Charlie Weasley's age /Percy's birthday

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> From the books we also know that Dudley's birthday is at the end 
of 
> June and Angelina's at the end of October. The Lexicon mentions 
> Dudley's birthday as June 23. But I'm not sure. It's an assumption 
> based on the fact that it was on a Saturday on book 1. But we all 
> know that JKR isn't very good in dates, and I'm not sure she 
checked 
> the calendar to see on which day Dudley's birthday was in 1981. 
> Anyway, as long as we haven't any information that contradicts 
this 
> date, it's a good enough assumption.


We know that Dudley's birthday is June 23 because it's a month 
before July 24 and it's a Saturday in a year when July 24 falls on a 
Tuesday. The only possible day that fits those criteria is June 23. 
Did Rowling actually figure that out? Probably not. But it's the 
only possible day that fits what she's written in the books. On the 
other hand, in book one she has Fred saying "We haven't won since 
Charlie left!" and at that moment in the stories, Charlie left only 
two and a half months previous, and there was no Quidditch in that 
time. So I guess you can take it with a grain of salt.

The entire timeline of the Harry Potter saga has been updated with 
all the newest information, including birthdates, on the Lexicon. 
It's really quite a good read, if you have the time (it's rather 
huge). Also, each year is listed with notes after it telling what 
age each of the major characters is turning during that year. There 
are annotations all through telling where and how we learned the 
information listed. You should really take a look if you're 
interested in the timelines of the stories.

http://www.hp-lexicon.org/timelines/main/timeine_intro.html

Steve
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