Questions to JKR

[catherine at cator-manor.demon.co.uk]

No: HPFGUIDX 23406

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., prefectmarcus at y... wrote:
> Anyway, I would like to know definitively how many students are at 
> Hogwarts.  Is it ~300, ~600, or ~1000?  Are there two more 
Griffindor 
> girls in Harry's year per the Boggart class?  If so, do they have 
> names?

Judging by canon, JKR implies that there are a lot more students at 
Hogwarts than seems likely on what we're given.  I don't know if the 
FAQ for this is up yet, but Penny wrote an excellent post on this 
recently, which summarised the various schools of thought on the 
subject.  Message no: 18,454.  

My above comment about canonical evidence - both in the numbers JKR 
talks about and other things, such as the number of people in Harry's 
year, it seems to me that a very clear answer from JKR wouldn't be 
very helpful, as she doesn't seem very clear in her own mind about 
it.  Is this sacrilege?  I hope not!

Catherine