Why is Draco an only child?

[Emma Hawkes]

No: HPFGUIDX 127055

"suehpfan" <stanleys at sbcglobal.net>


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.

I wondered about family size too.  Cedric Diggory doesn't seem to 
have any siblings (or at least none near enough him in age to be at 
school or to go to the world quidditch match).  Is the usual family 
size small for wizarding people?

Emma