Lifespans?... Molly and Hagrid

[madorganization]

No: HPFGUIDX 131630

> bboyminn:
> 
> When Hagrid actually took over as gamekeeper is irrelevant. The 
fact
> is that Molly remembers OG, but seems to have no memories or
> recollections of Hagrid. Hagrid isn't a have guy to spot, and the
> Chamber of Secret, explusion of one student, death of another, as 
well
> as a few petrification would not be likely to be missed by Molly. 
If
> she came to school after these events, Hagrid would still be there
> training as gamekeeper, and like I said, he's not an easy guy to 
miss.


Alisha:
This is presuming that had Molly been at school while Hagrid was 
gamekeeper (or assistant gamekeeper), she would have mentioned it.  
As many others have mentioned, absence of proof is not proof of 
absence.  Molly tells Harry her memories of Og because Harry doesn't 
know of him.  She may not mention Hagrid (or Harry may not mention 
it to us) because we've seen him already.  We know about him.  
Besides, she's reminiscing.  You don't reminisce about people who 
are still around (usually).  

As far as Hagrid being difficult to miss, I personally notice many 
things that I choose not to mention to other people, either because 
they don't seem important to me or because I don't think that they 
would be interested.

At any rate, your arguments for Molly and Arthur being over 60 seem 
no more solid than the ones I have heard for their being younger 
than 50.

-Alisha