The Picture (dramatic sound) - longish.

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No: HPFGUIDX 99121

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Geoff Bannister" 
<gbannister10 at a...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "hickengruendler" 
> <hickengruendler at y...> wrote:
> 
> Hickengruendler:
> > I don't know where it was in the book, but I am sure that 
Sturgis' 
> > age was given. I haven't got the book to look right now, sadly. 
But 
> > it might have been during the article where it was stated that 
he 
> was 
> > arrested. But I know that I read his age somehwere in the books.
> 
> Geoff:
> 'Sturgis Podmore, 38, of number two Laburnham Gardens, Clapham, 
has 
> appeared in front of the Wizengamot charged with trepass and 
> attempted robbery at the Ministry of Magic on 31st August.'
> 
> (OOTP "Percy and Padfoot" p.258 UK edition)
> 
> So that settles Sturgis' age for us in the summer of 1995.


So in 1979, Sturgis would be 38 - 16 = 22 According to the lexicon, 
James and Lilly were born in about 1960, if they didn't die, they'd 
be about 35 in 1995. In 1979 they'd be 19, 3 years younger than 
Sturgis. So this solidifies that he went to school with MWPP, Lilly 
and Snape. Interesting. 

Thanks :)

*Lara*.