W.A.F.F.L.E.S. (long)

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 142746

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "colebiancardi" <muellem at b...> 
wrote:
>
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "mercurybluesmng"
> <MercuryBlue144 at a...> wrote:

colebiancardi:
> > > so I guess timeturners DO work with going into the future then?
> > > Argghh....I know, one liners aren't allowed, so I shall be
> obvious
> > > girl and state the HP books take place in the 1990's and LotR
> movies
> > > didn't come out until 2001.
> > >
> > > And I don't think Snape or Sirius are the type to see muggle
> movies :)

MercuryBlue:
> > Actually, the HP books take place in some vague 'a few years ago',
> as evidenced by the Playstation before there was Playstation and
> other such details. And can't you just see Sirius and James watching
> Star Wars?

colebiancardi:
> It isn't very vague - we do have timelines. Harry is born in 1980,
> so all of the events from SS/PS to HBP is from July 1991 to June
> 1997. Way BEFORE 2001 and the release of Lord of the Rings as an
> inspiration for Snape & Sirius to copy Aragorn's hair in the movie:)
> 
> And, cough, cough, Playstation was around in those ancient days 
> :-) "The history of the Playstation begins in 1988 when Sony and
> Nintendo were working together to develop the Super Disc.....In 
1991,
> Sony used a modified version of the Super Disk as part of their new
> game console - the Sony Playstation. Research and development for
> the PlayStation had began in 1990....Only two hundred models of the
> first Playstation (that could play Super Nintendo game cartridges)
> were manufactured by Sony. The original Playstation was designed as 
a
> multi-media and multi-purpose entertainment unit. Besides being able
> to play Super Nintendo games, the Playstation could play audio CDs
> and could read CDs with computer and video information as well."
> 
> from: 
http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bl_playstation.htm
> 
> Sirius & James might have been too old for Star Wars - they are my
> brother's age and brother was at that too-kewl-for-sci-fi stage at 
17
> (1977) I wasn't - I was 12 :) but when Empire came out in 1980, I
> almost missed it in the theaters because I was starting that stage
> myself. By the time Jedi came out in 1983, I was back on the
> bandwagon :)

Geoff:
To back up colebiancardi's reply, there is absolute canon evidence as 
to the dates:

"Well, this Hallowe'en will be my fivehundredth deathday," said 
Nearly Headless Nick, dawing himself up and looking dignified."

(COS "The Deathday Party" p.99 UK edition)

'...in pride of place, an enormous grey cake in the shape of a 
tombstone, with tar-like icing forming the words,

Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington
died 31st October 1492'

(ibid. p.102)

This was therefore on 31/10/1992 and, at this point Harry was 12 and 
in the second year so his birthdate is fixed as 31/07/1980.

With reference to colebiancardi's note about the LOTR films, what is 
not generally known is that the Ring on its chain was a skilfully 
disguised timeturner so that Aragorn and Boromir (or their actors) 
could nip back a decade or so....
:-)