Hogwarts population

[eriktz]

No: HPFGUIDX 40093

So I am very excited to be coming up with what I hope is an original 
thought.

I have read the FAQ about population size and all that. Well, I 
think I have found some canonical evidence for a small population. I 
was rereading Chamber of Secrets and on their first morning back at 
Hogwarts the mail comes and it says:

"...there was a rushing sound overhead and a *hundred* or so owls 
streamed in..."

Do you think it is reasonable to assume that if there were a 
thousand or so students at Hogwarts only 100 or so owls would be 
delivering mail on the first day?
Actually, as i type this I am wondering if that does make sense. I 
mean, they have only been gone for a day how many parents are that 
crazy that they would be sending mail everyday. 
Well, I am just throwing that out there.

Another thing just occured to me. Why does the mail at Hogwarts 
arrive every morning, when it seems at other times the mail comes at 
just about anytime anywhere? Do you think Hogwarts monitors all the 
owls coming in and only allows them to deliver at specific times as 
not to disturb class?

erik