BuzzFeed - Ever wonder why there are only like, 12 Gryffindors in Harry's year? Ever wondered how many students are at Hogwarts? J.K. Rowling's response in an interview back in 2000 gave the answer: about 1,000. Warner Bros. But when you look closer, that number doesn't make a lot of sense. Why are there so few students in Harry's class? This screencap shows Percy Weasley taking the first-year Gryffindors to their common room. In this scene, there are only about 18 students. Even in the books, Gryffindors in Harry's year besides Dean, Seamus, and the other usual suspects are rarely mentioned. Warner Bros. That's almost half as many students as there should be, if Hogwarts has 1,000 students as Rowling said. There are seven years, and four houses. So theoretically, there should be about 35 Gryffindor students in Harry's year, almost double the 18 we see. So, why the lack of
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