Umm... do they bathe?

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 47644

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Carolyn" <summer2999 at a...> wrote:
> This may seem like a silly question, but it's been on my mind since 
> I first read the books.  Do any of the Hogwarts students ever go to 
> the bathroom or bathe?  
>
> ...edited...
>
> Thanks for the help... have a nice day.
> 
> Peace,
> Carolyn

bboy_mn comments:

Well, unless it's in Slash Fan Fiction, it's unlikely you will ever
hear about Harry, Ron, and Neville having long hot showers together. 

But I think if you look at the school as being modeled after any
boarding school, it makes sense that in the 'school' area are common
bathrooms that students use during the day, like Moaning Myrtle's
bathroom. The kind of bathrooms you find in all schools. Logically, in
the dorms, there are dorm bathrooms and showers; separate ones for boy
and girls, of course. Then the same logic would assume that there are
bathrooms and showers in the Quidditch locker rooms. I assume it was
in the Quidditch locker room that Wood was 'drowning himself'.

But you are right we never hear about bathrooms and showers. Harry and
the Weasley brothers are out side having an hours long snowball fight
before the Yule Ball. But, when it starts to get dark, do they go take
a shower and get dressed? No, they just go get dressed. They get up in
the morning and get dress; not showered and dress. Samething at night,
straight from clothes to pajamas; not clothes, shower, pajamas. 

That's the only specific example that comes to me at the moment, where
you would logically think a brief 'in passing' mention of showering or
bathing would appear. I know there are others, but with out going back
through the books and sorting them out, I can't think of any more at
the moment. 

Just a thought.

bboy_mn