Godmother and maid of honor

[Jen Reese]

No: HPFGUIDX 131945

> Julie replies:
> I'm going to disagree here. I think that Alice is
> older by quite a few years than Lily. I believe it's
> been canon that Lily was about 19 when she married, 20
> when she had Harry and 21 when she was killed. 
> 
> It seems to me she wouldn't have had time to train to
> be an Auror. That takes 3 years post Hogwarts. There
> just isn't the time. I doubt Auror training is
> something you can do pregnant. And going out and
> capturing criminals is too risky pregnant.
> 
> Further Alice Longbottom and her husband were very
> well respected, liked and successful Aurors. It takes
> time to build that reputation. I think that they were
> married and Aurors for awhile before Neville came
> along. I think she's too old to have been Lily's
> Hogwart's friend.


Jen: It's probably true Alice and Lily weren't Hogwarts friends and 
perhaps then Alice wasn't part of the wedding. It still seems 
conceivable they were friends though, regardless of age differences. 
Both being part of the Order and both pregnant at the same time 
would bring them together, I'd think. We know there was no one else 
in that same situation at the time, and certainly not anyone else 
carrying a prophecy child in her womb!