Of course Holly's short for her age!! As with Harry, the ALL MIGHTY ORDER OF HTE BURNT CHICKEN NOR THE SUPPOSED SCHOOL MEDINURSE CARE ENOUGH TO CORRECT THEIR PROBLEMS!!! Then we run into the stone and reinforcing steel wall know as Dumbshit! He doesn't care whether either is truly healthy just as long as they can function to do what he plans for them to do! As the nation's highest law enforcement agent as the chief warlock he should make sure both children have a safe living environment but he WANTS them abused and seeing him as their savior.