[HPforGrownups] wizard family planning

[Katherine Coble]

No: HPFGUIDX 130195


On Jun 6, 2005, at 3:49 PM, Wilson, Bruce wrote:

> Chancie:
>  > OK, granted this question is coming from WAY out in left field,
>  > but I was wondering, is there any cannon on having babies in
>  > the WW?
>
>  that perhaps they do.  Do a witch's spells go awry more often during
>  THAT TIME OF THE MONTH?  Do pregnant witches avoid major 
> spellcastings?
>
>

K:  Okay.  I'm gonna so resist the urge to just absolutely lose it.   
Because you know, in the Muggle world, we women are quite obviously not 
able to completely function up to par during our periods, and we really 
shouldn't work at our jobs during our pregnancies.   Right? Right?


All that aside, I have always felt that the reproductive issue plays 
into my theory about the sociopolitical influence of British politics 
in the series.   The Weasleys with their 7 children  are so abhorred by 
the "right-thinking" Purebloods, most of whom seem to have 1 or 2 
children, extrapolating from the fact that we only know of 1 Malfoy, 1 
Crabbe, 1 Goyle, etc.

Most the world over, the larger families tend to be Catholic, whereas 
those whose beliefs differ have fewer children.   I've always thought 
that the Weasleys, with their red hair and large brood are the 
allegorical Catholics of the stories, much maligned by the Norman 
Aristocracy.

Katherine


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