Money issues that have puzzled me.

[Devika]

No: HPFGUIDX 56031

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboy_mn at y...> wrote:
> Well, Harry never seems to get a haircut and if he does, the next 
day
> his hair looks the same again. We haven't seen any place at Hogwarts
> for boys to get haircuts either. Once the boys learn magic, I 
suspect
> shaving is optional. That is, you only grow whiskers if you choose 
to
> do so, otherwise, your face stays clean. 
> 

In GoF, Ch. 27, Padfoot Returns, Sirius is described as having 
an "unshaven" face.  This would seem to imply that his facial hair 
grows whether he wants it to or not.  I'm pretty sure when he first 
escapes from Azkaban, no mention is made of any facial hair, but that 
doesn't mean it isn't there, especially in light of the description 
in GoF.  Of course, it's always possible that Sirius is trying to 
grow a beard for purposes of disguise or something, but that's not 
the impression that I got when I read it.  
I think that unless JKR views Harry's shaving to be important to the 
plot, or at least to character development, it will go the way of 
Harry's Christmas and birthday presents to Ron and Hermione.  In 
other words, it won't be mentioned and we'll just have to assume it's 
there.

Devika :)