Magic books (was: Re: Horse Feathers)

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In a message dated 3/23/2004 4:18:16 PM Eastern Standard Time, gbannister10 writes:

> Geoff:
> In the book which Hermione "got out of the library weeks ago for a
> bit of light reading" (PS "Nicholas Flamel" p.161 UK edition), it
> states:
> "...but the only Stone currently in existence belongs to Mr.Nicholas
> Flamel, the noted alchemist and opera-lover. Mr.Flamel, who
> celebrated his six hundrd and sixty-fifth birthday last year...."
> (same page)
> 
> This raises two points. The first, a minor one, is that we don't know
> when this book was published  it is described on the preceding page
> as "an enormous old book", so presumably NF is a bit older by now.
> 
> Second. How old is Ollivander? I presume he is not old enough to have
> founded the shop, because that would make him centuries older than
> Old Nick and how would he achieve that?
> 

I'm very busy at the moment (ah the joys of finishing up a twelve page paper) and on a library (tiny little things) computer.

But the comemnt:

"an enormous old book", so presumably NF is a bit older by now.

That struck something in me.

NF was a real guy, so by referancing the date the Real NF was born, with the year that the first book was supposed to take place in, and the date provided in the "enormous old book"

Well, if it was all matched up correctly, then wizarding books could be auto updating (thus eliminating the need for sequencial).

That could be a plot point, the hogwarts, a History, updating to include Harry's exploits for instance.

It could also be a red herring, or another JKR math victim.


Nemi, ahh the library is going to close!