Death in the Wizarding World

[lilhogan86]

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Hopefully this hasn't been discussed too much here as I just joined
recently...I'm sure it has, but I'm curious anyway.

sunnylove0 quotes JKR's website:
"As in the case of Dean Thomas, I know much more about Theodore Nott
than has ever appeared in the books. Raised by a very elderly widower
and Death Eater father, Theodore is a clever loner who does not feel
the need to join gangs, including Malfoy's."

I tend to overlook important things, but offhand I can't think of
anyone in the WW dying young _not_ due to being cursed or some
magic gone wrong.  I think that the majority of characters 
(especially parents of Hogwarts students) who have died, died 
somehow related to the DEs or LV. 

I guess that the fact JKR said "very elderly widower" leans towards
Nott having an older mother as well, but I'm also not sure if women 
in the WW can have children at an older age.  This leaves me 
wondering how T. Nott's mother died--whether it was through 
something related to LV/DE (which would maybe explain him ending up 
to be the "Good Slytherin", but I can't imagine him living with his 
DE father in that case).  Otherwise, do we know specifically what 
other things people in the WW can die from?  Accidents?  Hexes?  Falling off a broomstick?

lilhogan/Lauren, hoping her first post wasn't completely confusing 
and not a topic beaten to death before she arrived to this forum