[HPforGrownups] Wizard fertility (Re: Wizarding Life Span vs. Muggle Life Span)

[Janet Anderson]

No: HPFGUIDX 47974

>Well, the Potters went and had a baby about 2 or 3 years after
>Hogwarts, so they do start their families quick. However, the
>families we have seen pretty much only have one child. I think all
>the boys in Harry's year, with the exception of Ron, are only
>children. Draco and Friends appear to all be only children.

I think the prevalence of only children in Harry's year may have to do with 
the Voldemort Wars. Harry's and Neville's parents were both casualties of 
that war; both families might well have had more children had they survived. 
Other wizarding families might have chosen not to have more "hostages to 
fortune" at around that time. Which may mean that while Harry's year (and 
older) may have more only children, more recent years (like the McCreeveys) 
would have more than one. (Also note that the Patil girls are twins, and 
therefore count as one birth although they're not technically "only 
children.")

And it's my opinion that Draco's parents are, shall we say, not a very 
affectionate couple and once they had Draco as a son and heir they 
considered him sufficient.


Janet Anderson


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