OOP: Ratio of Mugs to Wiz was MWPP (Was Flints?) + birthrate

[katiecannon2000]

No: HPFGUIDX 63580

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Renee Daniels" <Calimora at y...> 
wrote:
> Absolute proof, no. Strong suggestion yes.
> 
> "Percy directed the girls through one door to their dormitory and 
the 
> boys through another. At the top of a spiral staircase...they found 
> their beds at last: five four poster beds hung with deep red, 
velvet 
> curtains" (SS p.130)

I was under the impression (don't have SS here at (ahem...) work) 
that the dormitories were also split up by year.  So that HP's first 
year, there were five *First Years*, but who knows how many 
2,3,4,5,6, or 7 years.  (Plus an extra Flint or two hanging around 
for too many years...)

 
> According to JKR's (iffy) student count, there are loads of Unnamed 
> Ones. But these dont nessicarily have to be in Harry's year, 
> afterall, it wasn't the greatest time to be having kids, there are 
> probably more in the latest years and the youngest years.

Please remind me where JKR's student count can be found on here.  I 
read the synopsis in the VFAQ that compares her count to folks' on 
here.  I am guessing one of her interviews.  But this seems to 
support my thinking that the books center on the important (to the 
story) students and leave others to undescribed days at Hogwarts.
 
> I've always been of the opinion that the houses dont have ballence 
> enrollment. How can they when the hat is supposed to pick the house 
> best for the student. If there aren't five brave girls, then 
> Gryffindor doesn't get five girls.

I do not disagree with this.  It was mentioned in another post that 
Hufflepuff's house must've been bigger, if they took the (for lack of 
a better word) "leftovers."

I still wonder how many Magical Folks in the world population as 
compared to number of Muggles.  Do you suppose the census bureau has 
this information? :)

kc--bogging down in (shudder) STATISTICS