JKR Chat

[cubfanbudwoman]

No: HPFGUIDX 92194

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Geoff Bannister" 
<gbannister10 at a...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "corinthum" <kkearney at s...> 
> wrote:
> > Susan:
> > 
> > > And, okay, I'm embarrassed to even ask 
> > > this but, didn't Ron tell Harry in SS/PS that Bill & Charlie 
were 
> > > off w/ Gringotts & studying dragons, respectively??  Or 
[eeeek!] 
> is 
> > > that movie contamination?  If he DID say it, then Charlie 
WASN'T 
> > > still at Hogwarts in HRH's first year.  
> > 
> > 
> > Nope, no movie contamination there.  
> > 
> > 'Five,' said Ron... Bill and Charlie have already left..." (SS
> > paperback p. 99)
> > 
> > -Corinth
> 
> Geoff:
> And in addition....
> 
> "'So what do your oldest brothers do now they've left anyway?'
> Harry was wondering what a wizard did once he'd finished school.
> 'Charlie's in Romania studying dragons and Bill's in Africa doing 
> something for Gringott's', said Ron"
> 
> (PS "The Journey fom Platform Nine and Three-Quarters" p.80 UK 
> edition)

Good.  Thank you both, Geoff & Corinth.  Well, that should end THAT 
discussion of whether Charlie was at Hogwarts in Harry's first year.  
So looks like JKR simply misspoke in the chat?  With the possibility 
of what another poster noted, that one can be 2 years older but 3 
*classes* older, depending on birthdate.  Still, I'm betting she just 
misspoke...er...mistyped.

Siriusly Snapey Susan