Hello and a Question regarding Bk 7

[Sherry]

No: HPFGUIDX 148150

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dradamsapple"
<dradamsapple at ...> wrote:
> 
> In the HP Lexicon, it states some theories about book 7.  One of the 
> things mentioned is that the events of this book will take place 
> between July 31, 1997 and the end of the following school year, 
> presumably, June 1998.  Also, Harry must return to the Durselys' one 
> more time before his 17 birthday, and he will be attending Bill and 
> Fleur's wedding in July.
> 
> Now; if book 7 events won't start till July 31, how in the world is 
> he going to attend the wedding?  I guess we won't see that??  
> 
> And, how does one know that book 7 won'd start till after July 31?  
> Is this a guess?
> 
Amontillada:

I'd call it an "educated guess." The pattern set by the first six
books is that the main events fall within one year of school at
Hogwarts and of Harry's life.

However, as I said, that is a BROAD guideline. It's quite common for
the book to begin during the summer, before Harry's birthday on the
31st of July.  I don't have the books at hand right how, but the
day-to-day calendars on the various books in the HP Lexicon indicate
that PS/SS, PoA and HBP all began before Harry's birthday.

In fact, HBP began in early July. By definition, Harry has to return
to the Dursleys' BEFORE his birthday of 31 July. So I think the book
will probably begin earlier in July, although most of the story will
happen after he turns 17.

Amontillada