Was Harry's year unusually small?

[sunnyskywalker]

I must be on a "lost causes" kick this year...

I accepted for years that Harry’s year must have significantly fewer students than normal, because (a) he was conceived at or at least right before the very height of the war, and (b) we see “over a hundred” students in the Great Hall in Snape’s memory of his DADA OWL, which makes it sound like the Marauders’ year was much bigger.

I’m no longer sure that this is such a solid conclusion, however.( Read more... )