[HPforGrownups] Re: It really annoys me ...

[Bart Lidofsky]

No: HPFGUIDX 163834

Anne Squires:
> Just how big are Hogwarts' pipes anyway?
> A Basilisk seems to go unimpeded through them.  Huh?  Also, access to
>the Chamber which is a thousand years old is by means of a modern
>plumbing system.  It seems to me that when the castle was renovated to
>include said plumbing system then whoever installed it would have
>noticed that their new pipes led to an underground Chamber.  It makes
>no sense whatsoever that Salazar Slytherin had anything to do with
>installing a modern bathroom, yet through this bathroom one gains
>direct access to his "hidden" Chamber.  It makes no sense at all.  

Bart: 
Check out the etymology of the word, "plumbing". It's a lot more ancient than you might realize. The problem was twofold; the first was that plumbing (as the name would imply) was originally lead pipes, which Muggles have found to be poisonous (and, according to some theories, helped to cause the fall of the Roman Empire). The second was that the need for plumbing is greater in cities, and, after the fall of Rome, many civilized places became ruralized. 

>Another thing that bugs me is the schedule (or should I say
>timetable?) for the teaching staff.  The way I figure it, some staff
>members are teaching a minimum of twelve classes. (Flitwick, for
>example, would teach 2 first year classes, 2 second year, 2 third
>year, 2 fourth year, 2 fifth year, 1 sixth year, and 1 seventh year) 
>On top of which many of these classes appear to be double at times. 
>Some classes seem to meet a least three times a week, some even more
>often.  This would also mean seven distinct preps.  Does this strike
>anyone else as impossible? There just aren't enough hours in the week
>to teach this many classes, imho.   Madame Hooch has the best
>schedule, it would seem.  I get the impression that she teaches a few
>flying lessons to the first years. Then she's through with her
>teaching duties.  Of course she supervises Quidditch on the odd
>weekend.  Still, I think she has the best hours of anyone on the staff.

Given the high school/college formula of just under an hour per class, it doesn't sound so bad. And there are a bunch of classes (and professors) that are not as well documented.

Bart


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