Is Lily really the same age as James?

[ghinghapuss]

No: HPFGUIDX 89494

I'm relplying to 2 different posts here, thought I'd keep it simple 
and just us one post for both responces.

> I originally wrote:
> <snip> And the main reason why some of these theories don't work is 
> because Lily and Snape are supposed to be the same age.  But are   
> they?

> Hitomi wrote:
> They're the same age.  They were Head Boy and Head Girl together, 
> neh?  


Mandy (me) again:
But where does it say that in the canon and by whom? 
Hagrid say's " Head boy an' girl at Hogwarts in their day!" page 55, 
Chapter 4 - The Keeper of the Keys. SS, American Ed.  
He doesn't say at the same time.


> Meri wrote:
> Maybe back in the 1970's (or whenever James and Lily were students)
> boys and girls at Hogwarts did things like exams separately. 

Mandy again:
There is definitely girl in the exam room with James as Harry sees 
her looking longingly at Sirius trying desperately to get him to 
acknowledge her.  So Girls and boys sit their exams together.

Meri wrote:
>And as to Harry not looking for his mother in the exam room, I can 
>understand that. He
>was certainly overwhelmed with seeing both his godfather and his
>father as kids and probably had too much in mind to think of it.
>After all, for the last five years people had been telling him how
>much, both physically and personality wise, Harry resembles James.
>Why shouldn't he focus more on his dad at the moment?

Mandy (me)again:
I agree to a point.  It is quite likely that a 15-year-old boy might 
not think of his mother.  But he's an orphan who has never met his 
parents and who is reminded of their terrible sacrifice almost every 
month.  I believe if Lily was in the room that Harry would have 
stopped dead in his tracks as soon as he saw her long red hair, just 
like his stomach did a flip on seeing his dad.  

That's why I'm on a mission to find canon proof that Lily and James 
were the same age, because the more I think about it, the more I 
don't believe they were.

Cheers Mandy