1) 17 is the age when they leave school, so therefore it is the age where they are considered adults, so yes. I'm not quite sure about the Apparition tests, but I would asume it would be 17 too. Fred and George are in their 7th year in OotP. They just don't graduate.
2) To the best of my knowledge, no, but it might be somewhere out there. Sirius DOES have rabid fans...
3) Well it was Dumbledore who sent the Howler, so I think you might be the only one. ^^;;
4) JKR screwed up the entire wand bit on GoF, so I wouldn't be surprised if it just an accident in her writing.
5) I DO know that $5.99 = 14 sickles and 3 knuts but aside from that I don't think there's been an actual conversion rate mentioned.
6) I think that Snape was just a prat in school and hated everyone cuz they picked on him.
7) I'm pretty sure that they've stated the Marauders as all being in Gryffindor somewhere, but I can't recall where. Lupin always struck me as a Ravenclaw type. Snape was definately Slytherin.
8) I think that the other schools probably have their own houses named after their founders.
9) I knew that Tom was named after his father, so no for me, but I do know a few people who were confused.
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1) 17 is the age when they leave school, so therefore it is the age where they are considered adults, so yes. I'm not quite sure about the Apparition tests, but I would asume it would be 17 too. Fred and George are in their 7th year in OotP. They just don't graduate.
2) To the best of my knowledge, no, but it might be somewhere out there. Sirius DOES have rabid fans...
3) Well it was Dumbledore who sent the Howler, so I think you might be the only one. ^^;;
4) JKR screwed up the entire wand bit on GoF, so I wouldn't be surprised if it just an accident in her writing.
5) I DO know that $5.99 = 14 sickles and 3 knuts but aside from that I don't think there's been an actual conversion rate mentioned.
6) I think that Snape was just a prat in school and hated everyone cuz they picked on him.
7) I'm pretty sure that they've stated the Marauders as all being in Gryffindor somewhere, but I can't recall where. Lupin always struck me as a Ravenclaw type. Snape was definately Slytherin.
8) I think that the other schools probably have their own houses named after their founders.
9) I knew that Tom was named after his father, so no for me, but I do know a few people who were confused.
10) Cuz he's Voldemort and JKR said so! XD