How amusing. A couple of the other players and I had a discussion regarding this very subject a few weeks ago.
We came up with some fantastical ideas and then at the end of the day decided that if hand waving was good enough for JKR, it was good enough for us.
So maybe try not to think about it too much?
Although to be fair, Hogwarts doesn't necessarily indicate the Wizarding population. JKR has said that parents have the option to send their children to Hogwarts, another Wizarding school elsewhere, or to teach them at home. And while our 'elsewhere' option is currently decommissioned, one assumes that there are still plenty of children being educated at home - Hogwarts being a sort of Wizarding Eton, if you like.
Orrrrrr maybe just try not to think about it too much. :)
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Date: 2008-11-15 02:53 am (UTC)We came up with some fantastical ideas and then at the end of the day decided that if hand waving was good enough for JKR, it was good enough for us.
So maybe try not to think about it too much?
Although to be fair, Hogwarts doesn't necessarily indicate the Wizarding population. JKR has said that parents have the option to send their children to Hogwarts, another Wizarding school elsewhere, or to teach them at home. And while our 'elsewhere' option is currently decommissioned, one assumes that there are still plenty of children being educated at home - Hogwarts being a sort of Wizarding Eton, if you like.
Orrrrrr maybe just try not to think about it too much. :)