How many students?/FAQ

[flying_ford_anglia]

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From: flying_ford_anglia
Subject: Re: How many students?/FAQ
Reply To: [Yahoo! #6174] Re: How many students go to Hogwarts?
Date: 8/8/00 2:18 am  (ET)

<<The only information that goes in a FAQ is that which is directly
derivable (even if disputed)from the Harry Potter books, but to say
"when JKR was making a novel out of the historical facts" is to basically
replace her Harry Potter world with "The world according to Cat Lady.">>

Well, I *like* the Catlady world. It's often very personal, but it's
full of knowledge and fun.

As I've said before (not in so many words), speculation is often as
much the key to solution as deduction. That's a scientific principle,
by the way, not a neat little phrase.

The FAQ, as I understand it, isn't just about providing a ready reference
to things in the HP books, it's also about classifying some of the wealth
of opinion here. It will, I assume, include discussion about the number of
students at Hogwarts and take in all the suggestions that have been made.

Neil