Winky's dismissal and wands

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 46964

 
> --- Ashfae:
> 
> > 	As an additional point on the argument about
> > non-human creatures 
> > and wands, many of them don't seem to need wands;
> > house-elves, for 
> > example, have very powerful magic of their own, and
> > don't need wands to 
> > implement it. The law disallowing nonhumans to use
> > wands may not be as 
> > prejudiced as it first seems in that respect.

 
Rebecca:
 
> How can that not be prejudiced?  Just because she
> doesn't need a want doesn't mean she shouldn't have a
> right to one.  That's like saying people who can do
> amazingly complex mathmatical problems in their heads
> shouldn't have access to a computer or calculator.
> 

I don't think that calculator analogy works here, Rebecca... For one 
thing, solving complex mathematical problems is not calculating. For 
learning the actual methods of counting, calculators are banned for 
some courses (just so that people learn to count 2+2 without one...)

But how about an analogy of medication? For those who don't need it, 
use of medics could be downright harmful. Like Digitalis or insuline--
those with need would die without it, those without need would die 
with it...

Some medics, while necessary for some with need, are illegal drugs 
for those without need...

So well, I think that house-elves would harm others or themselves if 
they were given wands much worse than Neville turning his ears into 
cactuses. (Side-note: human-transfiguration while they haven't been 
tought that yet and Neville thinks he can't do much magic). It's like 
giving matches to a toddler...

-- Finwitch