Aging

[rachelbeth007]

No: HPFGUIDX 57884

Good questions Christine. Here are my thoughts:

1) I agree that having to wear clothing under one's graduation gown 
is no fun, but congrats on graduating (I am in June).

2) My theory on the aging thing is that wizard's bodies (not 
necessarily their hormones) age more slowly.  I guess what I mean is 
that they mature at the same pace as humans during puberty, but their 
time on earth takes less of a toll on them than it does on humans.  
Thus, wizards when they're older are still "young at heart."  Prof. 
McGonagall, for example, is something like 80 (right?), but a human 
who meets her would not think her to be that aged.  Furthermore, the 
afflictions that start to creep up on say, muggle men over 50, don't 
start effecting wizard men until later (i.e. heart problems, etc.).  
Does this make any sense?

3) Your aging question spurred some thoughts on Molly Weasley.  
Although we are not certain of the her age or her children's, her 
kids are spaced quite far apart. I wonder if wizard women can have 
children more easily later in life (post-40) than muggle women 
because of this slower aging process.  Consequently, are the sex 
lives (gasp! but his is HP for grown-ups) of wizards and witches 
longer than our own as well?  If so, we mere muggles can only be 
jealous.

Enough of my theorizing, but Christine you brought up a topic I had 
never wondered about.  Kudos.

rach