website SPOILERS . Who goes to Hogwarts

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Steve:

What I immediately noticed is that she only half-way answered the 
question. So did Stan Shunpike go to Hogwarts? How common is it for 
people NOT to go? All this tells us is that the invitation goes out. 
What percentage of people say yes? If almost everyone says yes, then 
the total number of school age Wizarding children in Britain is 
frightfully small -- at most a thousand, as per Jo's comment. That's 
the size of a small high school in the United States, and most 
communities have a number of such high schools. 
If, on the other hand, most families turn down the position in favor 
of having the kids go into a trade, then the Wizarding World is a 
bit more reasonable size. 
I should have rephrased the question...and I spent a month writing 
those questions, hoping to avoid this sort of thing!




Alla:

Yes, you are right, but I got the answer to the question I was 
interested the most in light of the discussions we had earlier - how 
easy it is to get admitted to Hogwarts, how elitistic the admission 
system is, etc.

I am also glad that as long as magical child shows spark of magic 
he/she considered to be a wizard.

That means, IMO, that Neville did not show ANY magic, none 
whatsoever during the times his family was worried about him.

As to how many children really go to Hogwarts, well she did say it 
is up to the family to decide.

I guess I want to know that answer too, but I am at least happy to 
learn about the fact that being magical is the only acceptance test 
Hogwarts has.