728

Ffred wrote:

"Suppose Dumbledore was born around 1840. Therefore he's 18 in the late
1850s. We don't know whether the same method of moderating candidates
happened then, perhaps it didn't. Perhaps Marchbanks was Deputy Head then
(Dippet could well have been head) and moderated the exams herself at around
MacGonagall's age of 70. That would mean she was born around 1790, and is
indeed now over 200.
There are of course _enormous_ cultural implications to that.
People in the WW obviously work a lot later in life, and I'm sure there is
no concept of things like a retirement age or old age pensions!"
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Yes, I thought of that. I think the idea first came to my mind when I read
something (I think it was one of the lexicon's essays, can't really
remember) about the use of quills.

The use of quills was explained by a very traditional society that resists
change (as the British society still uses their traditional metric system).
But strangely, the fact that wizards live twice as much as muggles wasn't
given as the obvious reason. In a society were half the population is over
90, tradition doesn't change at the rhythm we are accustom to. It's quite
easy to imagine a 110 year old looking at a roller pen with disgust. And
remember that old wizard in the Quiddish Cup (GoF): "I'm not wearing that!"
(Pants)

I also read something (sorry, I really can't remember where) about the WW
being organized like middle age society: those with more magical power (and
money to pay for school books and stuff) go to school and get to be "fully
qualified wizards" whereas the others (like Stan Sputnik the buss driver)
learn enough magic to have a profession and nothing more. No old age
pensions.

I'm paraphrasing someone and I apologise for not mentioning the names, but I
think these ideas are from lexicon essays (check them out - it's worth the
trouble).

By the way, I did notice the examiner looked a lot older than DD. But I just
can't help myself when the time travel issue comes up :)



Susana