STWNSHH (was Size)

[ibchawz]

No: HPFGUIDX 139887

ibchawz wrote:

> Another thing I recall (let me know if my memory is faulty) is that
> the stadium for the Quidditch World Cup was built to seat 100,000
> people. Considering that overseas countries were represented by
> rather small groups of fans due to the logistics of travel, I think
> it is safe to assume that the majority of the attendees were from
> Europe (for the sake of discussion, I assume 70%). If the UK has
> only a WW population of 3000, that leaves 67,000 to come from other
> European countries. If this is the case, the UK actually has a
> relatively small population of wizards/witches in comparison to 
other
> European countries.

Ffred responded:

Would be 97,000 rather than 67,000 but I note your point.

ibchawz replies:

The number in my hypothetical case would be 67,000 coming from other 
European countries, since the assumption is that 30,000 are coming 
from non-European countries.  Unlike JKR, math and numbers are my 
strength (one of the reasons I am an engineer).

Ffred responded:

Think about the logistics of accommodating around 30 times your 
national population, even for a short time, the amount of resources, 
food, etc that would be needed. It just wouldn't be feasible.

ibchawz replies:

I can agree with that.  The MOM was in a bit of a panic over the 
event.  The people with "cheap seats" had to arrive 2 weeks in 
advance due to the logistical problems with portkey travel. 

ibchawz