Hogwarts Student Population

[Jackie]

No: HPFGUIDX 45472

 
> GulPlum continues:
> CoS (p. 67, UK ed): "They hurried up it, right to the top, and at 
 > last reached the door of their old dormitory, which now had a sign 
 > on it saying SECOND YEARS." It doesn't say "second years room 1"
> or "Finnigan, Longbottom, Potter, Weasley, Thomas". It simply says "second
> years". 

> bboy_mn replies:
> You would emphasize the words "Second Years". I
> would emphasize the
> words "OLD DORMITORY". Harry went back to the same
> room he had the
> previous year; his OLD DORMITORY, which is the same
> room he goes back
> to every year. He doesn't have to search for a sign
> to know which one
> it is. So *IF* there are others in his year, they do
> the same thing.
> They go back to the same room that they've had since
> the beginning,
> and find the sign changed to indicate their current
> year. "SECOND
> YEARS" proves nothing other than Harry is one year
> farther along in
> school.

> GulPlum:
> > 
> > I see the "second years" label as quite
> conclusive, ...

> bboy_mn:
> And obviously, I don't.


I still don't see why the door that says 'Second Years' couldn't lead to a hallway or group of rooms.  Also, since no one else has mentioned 'magic doors', I will. What if the 'Second Years' door is magic and understands that when Harry and Ron are entering, they should be put in room 4, so it opens to that room automatically. Teachers and people like Sirius Black would have to tell the door which room they wanted, but it would still not be a major problem.

I argue these points because I just find it easier to accept this world JK Rowling has built on her terms.  After all, she is the author. If she says there are 1000 students in the school, I believe her. I just argue to make what she says true. Now, I know that the interviews are not as canon as what we see in the books, but I still believe that this is a very little point to disagree with her on (on the other hand, I am fighting vehemently for her over this 'little point', so maybe it's not so moot after all ;D ) 

~Jaye

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