Lifespans?... Molly and Hagrid

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No: HPFGUIDX 131633

> 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.

Alisha:
I'm not saying that witches and wizards /can't/ have children much 
later in life, only that it doesn't seem like this particular pair 
did.  

I would also think that the animosity between Arthur and Lucius Malfoy 
indicates that the two of them are close in age (perhaps an animosity 
carried on from school).  We know that Lucius is in his 40s.  I can't 
see Arthur really seeing Lucius in such an antagonistic light if he 
were 20 years older.

-Alisha