The Good, the Not so Good and the Downright Ridiculous Snape

[puduhepa98 at aol.com]

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> Nikkalmati
> 
> Bart, the Spanish Inquisition went on for  over 400 years with various 
period 
> of activity and inactivity.  

>Bart
>IIRC, it started in 1492 and ended in 1968.

Nikkalmati
 
Oh dear.
 
 "On 27 September 1480, they [Ferdinand and  Isabella] appointed the first 
inquisitors, who promptly installed  themselves in Seville.  The Holy Office was 
born;  it was not to  disappear until 1834."  The Spanish Inquisition, by 
Joseph Perez  (Yale University Press 2005) at 21.

You'll have to do the math.:>)
 
On topic.  I don't think the year 1492 means anything in  Potterverse.  It 
just happened to be the exact number of years backwards  from the date JKR was 
writing about the birthday party that she wanted.   Certainly Nearly Headless 
Nick didn't sail with Columbus, and I doubt he met his  fate in Spain. :>)
 
Nikkalmati



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