[the_old_crowd] Re: Tracing ancestry (was: Naughty, Guilty! DD)

[Susan Albrecht]

SSSusan wrote:
>>> WHY would this comment of Hermione's be true?  If 
the generational span of yer average witchorwizard is
2 to 3 times that of a human, wouldn't it be *easier*
to trace the family tree? <<<

Potioncat:
>>But, so far, it looks like Wizarding youth mature
and marry at the same pace, or even faster, than RL
people! So if a new generation showed up every 20--25
years, you'd have the same number of generations to go
back, just you'd have more of those generations still
alive.<<


SSSusan:
That was rather the point I was trying to make (but
didn't well) -- that one would have more people within
the family still alive to turn to for information. 
Unless, as you say, you're a Black and have had a lot
of "You pissed me off -- you're HISTORY!" scorching
going on.

Anyway, it's not a big issue, but it just didn't seem
sensible to me.  

Siriusly Snapey Susan