Wizarding population of UK

[raolin1 at hotmail.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 30259

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., pengolodh_sc at y... wrote:
> Well, it is my first screenname, dating back to 1998, although I 
also 
> operate under the names of rhodhry, kirdan (naval architect in 
> training as I am) and prince_galrion.


One of my early screen names was a Valarin name from one of the 
essays that Pengolodh supposedly wrote!  Indeed, it's a small world.


> That, and the fact that Dumbledore is still young-acting, 
indicating 
> that he should have a long way to go still (assuming no external 
> intervention, such as a curse from the hands of Voldemort, or 
> suchlike), and the fact that Professor McGonagall's is 70, but the 
> impression I got of her from the books made me put her down as 
> roughly 40 (including the mention of the fact that she is black-
> haired - I know of very few women who have black hair at age 70 by 
> natural means, and Professor McGonagall does not strike me as the 
> type to colour her hair).  JKR has also said that wizards do have a 
> significantly longer life-expectancy than muggles, although I do 
not 
> remember offhand whether she directly quantified it.  


I remember reading that quote, but I don't remember her specifically 
quantifying it.  However, I'd still put Dumbledore on the high end of 
the spectrum.  After all, Nicholas Flamel was his partner!  That 
could easily have expanded his life expectancy; even for a wizard.


> No, I doubt that.  The Irish population is ca. 4 million, while 
that 
> of UK combined is roughly 60 million, meaning that the Irish 
> population is roughly 1/15th that of the UK population.  This si 
> roughly 70 students in difference in a Hogwarts with 1000 students, 
> and 700 in difference in a population of 10000.  


Ahh, is it that small?  In that case, it would do very little to 
counteract my ignoring the age issue, and my number is very probably 
understated somewhat.  In that case, my number becomes a low end of 
the theoretical range, while yours is much closer to a the high end 
of the range.

Joshua Dyal