A contradiction in the book (I think)

[Jotomicron]

I didn't know where to post that, but decided here was the best place.
While re-reading OotP for the nth time, I just spoted this "mistake":

While talking about being an Auror, Tonks says:

I only qualified a year ago

But further more, at the Carrers Advice, McGonagall says:

I don't think anybody has been taken on in the last three years.

I know it may be not a mistake.

[Violet]

Well spotted!
but maybe they have to train for like 3 years before they become an auror? that might explain it cause then it would be like 4 years ago that they took on tonks?

I know a bit o fa long shot but hey!!

[Gower]

I didn't know where to post that, but decided here was the best place.
While re-reading OotP for the nth time, I just spoted this "mistake":

While talking about being an Auror, Tonks says:

I only qualified a year ago

But further more, at the Carrers Advice, McGonagall says:

I don't think anybody has been taken on in the last three years.

I know it may be not a mistake.

Does seem like a contradiction. Very observant Jotomicron!

[gecko]

Yes, I agree with Violet.

I believe, sorry I still have read OotP only once , that Auror training takes 3 years? So 1 year + 3 years is 4 years ago.
So yeah, maybe Tonks was the last Auror to complete training?

I wonder if we will get to meet other young Aurors in the next books!

[Ju-DedoH]

I agree with Violet, I don't think you get out of Hogwarts and run off fighting dark wizards straight away, there must be quite a bit of training !

[azn wizard]

yes...qualified and taken could be two different things

taken just means that u are accepted and qualified probably means u finisehed the training and graduated

[Violet]

well actually today i was re-reading OoTP and i discovered

Auror training takes a further 3 years

Strangely enough it was a complete guess on my part earlier this evening!

[Ju-DedoH]

have you ever talked to your inner eye, have you considered becoming divination teacher ?

[Liquid Ice]

Hmmm this is an intresting thread. It seems like a contradiction to me though.

[Violet]

well i guess it is a contradiction if you are going from when tonks actually officially became an auror because that was only a year ago.
However, if u go from when she started training then that was 4 years ago, which is what i think that JK meant.

have you ever talked to your inner eye, have you considered becoming divination teacher ?

Well no, but it may be worth looking into!

[Mint]

oh wow, thank u Violet for clarifing it! When I was reading the book I thought about that too!

[Sacred Guardian]

yeah, i think that the training bit is it, cause i mean, they do say it requires more schooling in the book

[Jotomicron]

yeah, i think that the training bit is it, cause i mean, they do say it requires more schooling in the book

they do say it, indeed! McGonagall says it's three years more, after Hogwarts. (I think it was Accio who said it, sry if it wasn't )


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