A Few More Twigs

[Amanda]

> Neri:
> The whole time issue in the tree is slightly fishy.
> Draco's birth date is 1980. This confirms the official NHN deathday
> cake dating of the Potterverse, which is nice. However, Narcissa's
> birth date seems to be 1955, only one year younger than Lucius and 5
> years older than the Marauders (1960 if the Lexicon is correct). This
> would make Bellatrix (the eldest of the three sisters according to
> HBP) at least 7 years older than the Marauders ?she could hardly be
> in the same gang with Snape. The only way to resolve this would be 
to
> make the Marauders, Snape and Lily two or three years older than we
> thought they are, not impossible but it would contrdict some things
> JKR said in the past. 
> Neri

I too was surprised by Narcissa¡¦s birth date, believing her to be around 
the same age as the Marauders.  

It does indeed make Bellatrix at least 2 ¡V 6 years older than Lucius and 
anywhere from 7 ¡V 11 years older then the marauders and Snape.  I 
would have to say she was not part of Sirius¡¦s gang of Slytherins, she 
would have been well removed from Hogwarts by that time.

What I find interesting is it now looks more likely that Bellatrix and 
Rudolphus were the ones who brought Lucius into the fold.  She is 
looking more and more like an aging lieutenant desperately trying to 
keep hold of her position as these younger men climb over her.