Questions to JKR

[prefectmarcus at yahoo.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 23413

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., catherine at c... wrote:
> --- 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

Yes, Catherine, I am aware of that post.  I am also well aware of the 
FAQ.  This is a topic that has been highly dicussed in every HP board 
I have ever visited. 

So if our beloved lexiconist is putting together a letter to her, this 
would be an ideal time for her to address it, that is if she even sees 
it.  I hope she does.  She seems to enjoy discussing the minute 
details of her universe.  

Marcus