Robes and other Clothing

[pacificlippert]

No: HPFGUIDX 45742

oops!  I accidently inserted my comments
above what I was quoting.  Sorry about
that.  Ani actually wrote:

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "anakinbester" <anakinbester at h...> 
wrote:
> My other issue was, why oh why was Ron in muggle clothes? 
Harry, I 
> can see, Hermione I can see! That would simply be what they 
packed 
> leaving home (All though Harry suddenly found muggle clothes 
at 
> Hogwarts that fit him... I guess magic was involved) 
> 
> I know Ron gets a sweater and all, but is clothes along with 
Fred and 
> Georges really irked me, especially since in the GoF, Harry 
worries 
> that about Molly and Arthur because they've never worn 
anything that 
> his uncle would consider normal. 
> 
> Apparently they could have just asked their children, because 
their 
> children have a fine understanding of Muggle clothes . . . 
> I don't know; to me the Weasley's don't seem the most muggle 
> proficient family, as friendly and nice as they are. I just never 
> imagine Ron running about without some kind of wizard 
"oddness" to 
> what he wears. 
> 
> -Ani
JKR mentions in one of the books that even though 
Molly and Arthur wear robes all the time, all the kids 
wear muggle clothes during the holidays.  I can't find 
the reference now, of course d:  And the Weasley's
live fairly close to a town--Molly in GoF actually goes 
to the PO in town and calls for taxis to come to their 
house.  So maybe it's only Arthur who doesn't know 
much about muggles. 
Which only raises more questions about who knows
what and why.  For instance, Hagrid is mentioned 
as wearing an overcoat, and he has an "ugly, hairy 
suit" for best, not dress robes.
Maybe JKR hasn't decided how much the WW 
knows about the non-WW, and so lets it vary
from person to person.

Karie