A Few More Twigs

[potioncat]

>Talisman wrote: 
> On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 8:59 pm, Talisman wrote:
> >
> > I still say, if Charlus Potter isn't Harry's Grandfather, Rowling 
will
> > need more than a false mustache...


Kathy W:
Lupin does say that LV went after the "last of the Potters" which 
makes it sound as if he had a grudge with the whole family, and 
sounds like more than just James and Harry. (That bit of canon is in 
PoA)

> >Heidi added:
> I hope he's not - if so, then Harry's grandmother's age will be 
very 
> problematic - while I'm willing to accept that a woman having a 
baby at 
> 40ish is on the old side, I can't imagine that jkr would describe 
that 
> as "late in life" or that James' parents were elderly when they 
died 
> when they really weren't.


Kathy W. again:
Well, having been there and done that...I'd say 40 isn't young, but 
sure ain't old...unless of course you ask my kids.

 I don't think Charlus is James's father, nor that H. Longbottom is 
Neville's grandfather.

On the other hand, there is more and more examples of JKR making 
mistakes with characters' ages. Narcissa's age makes no sense at all 
and would play havoc with ACID POPS.

(We do have ACID POPS over here, don't we?)