Sheer number of Wizards?

[katiecannon2000]

No: HPFGUIDX 63310

> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "thomac77" <thomac77 at y...> 
> wrote: 
> > 
> > We know that wizards are born of muggle parents (exactly how the 
> > genetics work for that I would love to know!) but presumably 
(from 
> > Aunt Petunia in Book 1), the parents don't know their child is a 
> > wizard until they receive their letter from Hogwarts in their 
> > eleventh year. Soooo

 
> > We know that Hermione's parents are normal, practical, well 
> adjusted 
> > Muggles, (they are dentists, after all).  They receive a letter 
> from 
> > Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry telling them that 
their 
> > precocious little Hermione is a witch...and off they send her to 
> > school?  There must be more to this story.   
> > 
> > 
> > -Carisa 
> 
These are excellent points, and I'm sorry to say this problem never 
crossed my mind before.  Is it possible that some sort of spell would 
be cast such that the recipient of the letter would be rendered 
incapable of divulging the information?  Or a Forgetfulness Charm? 

Also, looking at it as a 2003 muggle, think of the majority of 
stories you hear about fortune-telling, seers, etc.  I drive by an 
abundance of "Palm Readers, Hot Dogs & Notary Public" places and 
think "yeah, right."   

kc--hoping to receive a Hogwarts letter any day now, never mind way 
too old to attend