Why is Draco an only child?

[Ravenclaw Bookworm]

No: HPFGUIDX 127000


Emma Hawkes wrote:
Given his family's obsession with bloodlines, why is Draco an only 
child?

Laurie
I always chalked it up to that the Malfoys considered it 
too 'common' to breed like little rabbits, like the Weasleys and 
therefore just had one kid.

That is MHO
 
Sue perks up and wanders in for a minute...This has always bothered 
me too. I find it interesting that not only the Malfoys but also the 
Crouchs have only one child. Maybe there is a problem in some 
families with fertility because they are simply too inbred? Perhaps 
it is because they are so self centered they choose to have only 
one, as more than that would cut into their extra-curriculars. Or 
maybe, like the Dursleys, they want to pour all of their energy into 
one child to be sure he is as obnoxious as possible. Draco just 
wouldn't be Draco if he had to share his toys with someone else.

Sue(hpfan)...done pondering for the evening.


AFAWK, James had no siblings, so it's not just the "bad
guys".  We know the Creeveys have at least two sons, and the
Blacks had two boys on one branch and three girls on another.   My 
guess is that it is common in the WW to have small families.  At 
least, I suspect that is what JKR would say when the real reason is 
to keep the number of characters to a manageable level :-)  

Remember the Weasley cousin and Hermione's sister that were
deleted in the editing.

Ravenclaw Bookworm