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[Jim Ferer]

No: HPFGUIDX 13023

Joywitch:"> 124 feet long (or about 41 meters) is very long, and of 
course 200 feet, or about 65 meters, is REALLY long.  I know the 
Great Hall is big enough to fit the Dursleys whole house in it, but 4 
bedroom suburban houses are about 60 feet long.  

Think about the length of those tables, for example, an (American) 
football field is 100 yards, or 300 feet long.  In baseball, the 
distance from home plate to first base is 90 feet.  I think the 
tables would have to be ridiculously long, and therefore I agree with 
the original estimate of about 10 students per class per year for a 
total of about 300 students.  That way the tables only have to be big 
enough for 70 students, hence about 40 feet long -- a much more 
manageable size."

There's seating for 1200 at the Yule Ball (JKR states that cold), so 
there's room for that and dancing too; the room is there. (Three 
outside guests for each student at the Ball, and the Ball doesn't 
include the youngest students? Highly doubtful).

They are humongous tables (tables laid end-to-end, no doubt), no 
question.