[HPforGrownups] Maturing Wizards (Was: Re:Voldemort's Age)

[Bart Lidofsky]

No: HPFGUIDX 170240

From: Steve <bboyminn at yahoo.com>
>But that is the question, is it the aging process that
>slows down, or is it simply that as people age they
>maintain strength and vitality but age at a normal rate.
>There are after all people in their 70's and even 80's 
>that run marathons, are they physically younger than
>their years or have the just maintained themselves
>better.

Or, when most disease and injuries are cured instantly, and appearance can be changed, wizard bodies endure much less physical stress than muggle bodies. For example, what is the life expectency of squibs? How about muggle borns? If the latter live as long as most wizards, and the former live as long as most muggles, then there is a case to be made about slower breakdown rather than elongated life-span.

Bart