Hogwarts- A Tight Schedule

[grey_wolf_c]

No: HPFGUIDX 43596

Katie Mapes wrote:
> I just wanted to point out a couple of things on the scheduling 
> debate that I haven't seen anyone mention so far (my apologies if 
> someone did and I missed it).  First, there seems to be more than one 
> house per class, in a lot of cases.  For example, Harry talks about 
> having double potions with the Slytherins.  Second, they don't have 
> every class every day or in a regular schedule (hence having things 
> like "double potions"). So, say Snape teaches 14 potions classes (two 
> classes per year) 3 times a week, and assuming each class period is 
> an hour, that's a 42 hour work week. When you factor in grading 
> papers and such that's a long work week, but it doesn't seem 
> impossible.

Both things, and many more considerations, were included in my original 
post in the thread, # 43419. Please read it, because I repeat myself 
enough as it is, without working through the maths again here.

> The class I'm curious about is DADA which the Gryffindors seem to 
> have by themselves.  Is it possible that sometimes the houses combine 
> for classes and sometimes they don't?  Or do they only have, say, one 
> or two DADA lessons per week?  
> 
> "Katie Mapes"

I don't understand your question, Katie. As far as we know from the 
books, some classes are taken individually and some are taken in groups 
of two houses. However, these arrangements are permanant. That is, 
there are no potions clases (yet) that have been taken by one house 
only, and no DADA clases that have combined several houses.

DADA lessons, as far as we know, are two hours a week.

Hope that helps,

Grey Wolf