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

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 80464

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "KathyK" <zanelupin at y...> wrote:
> 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.>> 
> 
> 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.>
> 
> 
> KathyK:
> 
> The gap could certainly have something to do with Voldemort's 
> activities.  Obviously what, I cannot say for certain.  I don't 
> think the Weasley's chose to hold off on having children until 
after 
> Voldemort was gone.
> 
> The gap causing the question is the one between Percy and Charlie.  
> If Arthur and Molly held off their family, it would stand to reason 
> that Percy and the rest would have been born after Voldemort fell.  
> However, this is clearly not the case as Harry was a year old when 
> it occurred.  Ron, Fred, George, and Percy were all around before 
> Harry was born.  And Ginny was only about a year or so after Harry 
> arrived.  So Voldemort wasn't gone when Arthur and Molly were busy 
> having their children.  
> 
> Voldemort's reign could have been a factor in the gap between 
> Charlie and Percy, but not a purposeful calculation on the part of 
> the Weasleys to wait until it was safe to have more children.  Or 
> maybe they tried to put their family on pause, but then oops, 
> there's Percy.  Now that we've done that, why not just continue? <g>
> 
> 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.


Geoff:
Could h=just be that they wanted a break form always having younger 
children around and then had a "second generation". After all, Queen 
Elizabeth II did this -  there is a 10 year gap between Princess Anne 
and Prince Andrew.