Hogwarts population

[Steve Vander Ark]

No: HPFGUIDX 9548

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, Barbara Morgenroth 
<squeakinby at e...> wrote:
> Sorry if this has been asked before.

It has, actually. And it's been discussed a lot. And we're still not 
sure. 

> 
> How many students are attending Hogwarts?

JKR says about a thousand. Some of us (myself included) have the 
audacity to think she's wrong ;)

> 
> How many tables are in the Great Hall?  It always sounds like just 
4 plus
> the teachers' table.

Yep, there are four, plus the teacher's table. Slytherin is nearest 
the door, then Ravenclaw, then Hufflepuff, then Gryffindor. In case 
you're curious, the teachers' table is almost certainly on the left 
as you come in, with a door behind it and almost to the far wall that 
leads to a smaller chamber with a fireplace and a lot of paintings, 
including one of the Fat Lady's friend Violet.

Oh, and there are only FOUR tables in the kitchens. So where does the 
food come from that goes up to the teachers' table?

Steve Vander Ark
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