[HPforGrownups] Re: Ron and the Dress Robes from Hell

[Calypso8604 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 44999

Eric Oppen said:


> > However, I wonder why Ron doesn't think of something that I'd 
> > have thought of in a second, in his boots:  the house-elves!  
> > I bet that if he and Harry asked Dobby for help, Dobby could 
> > either alter the robes to something more up-to-date and with 
> > a better color himself, or get the other house-elves to do it. 
> > 
> > ...edited...
> > 
> > For that matter, could Transfiguration be used to alter the robes? 
> > ... edited... I bet Professor McGonagall would be willing to 
> > recommend someone he could ask.

Hum. . . I had always assumed that things witches and wizards bought in the 
wizarding world couldn't be altered. Wouldn't be very economic for retailers 
to sell stuff that customers can just change to their liking all the time-- 
they wouldn't make any money that way! I think that things like robes 
probably have some type of magic woven in them to keep people from 
transfiguring them or trying to alter them too much like Ron tried with 
cursing off the lace and ending up with uneven sleeves

Calypso


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