From bbe927405f9fdc6cdca38e734fa6cacb9167a168 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Julian Blake Kongslie Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2011 23:17:35 -0800 Subject: Additions to the notes page. --- notes.mdwn | 46 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 40 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) (limited to 'notes.mdwn') diff --git a/notes.mdwn b/notes.mdwn index 631b93e..127dce6 100644 --- a/notes.mdwn +++ b/notes.mdwn @@ -1,5 +1,29 @@ [[!meta title="Notes on the Harry Potter universe"]] +# Common References + +Day-to-day calendars: + +- [[Philosopher's Stone|http://www.hp-lexicon.org/timelines/calendars/calendar_ps.html]] +- [[Chamber of Secrets|http://www.hp-lexicon.org/timelines/calendars/calendar_cs.html]] +- [[Prisoner of Azkaban|http://www.hp-lexicon.org/timelines/calendars/calendar_pa.html]] +- [[Goblet of Fire|http://www.hp-lexicon.org/timelines/calendars/calendar_gf.html]] +- [[Order of the Phoenix|http://www.hp-lexicon.org/timelines/calendars/calendar_op.html]] +- [[Half-Blood Prince|http://www.hp-lexicon.org/timelines/calendars/calendar_hbp.html]] +- [[Deathly Hallows|http://www.hp-lexicon.org/timelines/calendars/calendar_dh.html]] + +Also, a [[generic calendar|http://www.hp-lexicon.org/timelines/timeline-year-calendar.html]] +for a typical year at Hogwarts. And, a detailed analysis of [[the fateful Halloween|http://www.hp-lexicon.org/timelines/essays/timeline_potters.html]]. + +Miscellaneous useful pages: + +- [[Hogwarts|http://www.hp-lexicon.org/hogwarts/w_pl_hogwarts.html]] +- In particular, [[staff|http://www.hp-lexicon.org/hogwarts/hogwarts_teachers.html]] + and [[students|http://www.hp-lexicon.org/hogwarts/hogwarts_students.html]] +- [[Complete Guide to Magic|http://www.hp-lexicon.org/magic/guide-to-magic.html]] + and [[Magical Theory|http://www.hp-lexicon.org/w_spells.html]] +- [[Who's Who|http://www.hp-lexicon.org/wizards/wizards_list.html]] + # Wizarding Economy This is a conversion table between the various forms of wizarding currencies, @@ -64,18 +88,28 @@ is, after all, the "best" wizarding school) and consequently not visible in canon. So, a total "class size" for a year is about 200 witches and wizards. Let's call -median life expectancy around 100 years, and we get a population number of -20,000 for wizarding Britain. 3,600 of that is underage. Wizards seem to work +median life expectancy around 150 years, and we get a population number of +30,000 for wizarding Britain. 3,600 of that is underage. Wizards seem to work into their old age quite regularly, so let's call retirement age at about 10 -years, removing another 2,000. That leaves a workforce of some 14,400 persons. +years, removing another 2,000. That leaves a workforce of some 24,400 persons. If the bureaucratic overhead of wizarding Britain is around 10% of the -workforce, then the Ministry employs some 1,440 witches and wizards. If you want +workforce, then the Ministry employs some 2,440 witches and wizards. If you want the Ministry to be more inept, you can plausibly stretch this as high as around -3,600 before the society starts to fall apart. +6,100 before the society starts to fall apart. -I'm going to assume about 12.5% of wizarding Britain is pureblood, or 2,500 +I'm going to assume about 12.5% of wizarding Britain is pureblood, or 3,750 witches and wizards. They have disproportionately high representation in the government. Essentially all purebloods attend Hogwarts, which is a contribution of some 20-25 students per year, more than half the Hogwarts class. Slytherin consumes maybe 8 of these leaving 4-6 for each of the other houses. + +As for that 150 year age estimate, I'm citing the [[Lexicon|http://www.hp-lexicon.org/wizworld/wizard-life.html]] +which notes that Dumbledore dies before his time at age 150, McGonagall is a +"sprightly 70", and Madam Marchbanks tested Dumbledore in his N.E.W.T.s and is +still testing students when Harry is in school. + +# Miscellaneous + +For my own reference, this ikiwiki supports these directives: +[[!listdirectives]] -- cgit v1.2.3