Teachers' spouses

[Liz]

No: HPFGUIDX 72896

> K:
> It would seem unlikely that *all* the staff are single. 
> 
> Dan:
> But if there's only 6 at the table... where's all the others? Away 
at home? Probably. With family? Maybe. 
> 
> Maybe many people never get married. Or maybe teachers just don't 
get married. Or, if they do, they and their spouses know they have to 
be apart for most of the year (strange indeed, but if wizards/witches 
live a long time <snip> 
> -Dan

Liz:

Sorry in advance for this depressing thought, but . . .  JKR has said 
that wizards and witches live a lot longer than muggles.  If a witch, 
say MM for example, married a muggle then her muggle husband would 
unfortunately die long before she would.  Perhaps then she would come 
to Hogwarts to teach -- kids grown, hubby gone, so, why not?

Just a rather sad thought, but JKR has said that HP hasn't recognized 
the significance of the extra long life expectancy of Wizarding kind.

Liz