I can't do the math!

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 128842

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "hickengruendler" 
<hickengruendler at y...> wrote:

Hickengruendler:
 
> Harry's parents died on Halloween. This is confirmed later in the 
> books. And during Nick's 500th Deathday party in CoS, his deathdate 
> is given as Halloween 1492, making this scene takes place in 1992. 
> Harry is 12 at this points, his parents were killed when he was 15 
> months, therefore the first chapter of book 1 takes place in 1981, 
> according to this source. 

Geoff:
This date is confirmed quite early in the development of the story by 
Hagrid.

'"Maybe he (Voldemort)thought he could persuade 'em... maybe he just 
wanted 'em outta the way. All anyone knows is, he turned up in the 
village where you was all living, on Hallowe'en ten years ago. You 
was just a year old. He came ter yer house an' - an' -"
Hagrid suddenly pulled out a very dirty, spotted handkerchief and 
blew his nose with the sound like a foghorn.
"Sorry," he said. "But it's that sad - knew yer mum an' dad, an' 
nicer people you couldn't find - anyway -
You-Know-Who killed 'em."'
(PS "The Keeper of the Keys" p.45 UK edition)