Wizard (under)Wear

[judyserenity]

No: HPFGUIDX 33665

Ronald Rae Yu <ickle_ronniekins at y...> wrote:
> The typical (and only?) 'wizard wear' is robes. What
> do they wear underneath them? ...
> The trio wear muggle clothing underneath their school
> robes (in the books at least). What about muggle
> haters like Malfoy? ...

I've wondered about this, too. In the "Flesh, Blood, and Bone" chapter 
of GoF, it's clear that Voldemort isn't wearing anything under his 
robes.  He tells Wormtail "Robe me", and Wormtail pulls the robes over 
Voldy's head, using his remaining hand.  (You really think Voldy could 
have done this himself, being that he had two hands and all.  I guess 
it's just part of Wormtail's humiliation.)  So, during the whole rest 
of the graveyard scene, Voldy is accusing his followers, crucio-ing 
various people, trying to kill Harry, etc., all without benefit of 
underwear.  For some reason, that stood out in my mind.  (I'm afraid 
to contemplate what this means about my psychological makeup.) 

The wizard at the QWC who insists on wearing a nightgown does so 
because he "likes a healthy breeze" around his privates.  So, that 
implies no underwear under wizard robes, too. 

However, in the movie, the trio wear their robes open over rather 
formal "muggle" school wear (with ties and such.)  I remember that 
Snape also wears his robes open, over black clothes that are almost, 
but not entirely, muggle-like.  I don't remember about the rest of the 
adults. 

Perhaps the wizarding world is underwear optional? 

-- Judy