Hogwarts Professors/HP universe - no partners; no children

[whirledgirl]

No: HPFGUIDX 154848

> Susan McGee:
> Okay, I know this has been discussed before...perhaps it's 
because  
> everything is Harry's point of view, but....no wonder Professor 
Dumbledore has  staff 
> problems...there's a celibacy rule! (a mild joke)
>  
> Okay, not ONLY do none of the professors have 
partners/spouses/lovers, but  
> it seems NONE of them have children.
<SNIP>

WG*:

Taken from an interview found here; http://www.quick-quote-
quill.org/articles/2001/0301-bbc-rednose.htm :

"Have any of the Hogwarts professors had spouses?
JKR: Good question - yes, a few of them, but that information is 
sort of restricted - you'll find out why.."

Question is, WHY is that informaton restricted?
Their own safety perhaps? Imagine what a field day DEs would have if 
they could target the families of the Professors they didn't like!
IMPersonalO, the teachers have their own quarters at Hogwarts, and 
the larger the family - the larger the quarters. Hogwarts is magical 
after all lol. OR maybe they're all in the RoR! Does anyone think 
that the RoR can be more than one room at one time, or not? So 
that's abit far fetched but I can definitely imagine certain members 
of staff being married, maybe Prof. Sprout, Madam Pomfrey...

On the same interview JKR says she's surprised at somebody asking if 
Snape was ever loved, she says he was, and also says this makes his 
crimes all the more horrific compared to LV who wasn't loved. Who 
was Snape loved by? Does this mean that having lost their love 
(whether through death, murder, or stupidity - who knows) has made 
him bitter? 
Was is Lily, explaining his *open* hatred towards Harry, who looks 
so much like his father? Snape, whatever you may say about him, is 
*very* bitter - this may just be (one of) the reason(s) why!

WG*