Hogwarts Professors/HP universe - no partners; no children

[juli17 at aol.com]

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As to  the number of children the married ones have that also is 
rather odd. I am  an only child myself and even I noticed this as a 
bit strange. The only  thing I came up with here is that Rowling is 
implanting the idea, as she  did in chapter 2 of book 6, of the 
concept of "my son, my only son" as a  hidden reference to Christ. 
These only children in the books are all sons.  I don't see any other 
way to interpret  it.

Tonks_op





Julie:
Erm, Hermione is an only child. So is Luna, I believe. So the "my  son,
my only son" doesn't really hold water. I think it's more likely JKR  held
back on siblings because she has so many characters to deal with 
now that she doesn't need more. She's also mentioned that Hermione
had a sister in an early draft, but she changed that later on. Again,  I'm
sure because if she left that in Hermione (or anyone else)  would have
to at least mention the sister periodically, and she'd likely show up  at 
Hogwarts at some point--oh, dear, MORE characters!
 
It's probably the same reason no one seems to have grandparents,
except Neville. It's not likely all of them died of old age, not even 
Harry's grandparents (on both sides!), as James and Lily only  reached 
their very early 20s. (Even if James was born late in his parents'
lives, say in their 40s or even 50s, that still would make his  parents 
in their 70s at most when they died, which isn't that old Muggle  standards
let alone Wizard standards!). 
 
I know one excuse is that so many of that era died in  Voldemort's
first war (even grandparents of DE children like Draco, apparently), 
but in reality I think the lack of extended families is plot-driven  (in
Harry's case) and/or necessity-driven because JKR already has as
many irons in the fire in the HP books as she can possibly  handle!


Julie, sorry we can't get to know Snape's parents, Lucius's parents,
Arthur's and Molly's parents, etc. (Though some may yet show  up!)


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