Lifespans?... Molly and Hagrid

[phoenixgod2000]

No: HPFGUIDX 131632

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<alishak at s...> wrote:
> > 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 

<snipped>

> 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.

phoenixgod2000: I agree with Steve. If Molly and Arthur aren't much 
older than what would be their muggle equivelents, then why are 
wizards living so much long towards the elderly end of the spectrum? 
Basically, what you're saying is that wizards have an exceptionally 
long twilight of their life, which would seem odd. Not to mention a 
really crappy deal. It makes more sense to follow steves logic and 
make the entire life cycle of a wizard stretch out longer.