How many kids in Harry's year? ( JKR's quote) WAS:Re: Harry's study habits.

[colebiancardi]

No: HPFGUIDX 140054

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give the names of the two missing Gryffindor girls.
>
> Forty "fleshed out" students in Harry's year times seven years
> (roughly 280 students) and a faculty of roughly a dozen in a castle
> that could hold many times that number--that's what the evidence 
adds
> up to--with any numbers that contradict that figure chalked up to
> JKR's lack of concern with such details. There is, in any case, no
way
> that McGonagall or Snape or any teacher could deal with *600*
students
> in Harry's year (times seven to encompass all years) even if the
> evidence supported such an estimate.
>
> Carol

I try to stay away from the *how many kids* in Hogwarts discussions;
but I had to give my 2 knuts worth! LOL

Carol stated that there is no way that any teacher could deal with 600
students in one given year. I agree with her statement; however, I 
can imagine more than 280 kids in a house.  Firstly, this is a 
wizarding world, so I am sure there are some tricks to deal with 
reading the essays :) Second, the classes meet once or twice a week, 
no? And some of the classes are double, which means they are 1 1/2 
hours with another house included. It seems that Snape's potion class 
and Sprout's Herbalogy and Hagrids Care of Magical Creatures are 
always double until 6th year. Once the 6 year happens, it seems it is 
a mixure of who can get into the course. So, a single class is about
45 minutes with one house. And once the students get to 6th year, 
they don't all take potions or transfiguration or some of the classes
they were *forced* to take. 

It would be interesting to find out what classes are taught as double,
what classes are required(it seems that in the 3rd year, they can
start taking electives), what is the max and min load of classes and
how many teachers are at Hogwarts, so that additional mapping of the
schedules of students & the teachers can be accurately done.

colebiancardi