Why is Draco an only child?

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

This one seemed obvious to me.  Two self-centered people like Lucius 
and Narcissa do not have the time nor the patience to devote to more 
than one child.  Imagine Draco as a baby!  All that crying and
fussing and the messes!  Even with servants and nannies, it's far too 
difficult.  I can just picture Lucius and Narcissa, lying in bed at 2 
a.m. with Draco screaming down the hall in his nursery.  "Is she
going to get up and silence that caterwauling?  I must search for a
new nanny tomorrow.  This one simply cannot deal with the child.  How 
are we supposed to sleep?"  Going through the infant stage once is bad
enough - why on earth would they willingly do it again?  They have
their heir, thank goodness!

Nicky Joe