[HPforGrownups] Re: teaching staff marital status & only children

[Doreen]

No: HPFGUIDX 13076



  --- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Doreen" <nera at r...> wrote:
  > I was wondering about the fact that all of the teaching staff of 
  Hogwarts are all single, apparently childless. 
  > 
  > Also, aren't most of the wizard families mentioned so far on the 
  small side of only one or two children? There seem to be a lot 
  of "only child" characters in the books.

  The thought about the teaching staff occurred to me, too.  I 
  considered that it's possible that we're not given many details about 
  the teachers' private lives because it may have no bearing on the 
  stories.  Plus, since the stories are told mainly from Harry's 
  viewpoint, maybe these details are omitted because they're not 
  something that Harry is curious about.  

  On the other hand, we see no evidence of spouses at meals or 
  celebrations, so perhaps, sadly, none of these people are attached.  
  For that matter, the only couples we have seen regularly are the 
  Dursleys and the Weasleys. Is this more evidence of the number of 
  people who died during Voldemort's first rise to power?

  Marianne 

  Has anyone made a list of just who all Voldemort has killed? 
  It could just be part of JKR's dislike of writing out complete character descriptions, mentioned in one of her interviews, she would rather that we work out our own pictures of the characters in our minds. Or, maybe by leaving them all single, it frees them up for us to imagine them together in relationships? :)

  Doreen who would love to catch Minerva having late night tea in Albus's office.


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