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I THOUGHT I HAD A FAVOURITE INFOMERCIAL GIF

BUT I THINK I HAVE FOUND A NEW FAVOURITE

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Wait. Wait. The entire fandom has been arguing for years over whether to take the 40 students in Harry’s year and multiply by seven to get Hogwarts’ total student population (280) or trust Rowling’s estimate of the total (1000) and assume there are more students than 40 in Harry’s year, even though we have the list of all of them.

But. You guys. Harry was born during a war against Voldemort, who had no qualms killing infants, and who certainly had no problem killing the young people Harry’s parents’ age.

Harry’s year is unusually small, and maybe Ginny’s is, too. Things picked up again after the war, when there wasn’t that threat of death hanging over everyone’s heads and taking young soldiers away from their spouses or significant others. And it really didn’t start until the Marauders were adults or almost adults, so… it shouldn’t have been an issue shortly beforehand, either.

Harry’s year is 40 students, instead of the expected hundred-odd, because of Voldemort. “The” girls’ dorm, and “the” boys’ dorm, are the only two dorms used by students in Harry’s year, but of course there are closed-off rooms, maybe ones that have disappeared because they don’t exist unless they’re needed. You know those empty, unused classrooms that I seem to recall hearing mention of once or twice? They’re for splitting classes that would be too big. But that’s not needed for Harry’s year. (It might be needed for the year below Ginny’s, though.)

Imagine being a teacher, or one of the older students. You’ve seen sortings before— ones with a hundred kids, or two hundred, and that’s what you’re used to.

Then you sit down, and watch the children file in for a Sorting. And there are forty of them. And you count back in your head and realize— these are the children conceived during the war. And this year is small. And so is the next. And the next.

But then the post-war baby boom starts using all the closed-up dorms and classrooms, and Hogwarts is back to normal.

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Rowling has given more than one incompatible answer, and admits to being bad at numbers, which also explains it, but yours is more interesting.

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(PROFILE) Matt Bellamy

Matt Bellamy

Vocal Classification: Full-Lyric Tenor (possibly Spinto)

Vocal Range: A2 - G#5 - D6 (3 octaves, 3 notes)

Best Vocal Performances: Starlight, Plug In Baby, Knights of Cydonia, Madness, Spiral Static

Lower Register (A2 - F3): Matt’s lower register, although he barely goes below C#3, is dark, and is of a heavy, steely character (Spiral Static), and has great projection down Bb2, which these days, is a great bottom note for a tenor. Due to the darkness, ease, and steeliness present, he could be mistaken for a Spinto or Dramatic Tenor, however his voice is of a earthier, brighter nature than a large voice like that. As a whole, it’s an easy, effortless and dark register for him, and it could be useful if he uses this part of his range.

Middle Register (F#3 - E4): The mid-range is of a dark, yet lighter tone than the lower register, and has a full timbre within. It’s used for intricate and dexterous phrasing, or paced, musical phrasing if needed (Explorers), and can use many different types of emotions to convey to the listener within this part of his voice.

Mixed Voice/Upper Chest (F4 - G#5): The mid-belts, from F4 to B4, are bright and resonant, and can use a gravelly vocal texture (Falling Down), but can also have a tone that is clear and perfect enunciation (Starlight, Sing for Absolution). The mixed voice is elastic, paper-thin, but has incredible sustaining abilities and can apply a slight huskiness as well (Plug In Baby). Even at the top his full voice, Matt’s sustaining powers are easily in the upper echelon of the male voice (Showbiz).

Falsetto/Head Register (B4 - D6): The falsetto from somewhere in the 4th octave to D5 is light and airy, but can have a creamier tone if needed (Map of the Problematique). However, above that is full, bright head voice that can have a wide, piercing vibrato (Micro Cuts, Survival). It’s underutilized, vocally, however.

Vocal Ability: Matt’s best ability is to change his vocal shaping, from being a small, light tone (Madness), to being a full, bigger tone (Suppermassive Black Hole). His phrasing is light and intricate, and he has the ability to use a raspy, husky texture whenever needed within his range. With a spot on enunciation, he’s very well off when it comes to pronounciation.

Natural Qualities: Matt’s tone is unique and full, with a slightly bright, yet fuller timbre and a wide, ringing vibrato with some great natural dexterity and a great vocal usage of phrasing and producing many different tones.

Overall: A-