Timelines & a troubling passage

[beatnik24601]

No: HPFGUIDX 116279



I was re-reading PoA (UK paperback edition), and, well...listen to 
this.  "...Lily and James Potter had not died in a car crash.  They 
had been murdered, murdered by the most feared Dark wizard *for a 
hundred years*, Lord Voldemort" (pg10, emphasis mine).  "for a 
hundred years"...what's going on? As far as we can tell, PoA is set 
in 1993, right? So, what happened in 1893; and what about 
Grindelwald, was he not evil enough to be as 'feared' as LV?  Is the 
book really set in 2045 (hm...don't think so).  I don't know, what, 
if any relevance this has, but I'm really confused...somebody help 
me!  Do other versions of the book have this same wording? Why did 
JKR use that specific wording?  I can't imagine that it will have 
any real consequence in the story, but then why is it included? Is 
it merely a turn of phrase, or a way to make LV seem more 
intimidating?  I don't have any answers, myself...does anybody else 
have any ideas? 

Beatnik, 
who is admittedly more confused/intrigued with this passing phrase 
than she really should be.