Why is Draco an only child?

[elady25]

No: HPFGUIDX 127044


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "eggplant9998" 
<eggplant9998 at y...> wrote:
> 
> > Given his family's obsession with bloodlines, why is
> > Draco an only child?
> 
> We don't know that he is an only child. Draco could have an older
> brother who graduated before Harry started at Hogwarts, a brother who
> embarrassed the family and who they don't like to talk about because
> he was chosen for Gryffindor. He could also have a brother or sister
> too young for Hogwarts.
> 
> Eggplant

imamommy:

I think this quote indicates he is, but feel free to disagree:

"A double line of embroidery linked Narcissa Black with Lucius Malfoy, 
and a single vertical gold line from their names led to the name 
Draco."  (OotP, Scholastic p. 113)


I think he may be an only simply because he is a he; Narcissa 
succeeded in producing a male heir to the Malfoy estate.  Also, the 
more children they have, the more they have to get married into other 
pureblood families.  And face it, even the Malfoys wouldn't want to 
have to have a daughter marry, say, Crabbe or Goyle.

imamommy