[HPforGrownups] Snape&Lucius (was Re: Room for Debate)

[Ronin_47]

No: HPFGUIDX 164746

--Carol wrote--

>>>Lucius's age is given as 41 at some point in GoF (I can't remember
whether it's near the beginning or the end of the school year). JKR
gives Snape's age as "35 or 36" in GoF, presumably 35 at the beginning
of the school year and 36 after January 9. So Lucius is about five or
six years older, depending on when his birthday falls. He could have
been anywhere from a fifth year to a seventh year when Sevvie entered
Hogwarts, but he's definitely older.<<<




--Ronin's Comments--
This is excellent. I wish I had my copy of GOF here so I could read the exact passages, but I loaned it to a friend who's son took it into the bath and I have yet to replace it.
Anyway, this makes a lot of sense. It also makes me wonder if Snape and Wormtail were secretly friendly during their Hogwarts days. It seemed obvious at the time that Wormtail took pleasure from watching James humiliate Snape. This makes me detest Wormtail all the more.
Snape seems to openly loathe Wormtail, even in front of other Death Eaters. I had assumed it was because nobody has respect for Wormtail. But Wormtail was a Gryffindor, wasn't he?
There must be someone, other than Snape, who were Slytherins in Snape's same year.

Cheers,
Ronin



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