[HPforGrownups] Why is Draco an only child?

[Emma Hawkes]

No: HPFGUIDX 127121





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


In a separate wing surely?  Behind a silencio charmed door...

Emma