Kinda dumb question

[Hagrid]

No: HPFGUIDX 181933

> "Tandra" wrote:
> 
> > ... They are in the bathroom make the polyjuice potion and
> > Ron says something along the lines of "Lucious opened it when he 
> > was here at Hogwarts and now that Draco is here he can open it 
> > too." My question is...I thought Lucious was at school with 
> > Snape, James, Lily, Sirius, and Lupin. A year or two ahead but 
at school with them no?
> > This quote would make Lucious in the age range of LV as opposed 
> > to the age range of the rest of the parents we meet in the 
> > series (Molly, Arthur, James, Lilly etc...) 
> > ... PLEASE HELP!!! lol :-)
> 
> zanooda
> 
> ... in the book, when Ron said his line about Lucius, he didn't 
> know yet that the Chamber was opened 50 years ago. It goes 
> like this:
> 
> 1. Harry finds out from Dobby that the Chamber was opened before  
> ("The Rogue Bludger", p.178 Am.ed.), but not "when".
> 
> 2. The next day Harry tells Ron and Hermione that the Chamber was 
> opened before, and Ron says his line about Lucius, not knowing yet 
> when exactly the Chamber was opened ("The Dueling Club", p.184).
> 
> 3. Harry and Ron find out that the Chamber was opened 50 years 
> ago, from Draco: "Of course, it was fifty years ago, so it was 
> before his (Lucius's) time ..." ("The Polyjuice Potion", p.223).
> 
> So don't worry, Lucius is *not* the same age as LV :-). Hope it 
helps,
> 

aussie: 

I agree with zanooda. And as to how the parents cross pathes in 
Hogwarts ...

Lucius was a Prefect when Snape enters Hogwarts. Snape knew more 
Dark Spells in his first year than most other students, so would 
have been supported by Malfoy.

Arthur may have also been at Hogwarts during Lucius time there, 
although maybe a few years older that Malfoy. They seem to have a 
special interest in each other.