Narcissa Malfoy (WAS: Everything Stolen (WAS: Why the Dark Mark?

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No: HPFGUIDX 121938


 
> Tonks here:
> 
> If you look in the Lexicon, not under the Weasley family, but 
under 
> the seperate entry for Molly, it says that they guess 1950.
> 
> I always thought that Molly and Arthur were around the same age as 
> the Malfoys, manybe a bit older, but not more than 5 to 10 years 
> max. Certainly not as old as Hagrid. 
> 
> I don't know about the different groundskeeper and caretaker, that 
> is a bit odd.

Potioncat:
Two thoughts. (That's a lot, pre-coffee)

I think in one of the books Molly calls Professor 
McGonagall "Minerva." I've been meaning to go look for it because it 
didn't strike me as significant at first, but I began to wonder if 
they were friends at school. (I know, after having 7 kids in the 
professor's House, a parent might be on first name basis with her.)

It would make sense for Molly and Arthur to be Minerva's age, 
particularly given the different staff members they remember from 
their Hogwarts days.  Keep in mind that there is nothing in the 
books to make us think Minerva is 70. And her age isn't mentioned 
until she's hit by those 4 spells in OoP. (And then an age isn't 
given.)

There is also the fact that Arthur was punished so severely that he 
has scars from it. I don't think that sort of punishment would be 
allowed when DD was Headmaster. (But given the free reign he gives 
Professor Snape, I could be wrong.) 

This does seem to create a long time between the Weasleys graduating 
from Hogwarts and having children.  And it does make for a heck of a 
long child-bearing age for witches.


Thought two: Which I offer in the spirit of sharing ideas. (warning 
TT coming) I can't find it, but I read it just a few days ago at the 
Lexicon. There's an essay that suggests that Molly and Arthur have 
been TT'd to this time.

Oops, out of time, gotta go!
Potioncat