Colin Creevey: Flint or not?

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 183601

Sorry to cut everything, but I'm just going to make some general
comments.

Colin and Dennis in Hogsmead -

Colin, I'm pretty sure was old enough, it's Dennis that 
shouldn't have been there for the DA meeting. I'm not sure
how JKR justified that other than to say Dennis found some
way to sneak out.

Colin at the Last Battle -

Neville (I believe) used the enchanted coins to summon the
DA Club, Colin and Dennis were members of the DA Club, so 
reasonably they responded like everyone else. We may not have
seen Colin arrive, but we reasonably assume all of the DA 
returned. 

Colin is now /close/ to age 17. Though we don't know his exact 
age for sure at the moment of the final battle, he is, at 
least, age 16. 

As to Colin being small in death. I say look at Freddie 
Highmore, who is 15 and getting close to 16. He still looks
extremely young, and in the Spidewick Chronicals chronicals 
movie he plays roughly a 10 year old boy. Even Dan Radcliffe 
is barely 5'5". Though he has clear has , as seen in his Equus 
photos, developed a manly body. 

Look at Macaulay Culkin, who is currently age 28. The last 
role I remember him having was playing a 15 year old boy 
on Broadway. 

Also, look at Seamus Finnegan/Devon Murry who is 20 years old
and shorter than Dan Radcliffe.

My point is that Colin can be 16 and still be 'short in death'.

McGonagall's authority -

McGonagall was Colin Head of House and strict teacher for
years. Even if she had no authority over Colin, he would have
instinctively reacted to any assertion of authority by
McGonagall. I suspect if McGonagall ordered total strangers
to do something they would have reacted to that assertion of
authority. McGonagall just has that strict air about her.

Just a few random thoughts.

steve/bboyminn