Weasleys Ages- NOT The last and final post you will ever need

[Hitomi]

No: HPFGUIDX 92245

> bboy_mn:
> 
> Exactly, her statement about Percy in the recent chat is just plain
> wrong; she made a mistake. Remember the original question didn't 
ask
> about Percy, she just tacked that on at the end as an after 
thought.
> 
> And as I explained in another post, this type of interview doesn't
> allow for a dialog; there is no discussion, follow-up, or chance to
> make a counter point. As JKR is engaged in creating a mystery, this
> format lends itself well to perpetuating that mystery, but it does 
not
> lend itself well to clearing up minor point, and does not allow 
time
> or space for the questioner to ask for clarification.
> 
> Summary: She made a mistake when she included Percy in her 
statement.
> 
> Conclusion: Disregard that information about Percy.

Hitomi:
Erm, I'm not going to completely disregard it, because I do think 
she was just pulling that off the top of her head.  What if Percy is 
say, sixteen when he's in fifth year, like Angelina and Cedric being 
seventeen in their sixth year, and Charlie just graduated the year 
before, so Charlie would be eighteen.  Two years.  And Fred and 
George's birthdays are in April so that almost makes Percy three 
years older, but he is still, technically, two years older.  Or 
Charlie could have been like we think Hermione might be, turning 
eleven later in the year, but before the New Year, so that they 
first entered school at the age of ten.  And Percy's birthday could 
be early on in the school year, or he could have been eleven, 
shortly turning twelve when he started school.  What I'm trying to 
say, is that what JKR said could work.

And if anything Percy and Charlie are propably three years apart.  
That would make the most sense, and be just a tiny flint.  I think 
the point, though, is that there isn't a huge age gap between them, 
and we don't know if Charlie always won the Quidditch Cup, so we 
can't use that as evidence.  Anyway, JKR said what she did, and she 
is law.  Maybe she meant something slightly different, but she 
hasn't gone back and edited the books yet, she does makes some 
mistakes when trying to mold the story to how it is meant to be.  
Especially considering she wrote Book 1 ages ago.  Anyway, the 
timeline hasn't been set in stone, and JKR will, more than likely, 
eventually fix it.  What we are supposed to gather is that Arthur 
and Molly had Charlie not too long after Bill, and that all those 
missing child theories are now disproved.

~ Hitomi, who trusts JKR, even when she flints