Cosmetic Magic (was Petrified Peeves & Bloody Baron)

[Ebony Elizabeth Thomas]

No: HPFGUIDX 190

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Rita Winston" <catlady at w...> wrote:
 Digression: Why on earth did she have acne while alive, why 
> would ANYONE at Hogwarts have acne? Madam Pomfrey can remove the 
> much more serious problem of boils easily enough, so why doesn't 
>she just issue all students a bar or bottle of magic anti-acne soap 
>that they wash their faces with once in the morning and any pimples 
>go away and don't come back.)

We've mentioned this in conjunction with Hermione's hair this week, 
right?  None of the kids (except perhaps Cho and Cedric) seem to be 
picture perfect.  They are just regular adolescents with all the 
hormonal horrors--gawkiness, teeth that need braces, pug noses, etc.--
 that growing up entails.  

I have the feeling that Pomfrey only cures health-threatening 
maladies, injuries, and the like.  Perhaps Dumbledore or the school 
rules forbid the use of magic for cosmetic reasons.  This way, they 
wouldn't have a school full of Britney Spears clones on their hands.  
Wouldn't it boring if *everyone* in the wizarding world looked like a 
cover model?  

Ebony AKA AngieJ