Science Fiction & Fantasy Asked by jonnyknowsbest on January 11, 2021
In the Goblet Of Fire film, Cornelius welcomes everyone to the 422nd Quidditch World Cup. According to the Harry Potter Wiki, the first Quidditch World Cup was in 1473 and the tournament itself is held every four years.
So if the first one was in the year 1473 and it is held every 4 years, the 422nd World Cup would be in the year 3157, and not the year 1994 as it claims to be.
Now I am, by my own admission, a Harry Potter amateur. Am I missing something with this? Is there an alternative Wizarding date system that the films completely bypass?
It's probably just a discrepancy, but I personally handwave it by pointing out that just because it's currently every four years does not mean that it was in the past. Maybe it was yearly for the first 400 years and then the last 22 have been every four years. (Yes, I know that the math doesn't exactly work out either but it's closer than Rowling's, haha. If it's that important I can go work out the scenario that would accurately put the 422 championship in 1994.)
Yes, it's flimsy and a poor handwave, but I've really got no other excuse for how she could reconcile those two statements.
Correct answer by Robert Wertz on January 11, 2021
Similar to how magic can make things bigger on the inside (the Weaseley's car, the tents in Goblet of Fire, Hermione's handbag) there could be magical slowing effects in the wizarding world. This would allow the event to be held every four years while it is still 1994 when the 422nd comes around. This seems like a possible answer because there does seem to be a stark difference between the muggle and wizard worlds. For instance, the Knight Bus in Prisoner of Azkaban was not seen by muggles. Then there is the Black family's house, which grows out of a neighborhood and goes unnoticed. The Ministry of Magic's phone booths, or toilets that also go unnoticed.
To explain the warped timing, there are some references in canon. The Knight Bus slowed down to prevent hitting other buses. Hermione's time turner allowed her to travel backwards in time. It wouldn't be unreasonable for there to be an affect in the wizarding world that would allow the time to be warped like this. However there is no canon evidence of its existence.
Answered by Towell on January 11, 2021
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