The Gap (was: Ginny: 7 of 7? (was Re: Charlie Weasley's age))

[eloiseherisson at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 80448

KathyK:

>I've seen it speculated that Bill and Charlie may be Molly's 
>children from a previous marriage. Or there was another Weasley 
>child between Charlie and Percy who died (possibly because of 
>Voldemort or his DEs). These are both possible explanations for the 
>gap and neither at this point can be proven by canon, nor can they 
>be disproven. I haven't decided what I think on the matter.    

Eloise:
I hadn't seen the first speculation before.

No hard and fast canon, no, but we do know that Arthur and Molly were an 
"item* whilst still at Hogwarts as Molly relates that Arthur still bears the scars 
from when he was caught out of bed after hours by Filch's predecessor after a 
late night stroll with Molly. So for Bill and Charlie to have been from a 
previous marriage would have required them to have split up and got back 
together. Which, I suppose is possible, but not the implication. (I'm sorry, a child 
has removed GoF and I need to do a thorough search of the house to find the 
reference.)

As for the second, some have taken it as significant that Arthur (I think, I 
hate doing this without being able to check) reacts so strongly to the Dark 
Mark, relating how it felt in the days of Voldemort's ascendency to return home 
to find the Dark Mark over one's house, knowing what one would find. This 
*might* indicate such a death in their own family. If so, then evidently the older 
boys have been sworn to secrecy as Ron clearly knows nothing.

~Eloise



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