OOP: Where was the guard?/Birthrate in Wizarding World

[karenkyla3]

No: HPFGUIDX 63178

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Mindy HP Fan 
<MollyWeazley at j...> wrote:
> I get the feeling that no one is really reading each other's posts, 
but
> just bringing up tons of their own posts and long winded rambles. I
> posted several dozen questions and maybe two of them received a 
response.
> I'm puzzled and miffed.


Me:  

I get that impression too!!!  very few of mine have been responded 
too very much, but i'm probably being the same way as well...


> * Can you explain where the Order members were that fateful night 
when
> the Death Eaters infiltrated the Department of Mysteries? They were
> guarding the prophecy so faithfully for months and months, and on 
that
> particular night when Voldemort lured Harry down to the DoM, no one 
was
> around to see them there? that's strange... how come they showed up
> later? Who tipped them off?

Me:

Good point.  Hmmmm......   Don't have an answer to that unless the 
infamous Mr. Fletcher was on duty again.

> 
> * This question, I haven't reaised yet, but I'm curious... Note the
> absence of a Maternity Department in St. Mungo's. What *is* the 
birthrate
> in the Wizarding World? You  never hear mention of someone being
> pregnant, someone giving birth... no one gets a new sibling or
> niece/nephew... no mention of people getting married either... 
There's
> like this huge generational gap between the Hogwarts generation and 
the
> MWPP generation.. No young couples? No little babies? Where do these
> people give birth, at home? or is there a separate hospital? 
> 
> Maybe we'll see a Bill/Fleur marriage in Book Six... it seems ppl 
have
> missed that vague reference in OoP...
> 
> I'm betting ten galleons that this post won't even get answered ;)
> 


I have noticed quite a large generational gap there.  Would really 
like to see the older Weasley boys and their peers involved a bit 
more in the storyline.  I suppose Tonks would be considered in their 
age group.  I would be curious to see if the younger couples are more 
prone to fight (against LV) in order to protect their families' 
futures or less likely to get involved in order to protect their 
families now.  

There, I responded!!

STac