HBP - spoilers - that textbook

[Barry Arrowsmith]

Which calendar year is HBP set in?
'94? '95?, '96?
Can someone remind me please.

Getting careless - had to delete this and re-post.
I'd forgotten the spoiler spaces. Apologies.

Getting careless - had to delete this and re-post.
I'd forgotten the spoiler spaces. Apologies.

Getting careless - had to delete this and re-post.
I'd forgotten the spoiler spaces. Apologies.

Getting careless - had to delete this and re-post.
I'd forgotten the spoiler spaces. Apologies.


It's that Advanced Potion-Making thing:

"It was nearly fifty years old. Neither his father, nor his father's
friends, had been at Hogwarts fifty years ago."

But Tom was there in the mid-40's, and Tom was a brilliant student.
I haven't heard anyone say the same of Sevvy, have you?

We've been told that Voldy isn't the HBP. Has is actually been spelled
out that Tom isn't either? 'Cos unless it has Jo might be doing a Dobby.

If it did belong to Tom and Sevvy 'inherited' or otherwise acquired it
during his time at Hogwarts, what would be the significance?
Oh, while I'm here, does anyone know of a description of Snape's
handwriting that is his for sure?

Kneasy