Question for anyone with a copy of DH handy

[girlyswot]

Both the HP wiki and the HP lexicon think that James Potter was probably going into his second year in the epilogue. I had the impression he was about to enter the third year. Is there any evidence either way? ETA Thanks, everyone. It looks like at the very least there is sufficient doubt about the matter for me to get away with what I wanted.

Comments

[tdu000.livejournal.com]

I'd assumed third year too, mosttly because his level of confidence and attitude reminded me of the twins in PS, and the letter writing thing never made me think that the previous year had been his first but just meant that that they had written every week last year, and most likely the year before too. When people started being so definite about him being a second year I assumed it was mentioned in an interview because I seldom bother with them. If that is the case I can't help you and I guess it depends whether you want to take interviews as canon or not.

[dogstar101.livejournal.com]

Can I blame you then for telling me third year and being so darn reliable and trustworthy that I believed you without question? :-P

Of course I won't really and I don't even think I heard it from you actually but it's bugging me I can't remember.

[tdu000.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure you didn't get it from me because I knew it was just supposition (not to mention not very interesting) and never bothered to discuss it before and as I don't write fanfiction I don't have to worry about what other people think. I am wondering if it was in that dreadful fic you betaed and asked me to check. I think it works either way depending on what you think the point of "last year" was. I wouldn't pick anyone up on saying either 2nd or 3rd year although I might if anyone said someone was wrong for thinking the opposite.