(And then there's this, in response to someone's response again ...)
(Someone made a point about how the older generations are the majority in the Wizarding World, because of their age spans.)
That's actually a very good point indeed. And it's not just the sheer number of "older" generations, but also the fact that they're around for a lot longer. The younger generations have to fight traditions going back a lot further, so the progress/evolution is a lot slower than in the Muggle world.
(And then a point about how there'll be more younger wizards and less older ones after the Second War.)
Oooh, that'd be interesting to see. And after the second war, it won't just be the numbers that count, but also the fact that it will be Harry (and possibly his generation) that defeated Voldemort, which would give him a lot more influence than previous generations had.
(Snip, and then on the subject of how many students there are at Hogwarts ...)
One thousand, actually, I think JKR said. The vast majority of the evidence in the actual books points towards there being about 280 students. (See http://www.hp-lexicon.org/hogwarts_howmany.html for a list of evidence.)
One could argue that the Trio and their year are the last children born during the First War, and that subsequent years may very well have more than 70 students per year. Even then, it would take until at least the Trio's sixth, probably seventh year before the population of Hogwarts would expand to 1,000 (again?). Plus, as the article above notes, there'd be all sorts of logistical problems with that number of students, not in the least with the teachers. (I made up a class schedule for a HP RPG I'm in, and even with the limited number of 280 students, most of these teachers are really damn busy.)
Er, . You're very right about the practical issues, though. Which isn't to say I don't still dislike the whole setup, but then, as you noted, I come form a completely different background. But really, why not just have the children floo in every morning, then?
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(Someone made a point about how the older generations are the majority in the Wizarding World, because of their age spans.)
That's actually a very good point indeed. And it's not just the sheer
number of "older" generations, but also the fact that they're around
for a lot longer. The younger generations have to fight traditions
going back a lot further, so the progress/evolution is a lot slower
than in the Muggle world.
(And then a point about how there'll be more younger wizards and less older ones after the Second War.)
Oooh, that'd be interesting to see. And after the second war, it won't
just be the numbers that count, but also the fact that it will be
Harry (and possibly his generation) that defeated Voldemort, which
would give him a lot more influence than previous generations had.
(Snip, and then on the subject of how many students there are at Hogwarts ...)
One thousand, actually, I think JKR said. The vast majority of the
evidence in the actual books points towards there being about 280
students. (See http://www.hp-lexicon.org/hogwarts_howmany.html for a
list of evidence.)
One could argue that the Trio and their year are the last children
born during the First War, and that subsequent years may very well
have more than 70 students per year. Even then, it would take until at
least the Trio's sixth, probably seventh year before the population of
Hogwarts would expand to 1,000 (again?). Plus, as the article above
notes, there'd be all sorts of logistical problems with that number of
students, not in the least with the teachers. (I made up a class
schedule for a HP RPG I'm in, and even with the limited number of 280
students, most of these teachers are really damn busy.)
Er, . You're very right about the practical issues,
though. Which isn't to say I don't still dislike the whole setup, but
then, as you noted, I come form a completely different background.
But really, why not just have the children floo in every morning, then?