[HPforGrownups] Re: Number of pupils at Hogwarts ?miscalculation?

[Penny & Bryce]

No: HPFGUIDX 30284

Hi everyone --

radius_squared at hotmail.com wrote:

> 
> Here is a mistake concerning the books that no one has picked up on
> yet. Let's say there were 200 people in each house. That means about
> 86 people per year. Half of those would be boys, so about 43 boys per
> year per house. When Harry mentions his "dorm," there are at most 7 or
> eight boys in his year, while, according to statistics, there should
> be at least 40. Did I make a stupid mistake and miss something, or
> have I made a point?

Um, sorry, but no.  Check out the Hogwarts FAQ, where there is at least 
4-5 pages devoted solely to the recurring debate on the student 
population at Hogwarts.  Your point has been made ...er... a *few* times 
before now.  There are only 5 boys in Harry's year that we know of 
(Harry, Ron, Seamus, Dean & Neville); not 7 or 8 in his year.  Here's 
the link to the FAQ:

http://www.i2k.com/~svderark/lexicon/faq/hogwarts.html

Penny