>I think if she was a seventh year at the time, it would have automatically 
>been assumed that she is seventeen, and Harry would have never thought to 
>ask if she was.  I read the conversation as rationalizing to the reader 
>*why* someone previously assumed to have been in the same year as the 
>twins/Chasers was able to enter the contest.
>
>This gets right back into our debate about the Hogwarts cut-off date for 
>entrance.  *Must* the child be 11 on September 1?  If so, then Angelina is a 
>sixth year in GoF.  However, that means that Hermione's almost a year older 
>than Harry and perhaps older than Ron as well, since JKR has expressly 
>stated that her birthday is September 19.  (Sidenote--*why* hasn't anyone 
>asked JKR about Ron's birthday?)
>
>Interesting stuff, there.
>
>--Ebony AKA AngieJ (who paradoxically believes that Angelina was a sixth 
>year in GoF, but Hermione was 10 when she entered Hogwarts, and has 
>absolutely no textual evidence to back it up)

>Ebony AKA AngieJ
>(H/H Special Agent, First Class)

I agree with Ebony on all of the above b/c there is evidence, 
Page 107 American ed. CoS:

The rest of the Gtyffindor team were already in the changing room.  WOod was the only person who looked truly awake.  Fred and George were sitting, puffy-eyed and tousled haired, next to *FOURTH YEAR ALICIA SPINNET* who seemed to be nodding off.......

That would make Alicia a sixth year in GoF same as Fred and George and I think that the other girls are in the some year though i don't recall any evidence to prove it. 

As for the age thingy, I think that you have to be 11 by Sept 1 with the exception of if you attended grade school you had to have graduated from 6th grade.  I figure Hermione entered muggle grade school a bit earlier then most would (I think Harry just barely would have made the cut off to be in the year he was in with a summer birthday on usual terms) b/c her parents felt that she was ready of maybe she skipped a year.

~Star~ 

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