[HPforGrownups] RE: Prefects

[Penny & Bryce]

No: HPFGUIDX 26477

Hi --

Rowena Grunnion-Ffitch wrote:

> 
 But if there are as many prefects as will fit into
> two train compartments wouldn't that would make
> twelve? (assuming six is the maximum a compartment can
> hold comfortably) which would make three prefects per
> House, perhaps in charge of the first, second and
> third years.

I'm not sure why you assume a compartment can only hold 6 people. 
Someone (Simon?) elaborated that a standard BritRail compartment would 
hold a fair number of people as I recall.  I don't know why we would 
assume the size of the compartments is small.  If that were true, how 
long would the Hogwarts Express need to be to transport 1,000 students 
to Hogwarts (which, of course, assumes that there are 1000 students 
(which I don't believe) and that they all arrive at Hogwarts on the 
Hogwarts Express via King's Cross in London (which I also don't believe 
can be true))?

Penny