Lifespans?

[Amanda Geist]

No: HPFGUIDX 131621

Chys Lattes wrote:

> Ok so DD is like 150 right? (But Harry doesn't know this yet.) 

We don't know that Harry doesn't know. Canon is silent on this point.
 
> And is this possibility of lifespan different for those who are half-
> blooded, or is it all wizards that have this longevity?

This isn't in the books, so far--I don't know if JKR has addressed it 
in interviews.

> Also, can a phoenix ever die? I just got that newt scamander book 
and 
> it said they have (i'm not quoting) an extensive lifespan so do they 
> ever die, or do they just keep existing?

Going strictly by myth, there is only *one* phoenix and no, it never 
dies. The cycle just keeps repeating.

In JKR's world, though, it seems they are a type of animal (not a 
singular one), and so I'd go by what ol' Newt says.

~Amanda