Why Wizards Need Eckeltricity ( was: Registries)

[Barb]

No: HPFGUIDX 30070

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Amy Z" <aiz24 at h...> wrote:
> Jenett wrote:
> 
> > given the lack of electricity, I'm rather doubting the MOM uses 
> > computer databases). 
> > 
> <snip>
> 
> > There probably *are* some central files accessible to a certain 
> > number of people, but even then, it's probably annoying and 
> > tedious to check them 
> 
> We Muggles think that electricity and computers are the best ways 
> to restore and retrieve information, but methinks the wizarding 
> world has much better ways.  We have it backwards if we think they 
> use magic because they lack eckeltricity; it's we who are limping 
> along with imperfect substitutes for magic.  It would surprise me 
> very much if the MOM didn't have a magical filing system.

While it's possible that the trio simply weren't aware of how to 
magically search the library when they were trying to track down 
Nicolas Flamel or a method for Harry to breath underwater for the 
second task, I think that a fast magical method for doing this is 
unlikely to be revealed by JKR.  In fact, while I was reading GoF, I 
was wishing for Harry's sake that he could simply go to a wizarding 
version of a computer hooked up to the world wide web, type 
in "breathing underwater," and get links to numerous web sites (with 
real webs, of course <g>) that had this information.  This is 
definitely one advantage Muggles have over the wizarding world.  
Think how quickly they could have learned about Nicolas Flamel!

> Amy Z
> who tried saying "lumos!" to a ruler the umpteenth time her power 
> went out, to no avail

<silliness>
What sort of core does your ruler have?  Phoenix feather, dragon 
heartstring, unicorn tail-hair or veela hair? 
</silliness>

--Barb

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