Gap in Weasley family

[Katie Bell]

No: HPFGUIDX 1712

Ok, my two cents:

We already know that wizards live longer than Muggles,
right?  (I'm sure JK said this in a chat when asked
about Dumbledore's age.)  So my idea is this; what if
wizards age slower?  Therefore, in general, you might
think a fifty year old wizard is thirty.  Look at
Hagrid; does he look as if he's more than sixty?  I
know, he has giant blood and that could have something
to do with it, but maybe not.  What if witches can
bear children for longer than Muggle women?  She could
have been quite young when Bill and Charlie were born,
and then the other five came along a while later. 
Actually, this would be good family planning - have
older children to help out with the younger ones!  (It
works that way in my family).  Since we know that the
Weasleys (Arthur and Molly) are at least seven years
older than the Marauders (Molly left before the Willow
was planted, which happened when Remus started the
school) they have to be around fifty anyway... I have
a visual image of Bill as around 27, myself, and his
mother nagging him to 'settle down with some nice
witch and raise a family', hence her obsession with
cutting his hair. 

Hope that doesn't cause more confusion.

Katie Bell

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