Harry and the Dursleys

[Nick]

No: HPFGUIDX 54656

I think people are reading too much into the "Last of the Potters" 
thing.

Harry's refered to as the last of the Potters 'cause he is just that -
 the quote from Sirius to Pettigrew was regarding Pettigrew living at 
Hogwarts and not killing Harry. I.E: he wanted to wait until 
Voldemort was back in power.

The insinuation (as I understand it of course) is that Harry is the 
only one Voltemort really had to kill, his parents were incidental, 
and they knew it. Lilly parents seemed to be Muggles (from a line 
Petunia says... which I can't remember - about having "a witch in the 
family".) We know nothing about James' family... on the other hand if 
Harry had living grandparents they would have been first in line to 
take him in... unless they were of Wizarding family... I'm digging 
myself into a hole again!)

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I think there are around 200 students per house at Hogwarts. There's 
mention in PoA of 200 Slytherins booing at the Quidditch final (I 
think) and the whole school is in attendence (suggesting the total 
number of Slytherin house). Which in turn suggests about 30 students 
per each of the 7 years (per house) and a total of around 800 
students at Hogwarts at any one time.

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Filtch and mopping the muddly floors. It can't be filches job alone. 
Just think about it a huge stone castle with four floors (not 
including the dungeons?) corridors, classrooms, dormitories, common 
rooms, staff rooms, offices, kitchens, toilets, halls. Far too much 
for one man to do.

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Nick