[HPforGrownups] Dietary Needs at Hogwarts.

[Doreen]

No: HPFGUIDX 12588




  At the Yule Ball Harry notices that Dumbledore orders Pork Chops from 
  the menu by saying 'Pork Chops' and then they appear.  We know that 
  Harry does the same, though we never find out what he's having. 

  This is the first time we've ever seen students at Hogwarts decide 
  what type of food they'd like. It got me to thinking about the 
  students who aren't that keen on black pudding and Haggis, or for 
  that matter anything. 

  Ron simply didn't try Boullubaise in GoF, but there was plenty of 
  other things for him to eat. What about the vegitarians? Do they get 
  special meals?  Jewish students who keep kosher?  People who might 
  have food allergys (or do these not occur in the Wizarding world) or 
  other medical conditions that would prevent them from eating certain 
  foods.

  Maybe House Elves are alerted to this ahead of time, and so they know 
  which foods to fix. 

  Scott

  I was wondering about the arrangement of the dining table in the kitchens below, which was exactly like the tables in the Great Hall, above ... are the plates which are filled by the HE placed on this table and then somehow transported to the table above? How do they know who is sitting where? Maybe it is a magic glass ceiling type of thing?

  Doreen




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