Number at Hogwarts

[darrin_burnett]

No: HPFGUIDX 42603

Animagi Raven (great name, by the way) wrote:

 

> I don't have access to the exact quote by JKR but what if 1000 is 
the  approximate number of beings (students, teachers, ghosts, 
creatures in the Forbidden Forest, etc?) at Hogwarts?  Mull that over 
for a  while. 

I doubt it will satisfy anyone who really wants to make an issue of 
this 1000 versus 250 business, mainly because we only know of about a 
dozen teachers and six ghosts. Maybe if we counted owls and other 
pets, not to mention all those Flobbyworms.

 Maybe that will satisfy enough people that we can move onto  the 
important things like:
> How do owls (and tropical birds, too) find the people that they are 
> looking to deliver mail to?

Magic. Not being snarky here, but that really is the explanation. I 
mean, how does a Howler work? Magic. That's how the owls manage it 
too.

> Does the Ford Anglia need gas now?

Um... anyone else?

> Where is Hagrid storing Sirius's motorcycle?

Ooooh... now that's a good question. I bet it's around somewhere, 
that is, if it wasn't confiscated by the Ministry of Magic after 
Sirius was arrested. I'd love to see it make a return appearance.

> What happened to James and Lily's wands?

Well, we know wands can be physically damaged (Ron and Hagrid's both 
were broken, one by accident, one intentionally) and the AK spell 
rebounding literally brought the house down, so it is possible the 
wands were destroyed. OR... perhaps James or Lily's wands, or both, 
will make return appearances, which helps get around that "brother 
wand causing Priori Incanteum" thing.

> How does the Marauder's Map know your name?

Magic. :)

> Why would *anyone* sell blood-flavored candy?

We know that goblins, elves, giants and werewolves exist in HP, so 
why not vampires? There has to be some kind of demand for blood-
related products, just as there are likely plus-sized haberdasheries 
and boutiques for Hagrid and Madame Maxime. 


Darrin
-- Wonder how many miles that Ford gets to the gallon?