How old is Lucius?

[colebiancardi]

No: HPFGUIDX 180067

> Sharon Hayes <s.hayes at ...> wrote:
>
> snipping
>I was wondering what era Lucius is from.  Is there anything in canon
>that says how far ahead or behind of the Marauders he was at
Hogwarts? >Since Draco is the same age as Harry et al, it makes me
wonder whether >Lucius was around Hogwarts at the same time as the
Marauders. He seems >to be a contemporary of Snape's, as well as Nott,
Crabbe and Goyle Snrs, >yet there is no mention of him in the context
of flashbacks in canon, >that I can recall. If he WAS a contemporary
of Snape's in Slytherin, >it's probable he wouldn't have hung out with
Snape, since the latter was >rather, geeky and poor.  Any pointers to
mentions in the books about >this would be much appreciated.

in DH, we see Lucius patting Snape on the back when Snape gets sorted
into Slytherin ("The Prince's Tale").  Lucius had a prefect badge on,
so that would mean he was  in the upper classes of fifth to seventh
year.  I believe Lucius was born in 1954 (according to the HarryPotter
Wiki site), so that would have made him a seventh year student at that
time.

colebiancardi