The House of Black - family tree musings

[Neri]

No: HPFGUIDX 148664


> Elisabet:
> > So, one last thought - seems like a lot of Blacks form various
> > generations kicked the bucket 1990-1992. Wonder if there's a story
> > there? Maybe just a round of Dragonpox.
> 
> Potioncat:
> I noticed that too. Had it been the '80s I wouldn't have thought much 
> of it. What was going on in 92? Dragonpox works for me.
> > 

Neri:
I'd say it's more likely to be a bad case of Rowlingitis than
dragonpox. You see, at the end of 1993 Sirius breaks out of Azkaban,
and the existence of other Blacks at that time might needlessly
complicate the plot. Moreover, at 1995 Sirius needs to be, according
to the plot, the last of the Blacks, so JKR had to dispose of all the
other branches in a hurry. But I won't be surprised if the actual
symptoms looked a lot like dragonpox. Hmm, here's another solution
that works for me: Lucius was coveting 12GP for his son, and getting
rid of all the competition.


Neri