HOW many classmates? All things are Relative

[suehpfan]

No: HPFGUIDX 91645

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Bboy_mn wrote:
> Greatest number = Hufflepuff
> Somewhat Large = Ravenclaw
> Small = Gryfindor
> Small = Slytherin
> 
> Just off the top of my head, I would guess a ratio of 
40H/30R/15G/15S.
> I can't prove that ratio, so it's more of an illustration of my 
point
> than anything else. 
> 
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> bboy_mn

This would also be a reasonable explanation as to why Gryffindor 
never has classes with Ravenclaw.  There is one problem with your 
theory (which I happen to agree with), the Sorting Hat says in OotP 
it has to "quarter" the students each year.  This would indicate that 
the division would be fairly equal.  There are also many references 
to the tables in the Great Hall during feasts and they are always 
full.  JKR never mentions that there are significantly fewer students 
at Gryffinder or Slytherin tables.

In another post (who knows where I wrote it, it could be in OT 
Chatter) I mentioned that the sheer size of the dormitory would be 
astronomical if there are approx. 30 students per year per house.  In 
Gryffindor alone the boys tower would have 3 floors per year meaning 
a tower of 21 stories (1 tower each for boys and girls) assuming that 
each dorm room held 5 students.  Not only that, but crowding in the 
common room takes on a whole new meaning with over 200 students 
crammed in.

That said, in JKR's world they can fit what, 10 people in a Ford 
Anglia?  So I guess anything goes.

Sue, who would ask JKR *exactly* how many Gryffindors there are in 
Harry's year, along with all of the other questions mentioned.