Is Hermione Older or Younger than Harry?

[Robert Jones]

No: HPFGUIDX 92591

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "serenadust" <jmmears at c...> 
wrote:
Of all the spirited discussion topics we've had on HPfGU, the ones 
dealing with Hermione's age when she began Hogwarts are probably 
among the most trivial as far as the plot's concerned.  Yet, 
something about it really seems to touch a nerve with many 
listmembers.  I used to think that it was only shippers who had some 
strong feeling that she just *had* to be younger than Harry for the 
ship to "feel right", but now I just think that it's more general 
frustration with trying to get JKR's world to fit together 
coherently.


Bobby: The shipping angle never occurred to me.  Shippers can get 
emotional about the issue, but JKR has already had Harry going out 
with an "older" girl (Cho), so I hope shippers don't get too excited 
about this question.