[HPforGrownups] Weasleys

[Amanda Lewanski]

No: HPFGUIDX 21324

JenniferABacker at cs.com wrote:

> You know that does make some sense. Also it ties into someone's theory
> about Ron having another brother. Some people Ron is a seer and it'd
> make more sense if he's the seventh son. Something about seventh sons
> having magical
> powers. Ah I don't remember ;x

It was me. I'm revealing my age, but in keeping with the spirit of
providing support when we invoke Archivus Referendum, here ya go:

1809 - I speculate that Ron might have had a missing brother, which
would make him a seventh son.
1817 - discusses the attributes of seventh sons of seventh sons in a
couple of cultures.
1826 - says that a power of a 7/7 born under a caul was divination (!)

And on an even older thread called "the gap in the Weasley family".
Other messages in this thread involve establishing the gap via
intricate, detailed, mind-numbing comparisons of references of dates of
winning Quidditch cups and the like. Look them up if you want. I dozed
off.

1666 - Original question from Heather, noticing the gap.
1694 - Me, suggesting that there might have been other Weasleys that
fell to Voldemort
1714 - Penny's opinion on the gap and other possible causes
1720 - complaint that if there were others, they'd be mentioned (Vicki)
1725 - why other sibling(s) might not be mentioned (sister mary lunatic)

1728 - why other sibling(s) are not mentioned (me)

I haven't been following the latest Weasley family discussions, but I
also remember somewhere postulating that Molly didn't look at the clock
when she was worried about the family at the Cup, because she was afraid
to, because she'd seen the worst on it before.

As for Apparating, wasn't Ginny with Molly? Ginny can't Apparate, and
Molly can't "carry" her when *she* does, so unless there was someone
close by and trustworthy to guard Ginny--and I can't imagine, if the
Dark Mark were seen and danger was in the air, that Molly would leave
Ginny alone--Molly *had* to stay at the Burrow.

--Amanda, the tired, the life-less, the anal


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