Crookshanks/ Animal pop

[aichambaye at yahoo.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 11784

Thanks to those who told me to have a good time in the UK!

OK last night after I posted my Crookshanks question, I read my new 
UK edition Philosophers Stone, and noticed that there were a LOT of 
animals at the station. 

If there are 1000 students, which JKR says (I know lots disagree, but 
hang on a sec), and we can assume that every second person at least 
has a pet (there are two pets in the 4 weasley kids and they are not 
the richest wizarding family), and 2/3 of our main characters have 
pets (if you count scabbers at first)... and we assume that most 
people DON'T have toads, except Neville (after all, they're out of 
fashion), then 1 of 2 students have pets and 1 of 2 pets are owls... 
that's 250 or so owls and 250 or so cats (this by evidence and by 
JKR's statement)... 

If there are fewer students, say 600, then the rest of the logic 
holds... but there are more like 150 owls and 150 cats. 

Either way, that's a LOT of cats, but then it's a BIIIIIG castle. 
Millicent Bulstode has a cat and Hermione didn't know until it was 
too late... so there is no reason to know all these people have cats 
unless they are roaming around... like Mrs. Norris and Crookshanks. 

I think Crookshanks is a regular cat, no extra powers... but then I 
have a cat and I think she's less Muggle than me if you know what I 
mean. I think the Fat Lady lets him in. And I think the castle doors 
do, too. 

Heather M. aka Aicha