Mail Owls (was Hogwarts population)

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No: HPFGUIDX 40126

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "eriktz" <Erikzamora at h...> wrote:
> 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?

Maybe they have magically conquered junk mail?  I know without it, 
I'd hardly get any mail at all.

> 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?

Interesting questions which I cannot answer.  However, I wondered if 
anyone else had noticed that owls are nocturnal, so why are they 
delivering mail during the day at all?  Presumably owls were chosen 
for their stealth; i.e., since they fly at night, most Muggles 
wouldn't/don't notice them.  But then there they are flying about at 
all times of the day delivering mail.  Look how they swarmed over 
Privet Drive.  Not the best way to maintain the secrecy of the WW, 
IMHO.

Ginny