[HPforGrownups] BRITS: Hogwarts Housing

[Michelle Apostolides]

No: HPFGUIDX 29689

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|  Everybody's aware of the seeming discrepancy between JKR's claim of a
thousand Hogwarts students, and the "homelife" clues which suggest a
much smaller population. Is it feasible to propose that while most of
the First and Second Years and the collegers live in the castle, there
is *also* a larger population who live as oppidans in Hogsmeade? I
should think that would only give more weight to the view of Hogsmeade
as a college town which grew up initially to support the school,
providing boarding houses and the like.
It is possible that some pupils live in Hogwarts, but not many. As far
as we know, there is no tertiary education section in the magical world.

| Is it possible also to suppose that the teachers we have been shown
are just the Masters (indeed, Snape is commonly referred to as Potions
Master), some of whom also have Fellows beneath them whom have not yet
met? Is it common in the British school system for the younger, rather
than the older, students to take classes directly from the Department
Heads?
No ! You have to be trained properly to teach.. We hgave tacher
assistants, which are tranied classroom helpers. But they never ever
take lessons.  They would help weaker stiudents.

|  From what clues we've been given, does Hogwarts appear to be more
*like* a public school with a couple of extra forms tacked on at the
beginning, ?
It is very much based on the public school system.  With the forms, the
houses and the houseparenting system, as well as a seemingly
non-teaching headteacher.

Hope that helps

Michelle