Ginny: 7 of 7? was Re: Charlie Weasley's age

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No: HPFGUIDX 80431

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "jeffl1965" <jeffl1965 at h...> 
wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Kathryn Cawte" <kcawte at b...> 
> wrote:
> > Me (K)
> > 

> > has also been a fair bit of speculation that there is a 'missing' 
> Weasley
> > (because there seems to be a larger gap between Charlie and Percy 
> than
> > between any of the others)  
> > K
> 
>  Jeff:
> 
>    This is an intresting point. I was curious about why there was a 
> gap in the ages. I'm pasting something I found that might help for 
> those who've never seen it.
> 
>   
> calculating the ages of the Weasley children [paraphrased from a 
post 
> on HPfGU by Michelle] 
> In PA it's stated that Gryffindor haven't won the Quidditch cup for 
7 
> years. It is also stated (in either PA or PS can't remember which) 
> that they haven't won a the cup since Charlie was Seeker. In PA, 
Ron 
> has already been at hogwarts for 2 years so 7-2 =5, so that's 5 
years 
> between Charlie leaving Hogwarts and Ron starting Hogwarts. Add on 
> the severn years you spend at Hogwarts 7 +5 =12 so you get 12 years 
> between Charlie starting at Hogwarts and Ron starting at Hogwarts. 
> That's 12 years between Charlie and Ron. Since we know that Ron was 
> born in March 1980, Charlie must have been born in 1968 or 1969. 
Now 
> the twins are two school years above Ron, and Percy is two school 
> years above the twins. That's roughly 4 years between Percy and Ron 
> and 12- 4 = 8 years between Charlie and Percy (roughly: could be 
> nearer 7 or 9 as we're using schools years). 
> 
>   
> 
> Jeff:
> 
>    I hope this helps some, but I know it doesn't explain why there 
is 
> a gap. I guess we'll have to speculate unitl we know for sure. 
> 
> 
> 
>   Jeff

Now Susan:

I am a bit confused by this....bad day....but could the gap be due to 
the WW being terrorized by LV so the Weasley's decided not to bring 
any more children into such a horrible life?  Then when LV was 
reduced to less than a man, they proceeded with their family?  Just a 
thought.
Susan