Dorms/Differences in house size

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No: HPFGUIDX 26096

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., magpie1112 at y... wrote:
> Brilliant idea, Borg!  I too assumed that the houses were all the 
> same size.  That could also explain the reason why Griffindor & 
> Slytherin are placed in classes together.  I can't remember if I've 
> ever seen a Ravenclaw or a Hufflepuff sharing a class, either with 
> Griffindors or Slytherins.  If the bulk of Hogwarts is made up of 
R's 
> & H's, it would certainly "puff" up the numbers.  
> 
> And I wouldn't discount the "war = fewer children" theory, either.  
> If that is the case, I wonder if there was a "wizard boom" a year 
or 
> so after the war?  Perhaps Ginny's class (and the next few classes 
> after) are larger?
> 
> - Denise (who was never very good with numbers, anyway)

But the Gryffs do have a class with the Huffs: Herbology.  And 
apparently there are about as many Hufflepuffs as there are Gryffs 
and Slyths, since the day they potted the mandrakes "about 20 pairs 
of different-colored earmuffs were lying on the bench".