2017 Hogwarts Intake

[Andrew]

No: HPFGUIDX 174227

Christine Maupin wrote

snip>the epilogue took place on September 1 (the day students
traditionally board the Hogwarts Express for school), 2017<snip

I calculated the same date.  Since I work in a school, the significance 
of this to me was the age of the children NOW, since the date is set in 
ten years' time.

If they existed, Albus Potter and Rose Weasley, (and Scorpius Malfoy), 
would be babies at the moment. They would have been born in the last 
year and turn one before the end of this month.

I think Jo timed this deliberately - possibly to tie the Potterverse 
timescale back to our Muggleverse one.

The idea might be "all is well - NOW", (in the Potterverse and the 
Muggleverse).

Andrew