Tom at the Leaky Cauldron

andrea baker

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Dec 10, 2005, 12:03:06 AM12/10/05

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So the barman at the Leaky Cauldron was named Tom when Voldepants was a
young'un. Is it the same Tom who is the barman now? Just how old do
you think he is?

-Andrea Baker

Fish Eye no Miko

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Dec 10, 2005, 12:39:56 AM12/10/05

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andrea baker wrote:

Well, remember, wizards live longer than Muggles... DD was ~150 in the
books.

Catherine Johnson.
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-End credits, _Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire_.

Toon

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Dec 10, 2005, 3:36:04 AM12/10/05

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On 9 Dec 2005 21:03:06 -0800, "andrea baker"
<andrea...@hotmail.com> wrote:

Very.

John VanSickle

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Dec 10, 2005, 10:19:55 AM12/10/05

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This was about 55 years before Harry's time. If he was a young guy when
he started there (or inherited the job from an ancestor), then he could
easily still be alive; even Muggles can live long enough.

Regards,
John

richard e white

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Dec 10, 2005, 10:31:49 AM12/10/05

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andrea baker wrote:

I think it is the same wizard. But the life span is not that much. If he
just got the job or place when tom was 11 that only put's it around 65
years ago. And that means a man of around 81 could just about do it. By
the bar mans description I think he has a few years more then that. In
fact I think he was most likely a little older then DD. But that is just
my guess.

--
Richard The Blind Typer
Lets Hear It For Talking Computers.

Shadow

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Dec 10, 2005, 1:02:17 PM12/10/05

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Wizards clearly live longer than muggles. It would not surprise me if Tom
and Dumbledore are close in age.

Jane Grey

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Dec 10, 2005, 1:25:24 PM12/10/05

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it would surprise me seeing as Dumbledore taught Tom when Tom was at
Hogwarts. unless by 'close in age' you mean give or take 80 years.

Jane Grey

booma

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Dec 10, 2005, 2:54:15 PM12/10/05

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And don't forget how old Nicholas Flamel Was!

Although he did cheat a bit with the elixir of life!

Kish

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Dec 10, 2005, 4:09:30 PM12/10/05

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Jane Grey wrote:
> Shadow wrote:
>
>>"andrea baker" <andrea...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:1134190986.5...@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>>
>>>So the barman at the Leaky Cauldron was named Tom when Voldepants was a
>>>young'un. Is it the same Tom who is the barman now? Just how old do
>>>you think he is?
>>>
>>>-Andrea Baker
>>>
>>
>>Wizards clearly live longer than muggles. It would not surprise me if Tom
>>and Dumbledore are close in age.
>
>
> it would surprise me seeing as Dumbledore taught Tom when Tom was at
> Hogwarts.

Dumbledore taught Tom the barman when Tom was at Hogwarts?

Jane Grey

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Dec 10, 2005, 7:34:20 PM12/10/05

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That will teach me to half-read/skim posts while i have one eye on the
tele! (I thought Tom = Tom Riddle)

jane grey

ashy0802

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Dec 10, 2005, 8:38:20 PM12/10/05

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Extremely. Ollivanders was old, though maybe it's a store that's passed
down through the family since he's been around since 382 B.C.

richard e white

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Dec 11, 2005, 12:28:31 AM12/11/05

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Jane Grey wrote:

I think you just mixed up the Tom who is the ipub keeper and the tom who became
V