Distribution of students in houses (was: Dorms)

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No: HPFGUIDX 26101

Adding my thoughts to the unsolvable math problem that puts Fermat's 
Last Theorem to shame:

Assuming you believe, like I always have, that the houses are not 
exactly equal in size (at least not due to a quota but perhaps due to 
coincedence) and assuming you accept the "20 'this or that' used 
during a combined lesson" evidence then according to the HP4GU FAQ on 
Hogwarts the only way to make this work and come up with the right 
number of students is for there to be 110 or so Ravenclaws (since 
unlike the other three houses, we've never seen a combined Ravenclaw 
class).

I was wondering if that's really true.  Do we have actual proof that 
all the Hufflepuffs go to Herbology as a combined class with the 
Gryffindors?  Is there any concrete reason to believe that there 
definitely couldn't be another set of Hufflepuffs besides who take 
Herbology seperately?  I'm sure there's "highly suggestive evidence" 
like the fact that Sprout can only teach so many classes in a day 
anyway, but I was wondering about a more blatant statement like saying 
"all the Hufflepuffs" or that sort of thing.

It's possible this same thing could be extended to Slytherins and 
Ravenclaws too, I don't know.

Anyway just mildly curious--in actuality I maintain that this whole 
number of students thing is just a gross inconsistency.

-Luke