Tom at Hogwarts with James' Parents

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 177280

 
> Nimisha:
> I agree that there is a lot of difference between James's and Tom's
> attending Hogwarts.  But,the other Death Eaters like Every were almost
> the same age as Sirius.  So,I think that it is possible that they
> attended school at the same time.  But, they could have missed each
> other by one or two years.

Potioncat:
Erm...actually, there's been a mistake. The same one that Sirius and 
Severus make. The original question in the first post asked if James's 
parents could have been at Hogwarts with Tom Riddle. Subsequent answers 
have replied as if the question was "could Harry's parents have been at 
Hogwarts with Tom Riddle?" Easy mistake to make, you see. James and 
Harry look so much alike.  ;-)

Back to Nimisha's comment---in some cases we have father/son DEs. So 
that the father was a contemporary of Tom's while the son was a 
Housemate of Severus's; or in Nott's case, the father was Tom's 
contemporary while the son was Draco's.