Horcrux Harry Will Die!/Wizard Population

[Cathy Drolet]

No: HPFGUIDX 134092

Brothergib said:

"It seems that what is most important to JKR is that we are completely
shocked and surprised in her books. And she usualy manages it. What
would be more shocking than Harry dying in book 7. It is something
I'm sure we all worry about, but (be very honest here) do any of us
truly believe that Harry won't survive book 7. "


Actually, I am convinced of it.  I will be completely surprised if he lives.
He will die to protect someone after he has finished LV.  There will still
be DE's in the fray (I don't envision a one-on-one between LV & HP).  HP
saving Draco from Lucius would be interesting - if, of course, LM ever gets
out of Azkaban.

Besides, it is the only way JKR won't be hounded to insanity for more HP
books.
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TWV said  "And I always thought there was between 40-50 000 wizard/witches
and
beings in Britain, if there were about 1000 students at Hogwarts.

One minute she says 1000 students, the next 600. I'm very confused."


I don't know how many witches and wizards are in Britain (geez is that in
the books and I've missed it after all these readings?)  but there are not
possibly 1000 students in the school.  The math - her math - is simple.

4 houses x
7 years x
10 kids per year  (5 girls/5 boys)

give or take a few expulsions (Hagrid),  a few failures (Montague), a few
possibly leaving after 5th year (Fred & George) and a few being removed by
parents (Eloise Midgeon, Patils, Zacharias Smith).

Even if there were 20 kids per year (and we know there is not in HP's year,
at least there are only 20 combined between Gryffindor and Slytherin, and
between Gryffindor and Hufflepuff), it only comes out to 560.


CathyD
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