Conjuring up things by Magic (I lost the original thread)

[Scott]

No: HPFGUIDX 7600

I was thinking about the whole conjuring up things thread in relation 
to food. (Give me some of that evaporating stuff!)

I don't find it very plausible that there is  a large enough wizard 
farmer profession producing food for the rest of the wizarding 
population. I also don't find it likely, given the typical wizard's 
lack of muggle knowledge, that they get their food from Muggle 
suppliers. So I got to thinking about where they get the food...and 
then it hit me.

House Elves (HE). I know that there's not really any evidence to back 
it up but in my mind at least it makes perfect sense.  The HE's must 
be able to conjure up food from nothing. After all we know that their 
magic doesn't go by the same rules as the witches and wizards in 
Harry's world.  

This also led me to another hypothesis which is that "Rich people 
have HE's and those who have HE's are rich."  Does that make ANY 
sense at all?  I know that they sound rather alike but they are in 
fact quite different. Meaning that having a HE is not a symbol of 
wealth but a factor of it b/c they (HEs) can create commodities that 
other witches and wizards would have to grow or buy. 

The real question this leaves (if you believe my theory, and I'm not 
even sure I do...) is how does one accquire a HE and why can't the 
Weasely's get one?

Scott
Who hopes he's not being too terribly confusing...

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"I believe in everything until it's disproved. So I believe in 
fairies, the myths, dragons. It all exists, even if it's in your 
mind. Who's to say that dreams and nightmares aren't as real as the 
here and now?  Reality leaves a lot to the imagination." - John 
Lennon 

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