Timelines (Was: Is Petunia older or younger than Lily?)

[Sharon]

No: HPFGUIDX 118482


Steve:
To be honest, I always had James etc. born in circa 
> 1960 on the timeline. 

Ha!  I knew I didn't dream that up....


Steve:
I never thought about changing the Hogwarts start 
> date as well. I think the easiest way to fix it is to move the 
birth 
> year for James etc. back to 1960. And of course, all those dates 
are 
> still approximate.
> 

Easier, yes, but I think 1959 is probably correct.  At least, for 
Sirius, who may very well have been 22 at the beginning of November 
1981, but still started Hogwarts shortly before his twelvth birthday 
in 1971.  It's like the Hermione Granger question all over again.


> 
> > Carol, who is not questioning your sources or distrusting the
> > timeline, only wondering about the math
> 
> LOL 
> You have every right to question both my sources and my timeline. 
> And my math, obviously.
> 
> Steve
> The Lexicon


Although, honestly, it's not like you'd be the first to get confused 
on numbers and math, particularly when discussing HP characters and 
timelines.  You *could* say that you come by it very honestly.

*looks in general direction of Scotland*

--az, who also goes by azriona, who also goes by Sharon, who also is 
very glad that Steve isn't upset with her to start with.