Pure Blood Fertility (was Malfoys on Weasleys)

[Kim]

No: HPFGUIDX 84450

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "ghinghapuss" <rredordead at a...>
wrote:

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> 
> It still seems odd that the Malfoys have only one child though. 
Also 
> the Blacks had few children considering the obvious desperate need 
> for Pure Blood lines.  One branch having only two the other only 
> three. Did they consider intermarrying their children?  
> 
> Of course the one advantage Lucius Malfoy has in Draco is the fact 
> that his son is now the single heir to two great family fortunes
and 
> legacies.  The Black's and Malfoy's have united under the Malfoy 
> name.  Probably not something he imagined when he married the 
> youngest of three sisters with two male cousins.  He is putting all 
> his eggs one basket though, not a strategy that seems to fit Lucius 
> Malfoy character.  There definitely has to be more to the Malfoy's 
> lack of children.
> 
> mandy


I never thought there was more to it about Draco being an only child,
than that Narcissa decided being pregnant was "icky" and never wanted
to go through that again!    In addition, do you think Lucius would
have welcomed the need to be more solicitous to his wife, the Ice
Queen?   I don't think either Narcissa or Lucius are capable of being
sympathetic with others, even with their own mate.    

Personally, even though Draco is turning out to be an evil little
demon, I think he's doing it to try to get some sort of approval from
his cold parents, and for that, I feel at least a LITTLE sorry for
Draco.  (Not much, but a little.)

---Kimberley