[HPforGrownups] Re: Lifespans?... Wizard, Muggle, & Phoenix

[hells456]

No: HPFGUIDX 131657




Tonks:
Is it that time slows down? Maybe it speeds up. By that I mean when 
you are young time is slow, so a year last a long, long time. But as 
you get older the year moves faster. 

 

Hells:

I find it easier looking at the lifespans from a biological view. I think there is a big difference between maturing and ageing. Our bodies grow and mature until we pass puberty and reach our adult height. After this our bodies begin to age. 

Ageing is caused by our cells making minute mistakes as they replicate themselves. It's just like making copy after copy of a video, after a few copies you can see a big difference in the picture quality. In humans the result is wrinkles, our organs working less efficiently, and everything else we associate with ageing.

I think magical bodies work the same way, but that the cells can replicate magically with less mistakes. This would lead to wizards maturing at the same rate as muggles, but ageing far more slowly.


		
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