Money issues that have puzzled me.

[abigailnus]

No: HPFGUIDX 56030

Darrin wrote: 
> > Are there Wizard contractors to build houses, or are those done
> > through magic? How about plumbers to fix problems with those magical
> >  faucets Molly uses? How about problems with those Ministry cars or 
> > vehicles such as the  Knight Bus.
> > 
> 
> 
And then Steve said: 
> 
> Yes, yes, and yes. I think there are all those things in the wizard
> would, they just go about it different. Just like most of us use Home
> Depot or Menards are a resource to fix up our homes, I suspect the are
> wizard construction books full of construction spells. And just like
> us muggles, if the project gets to big, or you have no talent for
> construction and repair, you call in the professionals.
> 
> I can't see any reason why these things wouldn't exist, but of course,
> so far we haven't seen anything in the books that would confirm it.
> However, since there are obviously manufacturing companies like broom
> makers, cauldron makers, ink and quill makers, furniture makers,
> etc...., one would assume that other material things like houses would
> also have to be 'made'. 

Two thoughts about the care and maintenance of houses in the wizarding world.  First, apparently it isn't at all uncommon for wizard families to have magical caretakers such as house-elves.  We know that house-elves come with old houses, and therefore old families, and it is precisely these houses that need to be taken care of the most.  Second, since most wizarding objects are produced by wizards, it only stands to reason that they have maintenance spells.  If my dishwasher breaks down, I need to call a technician, but a magical dishwasher (of the non-theoretical variety) might be able to repair itself or never break down.  By the same token, wizard houses could have caretaking spells built in.

Abigail