My Theory on the Number of Hogwarts students

[Hollydaze]

No: HPFGUIDX 31688

Sorry to bring this in again but I've been away a coupld of days.

Hollydaze wrote: 
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> > that is still a VERY big gap, even taking LV and his rein of 
> > terror as depleeting numbers in Harry's year, surely he would 
> > have done the same to the other years as well? > 

Cornflower O'Shea Wrote:
> I don't know. I'd have thought twice about having a kid at 
> Voldemort's height of power!

That's my point though, surely people would have had the same attitude in the years above Harry so they would be depleted too. LV would only have been slightly less powerfull in, say, Fred and Georges year so surely there should be depletion in thier year too. (and in the other years before them, and between them and Harry)

Basically, yes there could have been a depeletion due to LV but if there was it should surely cover Harry's year adn teh years above adn then the Baby "boom" (if there was one) would be the years after Harry. So why would Harry's year be so small compared to say Fred and George's or Percy's? Small compared to Ginny's I could understand but not the other two as LV was still around at that time too.

Am I making sense at all because I don't think I am?
HOLLYDAZE!!!


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