Lucius Malfoy (was Houses...)

[Amy]

No: HPFGUIDX 11933


--This could be an explanation I guess. It seems to be generally 
accepted however that Lucius was older than the Marauders and Snape. 
More likely he and Arthur Weasely are contemperaries.

Why is it generally accepted that Lucius is older than the Marauders and Snape and that he and Arthur are contemporaries?  I can see him being a few years older than the Marauders and I can see Snape being a year or two younger than the Marauders, but I can't seem to wrap my mind around Lucius being as old as Arthur and Molly...who are arguably at least 6 (probably more like 8) years older than the Marauders.  (I've always gotten the impression that Arthur and Molly definitely were not at Hogwarts when the Marauders were).  From what we've seen in the books so far, Draco is an only child...who is the same age as Harry.  I guess Lucius could have gotten married later in life and then waited to have kids, but for some reason that just doesn't work for me.

Amy


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