Distribution of students in houses (was: Dorms)

[cynthiaanncoe at home.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 26114

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., caliburncy at y... wrote:
> Adding my thoughts to the unsolvable math problem that puts 
Fermat's 
> Last Theorem to shame:
> 


Perhaps someone can enlighten me about something.  I've heard all of 
the theories to explain the demographics.  

But I don't understand the assumption that people don't exist at 
Hogwarts unless JKR names them and shows them in action.  If I read a 
novel about a fictional law firm, the author doesn't have to 
introduce me to every document clerk.  I just assume there are other 
people in the setting aside from the main characters.  

In HP, there are a staggering number of named characters and stock 
characters, and I think there could be lots of "placeholder" 
characters.  How can we rule out the possibility that there are not 
additional teachers of transfiguration, etc. and other sections of 
students?  Forgive me if this has already been discussed somewhere, 
but I haven't seen a satisfactory explanation.  

So in a way, Luke, this question goes back to something raised last 
week.  What did you call it -- Authorial Misinformation or something?

Cindy