Teen Pregnancy

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 189235


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> Pippin:
> Technically, there is a pregnant teen in canon. Merope, according to canon, was eighteen when she went off with Riddle Sr and had her baby a year after that. We know she sought help from Muggles rather than wizards, which leads me to conclude that the WW deals with this issue same the way it deals with any  other unpleasant aspect of life in the WW -- by pretending it doesn't exist. 

Potioncat:
Technically, yes.
But Merope was an adult teen and married. So her pregnancy wasn't a reason for public scorn. It was also 1926, when resources for problem pregnancies were limited. Her own inner resources were limited too. It's unlikely she had much experience with either the WW or the Muggle world. Her father's attitude about Muggles is all she ever knew. She may have felt she had to leave the WW behind when she married a Muggle.