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vivienSo I am puzzling out something. We find out in Phoenix that George and Fred are qualified wizards in the summer before their 7th year. They've passed their Apparation exam, they technically don't need to go back to school. How old are they? In GoF, they are a few months away from 17 when the goblet is first set out - around Oct, right? So is 17 the age of "adulthood"? Or the summer after there 17th birthday? This is vital news for many of us with 7th year stories, I'm thinking. Any comments or insights?
At least we find out about career choosing processes, higher level classes, and training for some careers that occurs after Hogwarts, even though it miserably josses a lot of Regaining and all of Endings and Beginnings. Woo hoo! The revision begins!
Another unrelated thought: this is a sad, weighty, and dread-inducing book, isn't it? Not just for Sirius's death, but jeez, did anyone else get shivers when you read the last chapter title. The Second War begins, indeed.
