Hogwarts functioning during missing 24 hours

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 140512


> Valky:
> I think it's in another book not PS/SS, maybe POA. 
> In any case I agree, I do recall that canon places Harrys age at 15
> months, which would be approximately the end of October.
> 
> OTOH I think Hogwarts *was* closed/ish. The whole WW was celebrating
> the downfall of Voldemort, I don't think Hogwarts would have excepted
> itself from a WW party. Perhaps children were allowed to use the floo
> to go home and whoop it up with their parents. At least, I don't think
> there was formal classes on that particular day in WW history. :D

Finwitch:

Yes, I recall that too...  that the killing happened on Halloween/last 
of October... And someone - a wizard/witch or narrative - saying Harry 
was at the age of one when it happened. So we calculated for Harry's 
age to be year and a half -- but, of course, it IS possible that the 
wizards would call him him a year-old at 6months and up... Harry WAS a 
baby, wasn't he?

I do recall McGonagall's scoffing at the celebrations... lack of care 
etc... "Wouldn't be surprised if they came to know this day as the 
Harry Potter Day in the future"... A tuesday as we watched Vernon. Was 
there some thought about Halloween being over when he saw the wizards?

Finwitch