COS musings

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 105442

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Chris" <claphamsubwarden at y...> 
wrote:

> Chris: 
> Time is the one thing that does not seem to be constant through out 
> the Harry Potter books and is something of great interest for me. 
> Definite Time References in the Book put Harry being born in 1980, 
> Lily/James' death in 1981 and Sir Nicolas' 500th Death Day(Harry's 
> second year) as 1992(making Harry correctly 12.)
> 
> Being the sad git that I am I looked into days of said years. The 
> first reference is in PS, that the 1st November 1981 is a Tuesday. 
> Now working back from my birthday, (25/11/1982 - a Thursday), the 
1st 
> November 1981 was a Sunday. Now through most of the rest of the 
> writing JKR studiously avoids naming specific days. 
> 

Geoff:
Doesn't make you a sad git at all, merely a seeker after truth! I 
found a similar discrepancy re Harry's 11th birthday. If you like to 
read my post 89687, you'll see how it's derived.

Totally OT, has Clapham in your email address any connection with 
Clapham London SW4?