Hogwarts Size (Sorry to bring this up again.)

[Stephanie Roark Keener]

No: HPFGUIDX 18576

Okay, I'm just catching up ...
In SS/PS (pg. 113 US pbk) while Harry is waiting to be marched in for 
the Sorting, "Harry could hear the drone of HUNDREDS of voices coming 
from a door to the right -- the rest of the school must already be 
here -- ..."  Which supports the larger size argument.  I have to say 
I think Hogwarts is pretty good sized (around 1000).  And I know, I 
know, why don't we see more teachers, students, etc.  My answer is 
the classic Harry's POV argument.  For example, I graduated from the 
University of Kentucky (GO CATS!), where there are some 30,000 
students and around 1500 full-time facutly.  If you heard me tell 
many undergrad stories, you might come away thinking that there were 
only a few prof.s and a few students and only one bar.  Because, I 
just didn't know the people that took the Biology classes, and I only 
knew a handful of people in my massive dorm.  My POV focuses almost 
entirely on the History and Political Science Departments and 
classes -- and that's certainly not everyone who was there.  Okay, 
anecdotal evidence, I'm ready to be slammed.
Stephanie