[HPforGrownups] Dating (Re: Horse Feathers)

[bufo_viridis at interia.pl]

No: HPFGUIDX 93815

Geoff:
> Another point. I looked up Flamel on the web and it is suggested that 
> he was born in 1330. If so, then extrapolating forward with the entry 
> in the "enormous old book" would give us 1996. (1330 + 665 +1). But 
> since the action is taking place in 1992, there is a slight 
> discrepancy.
> 
> Even so, it lends credence to the idea that the library books are 
> self-updating (or that JKR found a different date).

The dating of HP books is always a problem. Is the Flamel's birtday really sure? Because if was born ca. 1330, than everything is fine (1296 is still *circa* 1330). 

Cheers, Viridis
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