Krum taking a 'mudblood' to Yuleball

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 152351

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Jazmyn Concolor <jazmyn at ...> wrote:
 
Jazmyn:

> The whole fact Hermione was using a time turner to make it to all her 
> classes has HAD to effect her real age.. Has anyone considered that? She 
> might really be closer to 16 after all that tinkering with time.

Geoff:
Yes, but let's get things in proportion.

Hermione has been using the Time-Turner since the beginning of the school year:

'"It's called a Time-Turner," Hermione whispered, "and I got it from Professor McGonagall 
on out first day back. I've been using it all year to get to lessons.""
(POA "Hermione's Secret" p.289 UK edition)

Assuming that the school year corresponds to the general English pattern of 40 weeks, 
that is 200 teaching days.

If Hermione goes back, say, an hour for each of three lessons on each and every one of 
those days, that adds 600 hours to her life. So she will be approximately three and a half 
weeks older which is no real big deal in terms of her age.