[HPforGrownups] Re: Hogwarts population + JKR in Bazaar

[Amanda Lewanski]

No: HPFGUIDX 9809

Jim Ferer wrote:

> I worked the number out, using the school population of my daughter's
> school system as a guide. I assumed there were eight schools of six
> years each, all with the same number of students. I adjusted for seven
> years at Hogwarts instead of six at my daughters' school. If the
> birthrates are exactly the same,and if Hogwarts is the only wizarding
> school in the UK, then the wizarding population of the UK is under
> 5000, without adjusting for muggle-borns like Hermione.

Only if every single wizarding child goes to Hogwarts. I don't think we
should assume this. I think there are plenty of magical folk, like Stan
and Ernie of the Knight Bus, who live and work in the wizarding world and
never went to Hogwarts. So I think your population estimate can be
expanded a bit.

--Amanda