Happy Birthday.... Severus Snape.

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 121514


 
> Hannah here:  
snip
> 
> It puts the timing of the Prank earlier than I'd imagined, 
possibly  even before the Pensieve scene (or that evening, as has 
been  suggested).  That's if we can rely on the assertion that both 
Snape  and Sirius were 16 at the time, or is that an approximation?  
Maybe it will turn out to be a bit like DD's 'two thirteen year old 
> wizards' in PoA (Hermione is 14, nearer 15 at the time).

Potioncat:

Well it depends on Sirius' age and whether Snape meant it as 
specific or general (you're in 6th year, you're 16...) and it 
depends on whether JKR always knew the characters birthdates or 
began playing with those for the web site. We are of course, using 
everything we can as a clue.  But I'm beginning to think the prank 
could have happened in those last few dsys of year 5. I don't think 
it was any sooner.


I snipped Hannah's comments about DD's birthday...
but I'd like to add it could be the same as Ron's... ;-)

So Snape is a Capricorn?  Who predicted that? Someone did!  Isn't 
Capricorn the goat?  We all win,for those of you who want Snape to 
get his due, Harry will cut a bezoar out of Snape's stomach to avoid 
being poisoned...allows the rest of us to have Snape sacrifice 
himself for Harry and explains why Snape is so grumpy.  You would be 
too if you had a stone in your stomach.  He's no philosopher though.

Potioncat, a little giddy after all the birthday celebrating...