Teachers' spouses

[starry765]

No: HPFGUIDX 73227

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "karenmarieb2002" 
<karenmarieb2002 at y...> wrote:
> Dan: 
> > For me, I sure hope none of them are married... perhaps 
> they've just chosen not to get married? And goodness, to
> > each other? Sounds like a TV show.
>  
> K:
> > They live at the school (as far as we know, certainly the
> > house heads, Dumbledore and Trelawney) I would imagine if any of 
> them are involved in a romantic relationship it would *have* to be 
> with one another.
> <snip>
> > It would seem unlikely that *all* the staff are single. >>>
> 
> 
> I disagree here.  All the staff could be currently single.  (Since 
> JKR said that some had had spouse, not that any do right now.)  
> 
> It was not that long ago in the states (less that 100 years) that 
> married people were not allowed to teach.  (Something about it 
being 
> immoral to think about a teacher doing things that married couples 
> do.)  
> 
> My aunt was teaching in the 1969, and had to leave her post when 
she 
> was pregnant with my cousin.  As soon as she started showing, she 
was 
> put on maternity leave because "heaven forbid the students would 
> think that she had swallowed a watermelon seed."  (Really!)
> 
> Additionally, how many students think about the idea of teachers 
> having families?  I taught third grade, and first grade for awhile, 
> and the students are shocked to see you anywhere but school.  The 
> idea of having a spouse, and a house, and kids!!  it blows their 
> little minds. Don't you remember how strange it was to run into 
your 
> teacher in the store or to meet their children?
> 
> Just my two knuts worth!
> 
> KarenMarie
> 
> (Newbie, and first time poster!)

Actually, JKR did say in an interview that the teachers don't live at 
the school during the holidays.  And that some of them have had 
spouces, but said that that info was "confidential at the moment."
-starry765-