Wizards and Magicians in School

[jferer]

No: HPFGUIDX 43425

bboy_mn:"I still say the JKR saying Hogwarts has an enrollment of 
1,000; is not a statement of absolute student population, but typical 
or average. I speculated that typically 1,000 means 600 to 1,400. 
Someone who's name will not be mentioned (cough:Gery Wolf:cough) said 
that the plus/minus 40% was way too much (not a direct quote)."

I think plus-minus 40% is too much also. When I say 1,000, I mean 
plus-minus 10% or so, and I expect others to mean that, too. If 
someone told me 1,000 and it was really 600, I would believe I was 
deceived.

bboy_mn:"Rowling says there are no other Wizardry/Witchcraft school 
in Britain,  so I say that they are NOT Wizarding school, they are 
instead, magician schools. Think magician as in technician. These are 
similar to trade schools. I know other people have already thought of 
this, but I thought I would add my thoughts to the discussion."

I can't buy the 'multiple campus' theory either. It's way too much of 
a semantic loophole, for one thing. 

I'd say the 'magician' school idea is a variation on 
the 'apprenticeship' idea. I guess it's more credible, too. After 
all, where did Stan Shunpike go to school? Ernie Prang? 

You're putting forth 'magician' schools as a kind of blue collar 
vocational school. Jobs like Stan's call for magical folk who don't 
necessarily have the skills of a witch or wizard.   This is where he 
might have learned what he needs to know.