Portrait Hole Answer/Amount of Students/Petrified Penelope

[Mindy, a.k.a. CLH]

No: HPFGUIDX 25509

Asked by Patrick Dawson:

"GoF Ch.25
This isn't the first time that someone has waited outside the Gryffindor
common room to let Harry out at night. So if the portrait can't be opened
from the inside, how the heck do they get out in the morning?"

I asked this question 2 weeks ago and the answer I got was that in both
instances, either Harry was under his cloak and did not want to arouse
suspicion that a door was opening and no one was leaving, or he was not
allowed to leave the Gryffindor tower and a friend had to wait for him
outside.

Patrick did not ask this, but:

Recently people have been debating how many students there are in the
school. Someone suggested that there were 10 per year, 5 male and 5
female, in each House. At first I thought it was ridiculous but then I
realized it was highly likely. That would mean that there were about 70
students per House. Whenever Harry enters the Common Room to pandemonium,
I hope there are not more than 70 students present there. Can you imagine
the chaos of having several hundred students per house? Additionally,
whenever the fab five go up to their tower to sleep, it says 'First
Years' or 'Second Years' etc. on their door -- obvoiusly there aren't any
other boys of their age of their house. If there are more, please
enumerate them, I'd like to know them.

Professor Fellini wrote:

"Perhaps Percy was kissing a *petrified* Penelope in the Hospital Wing? 
THAT would CERTAINLY be embarrassing!;}  Poor little lovesick Percy! "

I've since realized I may have made a mistake.... Wasn't Penelope
petrified the last minute, along with Hermione? I may have my own
timeline mixup mixed up!

Rita wrote:

"Mindy wrote:

> One thing they have been told to provide is a Christmas present, so
> they send a tissue out of fear that if they do nothing, Voldemort 
> will blow up their house."

I'm NOT taking credit where credit isn't due.... methinks Cindy wrote it.


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