[HPforGrownups] Re: Ogg the Gamekeeper

[nymphadoraotonks at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 84846

justcarol67 at yahoo.com wrote:

è Sorry I didn't check the back posts. I'm a bit pressed
è for time. I still think it would be strange for Molly to be
è about 65 as the Ogg connection suggests. The
è descriptions of her make her sound middle-aged, say
è 45, and as I said before, unless there's something
è more to her character than we know about, she seems
è like the type who would marry early, and, as I didn't
è say, have a child about every 18 months to two years.
è (I like Molly. Please don't take this as criticism.) the
è only explanation I can think of that would reconcile
è Molly as we've seen her with Molly as a woman older
è than Voldemort is the idea that witches and wizards
è live longer, and by extension age more slowly, than
è muggles. JKR said in an interview that Dumbledore
è (who seems about 85) is 150 and MacGonagall (who
è seems about 55) is "a sprightly 70). If anyone can
è come up with a better explanation, I'd like to hear it.
è (Maybe you could just refer me to a particularly
è enlightening back post.)



I think you are getting to what I meant to state, <grin>.Wizards do live much 
longer than muggles so at around sixty-five, Molly would be middle aged. But, 
as for her marrying early, maybe she did. JKR hasn't explained what she did 
before marriage or how anything in her life would have been pre-weasley 
children. There is also a possibility as with many women that she could have 
miscarried children before having Bill. ( That is strictly a theory to explain time 
lost)
-Tonks


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