Number of Students at Hogwarts

[Susan Smith]

No: HPFGUIDX 68984

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Susan Smith" 
<atroposgryffin at y...> wrote:
There are 5 identical beds in Harrys room (Harry, Ron, Neville, 
Seamus, and Dean)
20 broomsticks for the Slytherins and Gryffindors class....
I then assume that there are 5 boys and 5 girls in each house and 
in each year....
40 new students per year, 70 students per house, and 280 students 
> > > total.......
> > > 
> > > Does that sound about right??? 
> > > 
> > > "lynnfaragher78"
> > 
> 
> <Atropos G.>
> In various interviews/public appearances, JKR has stated several 
> times that there are about 1000 students, faculty, administration, 
> staff at Hogwarts
> 
> A.G.
> > The biggest problem with this arguement is that it assumes that
> > Harry's year is a typical year.
> > 
> > Harry was born at a time of great unrest in the wizarding 
> community. 
> > Voldemort was at the peak of his power, and people on both sides 
of
> > the conflict were disappearing or dying at a higher than normal 
> rate.
> >  In such times of uncertainty as this, it is quite plausible that 
> the
> > birth rate among wizarding community took a short-term decline.  
An
> > increase in the number of magical babies in the year following
> > Voldomort's disapperance would then seem likely, and would 
suggest a
> > larger number students.
> > 
> > Allen

Allen:  there was not a big problem with my portion because it was 
simple a statement of the interview facts.  "In various 
interviews/public appearances, JKR has stated several times that 
there are about 1000 students, faculty, administration, staff at 
Hogwarts".

However, I do agree that some of lynnfaragher78's theory had some 
problems and would agree with some of the points you made.

A.G.