Harry Potter 7 Question! (Dont worry! No spoilers!)?

Question

The book takes place around 1997, as you can see from the death date on Harry's parents gravestone.
(They died in 1981, if i remember correctly)

Why do you think that Rowling didnt set the death date to 1991, so that the book took place in current time?

Answer 1

Maybe the 1981 death date is timed right for the release of the first book. And since there's been some gaps between them, it doesn't add up any more.

Answer 2

Probably because the date of 1981 is what fits with the release of the first book which came out over a decade ago.

Answer 3

Becuase the book was published in '97 and it has been taking place a year at a time. But of course it can take more then one year to write a book.
I do not believe that JKR would suddenly make it seem that we skipped a ton of years but eveyone is still the same. Like they got stuck in a time. It is just how she wrote the books. But who cares at this point? The books are over, and we finally know how it ends.

Answer 4

she started writing much earlier than 1997. she started writing in 1991 about an 11 year old boy that was born in the summer of 1980. makes perfect sense.

Answer 5

Harry potter based on The myth

Answer 6

That is when she wrote the book. She finished the 7th book on 1993, but didn't finish with editing, publishing, blah blah blah, until 2007

Answer 7

Does it really matter?

Answer 8

probably since she started writing at 1990, and, i dunno it was pretty recent then?

Answer 9

no clue (h.p rocks, yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1)