Student population at Hogwarts (Long!)

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No: HPFGUIDX 18491

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Tim Kronsell <timkronsell2 at o...> wrote:
> How CAN the houses be of similar size, considering the method of 
selection?
> 
> Darreder
> 
> >===== Original Message From HPforGrownups at y... =====
> >--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer 
<pennylin at s...>
> >wrote:
> ><snipped - huge dissitation on Hogwarts student population>
> >
> >Hey, that was great, but it didn't tie in with my long held view on
> >this, so here it is:
> >
> >I don't believe the houses are equally sized.  Some of the quirkier
> >English public schools (really top-notch private schools) have 
house
> >systems where the houses are not equally sized.  I've always viewed
> >Gryffindor as being one of the smaller houses (no evidence for this
> >except for the small numbers in Harry's year).
> >
> >There must also be huge demographic fluctuations with such a small
> >wizarding community so that each year group will have a different
> >number of students in it, as well as the sorting arrangement 
leading
> >to different proportions of each year group being in each house 
each
> >year.
> >
> >When comments like "We've got double Potions with the Slytherins 
next"
> >are made, that does not necessarily mean all the Slytherins.  If 
the
> >school aims for class sizes of approximately 20, and there are
> >(approx) 10 Griffindors, 30 Slytherins, 30 Hufflepuffs and 20 or 40
> >Ravenclaws, then the Griffindors will share classes with some of 
the
> >Slytherins and some of the Hufflepuffs for some lessons (but never
> >Ravenclaw).  For timetabling reasons it would end up being the same
> >group of Slytherins they shared with (so Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle
> >always show up).  I've always rationalised the 1000 students 
statement
> >this way, but it's always bothered me there aren't enough 
teachers -
> >ahh well!
> >
> >Florence.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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