Spinner's End--further evidence for DDsMan!Snape?? Dawn.

[Rebecca Hoskins]

No: HPFGUIDX 140096


> > Neri:
> > As to the hour of first light of dawn we don't
> > have canon from JKR, but in our timeline we used a
> > very early hour (IIRC around 3:00 AM). I can't believe
> > JKR thinks it's even earlier, and if she thinks it's
> > later then this would make the time Snape delayed even longer.

First light of dawn could have been even earlier than that.
Given that the Hogwarts express travels from 11am til at least 7pm in 
the evening, with no stops I can only presume that Hogwarts is 
situated at least in the middle of Scotland (London to Edinburgh is 
generally about 5-6 hrs journey with Great North Eastern railways).

Now I went to University at St Andrews in Fife, and many was the time 
that I'd be returning from the union at twoish in the morning and it 
was already thinking about getting light. In fact, by late June it 
never really bothers getting properly dark in the first place.

At my in-laws house near Aberdeen the cockerals would frequently wake 
us up between two and half past in the summer. I wouldn't imagine 
Hogwarts being any futher north than this.

Given that Hogwarts is probably further north than Fife it's quite 
likely that first light would be before three am, but certainly not 
before two am.

If any posters live in this area and could confirm this (since it's a 
fair few years since I lived there) I'd be greatful.

Rebecca