Wizard Appearances

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No: HPFGUIDX 48092

People were mentioning about why wizards do not correct their 
vision.  We all know that the magic in HP has definite boundaries, 
some we have seen, some we have not, and some are hinted at.  Like, 
why can Bill Weasley conjure tableclothes, but Mrs. Weasley can't 
conjure new school robes?  Obviously there is a definite limit here, 
and with good reason, the wizard society is just as apitalist as 
muggle society.  In the same vein, I am tempted to believe that 
wizards cannot permanently alter their physical appearances.  If they 
could, then you would think a large majority of them would look like 
supermodels.  So obviously they can use Polyjuice Potion for a short 
time.  Or even shrink their teeth, or sleek their hair for a night, 
or use some of Madame Pomfrey's medicine to get rid of acne (though 
when Eloise Midgen tries to simply magick her acne off, there are 
disastrous consequences).  But I believe that it is impossible for 
wizards to fundamentally change their appearances just because they 
want to.  An important exception is Voldemort, who is drastically 
physically changed, and looks nothing like Tom Riddle, but obviously 
these transformations came about through the most powerful of Dark 
Magic.

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