PetigrewEdit

Is what he did considered suicide? IHelpWhenICan 06:16, July 20, 2010 (UTC)

No, the hand was enchanted such that if he were to show disloyalty to the Dark Lord it would kill him. Reread the passage in GoF when Voldemort gives the hand to Pettigrew. --JKoch^{(Owl Me!)} 15:45, July 20, 2010 (UTC)

What the hell?Edit

Why do you need to talk in years, e.g 1998, 1997? Can't you just use the novel names so people with a life can also understand when a particular event happened? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 119.152.167.85 (talk • contribs).

This is our policy. We use an in-universe perspective, this means we write as through everything has really happened. Thus, we don´t use norvel names.--Rodolphus 12:20, August 3, 2010 (UTC)

Well, may be you should consider changing that personality, because apart from 30 people on this wiki no one else in the world understands what you're refering to when you don't use novel names. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 119.152.56.18 (talk • contribs).

Then they're free to read the relevant articles for the individual books, school years, etc. and find out. Learning is fun! - Nick O'Demus 06:41, August 4, 2010 (UTC)

Also, the novels don't take place in just one year. It's 1 school year, such as 1996-1997. MUDBL00D 11:09, April 22, 2011 (UTC)

Starting at HogwartsEdit

Shouldn't we change the 10 individuals? It isn't always that there are exactly 5 boys and 5 girls sorted into each house, is there? MUDBL00D 11:07, April 22, 2011 (UTC)

Date of the Skirmish at Malfoy Manor Edit

I've got a little problem identifying the date the skirmish at Malfoy Manor took place. In this arcticle there are two clues given:

1. In "Events" it is late march 1998.

2. In "Deaths" Pettigrew, Dobby and Grindelwald die around Easter 1998.

The problem is: This year Easter was in april (12. april, to be accurate). Between "late march" and "Easter" are about two whole weeks.

Is there a clue in the books I've missed?

Dyntia 22:28, June 14, 2011 (UTC)

Battle of Hogwarts Edit

It surprises me that nobody has noticed this yet, but on J.K. Rowling's official website, the last thing behind the door is the family tree with the Weasleys and some other characters. It clearly states that Fred died in 1997, therefore the Battle (and many, many other occurences) should have taken place one year earlier than is shown on this site. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 173.66.100.52 (talk • contribs).

That is a maths mistake on Rowling's behalf. In Chamber of Secrets, Nearly-Headless Nick's deathdate is given as 31 October, 1492. As this was on his 500th deathday party, the events in Chamber of Secrets take place in the 1992-1993 school year. Thus, the events in Deathly Hallows take place in the 1997-1998 school year. The Battle of Hogwarts happened on 2 May, meaning it was after the New Year and, yes, in early 1998. --  Seth Cooper  owl post! 19:59, June 23, 2011 (UTC)