It ’s September 1 , which , as we all recognize , is the day that fancied British wizarding nestling find oneself themselves on the Hogwarts Express , heading back to schooling . It ’s also September 1 , 2016 , which is n’t a limited day at all … but everyone got disconcert about that this morning , thanks to J.K. Rowling .
to begin with today , Rowling pinch out “ If you ’re at King ’s Cross , the Potter , Granger - Weasley and Malfoy household are there too . Albus Severus begin schoolhouse today . # 19YearsLater . ”
That tweet ’s since been erase , presumptively so that the incorrect information in it wo n’t be retweeted anymore . But this is n’t the common Twitter - style cover - up that never works because Rowling quickly tweeted an apology , which is still up :
I got the year wrong : blame#CursedChild ! In my mind it ’s already 19 long time later!#BackToHogwarts
— J.K. Rowling ( @jk_rowling)September 1 , 2016
In case you ’re not plunge in the lore of Harry Potter , the end of the last book in the series take place in 1998 . The epilogue to that book — and the sidereal day that the bid Harry Potter and the Cursed Child commence with — submit place “ 19 years later . ” 1998 + 19 = 2017 , not 2016 .
If that math does not convert you , Harry was born in 1980 , and the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child script has Harry Potter being 37 when Albus first goes off to school . Which would once again put it in 2017 , not 2016 .
Instead , today is just a veritable day in the class where nipper go to magic shoal and not a special one for the Potters .
[ Radio Times ]
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