A ponderance...

[rurounihime]

Anybody ever wonder what happened to all of Hermione's Muggle friends after she went to Hogwarts? I mean, she's an 11-year-old girl. She's not just friendless until she meets the wonder-duo, is she?

Hmm.

Comments

[grrliz.livejournal.com]

Hogwarts is the only Magical School in the UK; JKR has said that it serves all of the UK plus Ireland. There are other wizarding schools on the continent, although we don't know if that's limited to Beauxbatons and Durmstrang or if there are others.

[princesskirsty.livejournal.com]

what i meant was one thats not a boarding school, sorry. i should explain myself! cuz they go when they're 11 - but if u go by who's in which house and say average 10 per house, thats 40 - there can't only be 40 magical babies born a year. so is there a non-boarding school, school? thats what i meant.

but it is a kiddies book and i doubt that she ever intended we look into it in so much depth. :D i think someone else here said that its unlikely that she expected to have a large (massive huge) adult fanbase.

[grrliz.livejournal.com]

Well, JKR has said she's no great shakes at math, so that's one thing to consider. But also, I thinks he said that the wizarding community is only around 3000 people in the UK, so having only 40 in a given year probably isn't all that off base. I think for magical children it's Hogwarts or nothing; I don't think there are magical day schools.

[princesskirsty.livejournal.com]

she did say that didn't she? *feels better*

[rurounihime.livejournal.com]

Seems like there would be more wizarding children than enough to fill three schools, wouldn't you say? Honestly, if their numbers are really that small, then Voldemort's whole shindig could be slapped down if the Muggles all banded together.