Money issues that have puzzled me.

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 56076

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Devika" <devika at s...> wrote:

> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboy_mn at y...> wrote:
> >..... 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. 
> > 
> 


> .... 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.  ...edited...
>  
> ... Harry's shaving ... 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 :)

bboy_mn:
 
I guess I cut my statement a little too short. What I was trying to
say is that they would have magic means of dealing with this, shaving,
etc.... 

I was thinking along the line of a spell or charm that was cast
periodically, although force of magical will or intent could also come
into play as it does with Harry's hair.

Let's remember that Sirius's magical power was tremendously supressed
while he was in Azkaban, and he didn't have a wand. Also, we don't
know whether his normal preferred state is clean-shaven or not. It
seems common for many wizard to grow beards as they get older, more
common than the muggle population in general. 

Although, I will agree with your last point, I don't think any of this
will ever come up in the book. So far, no one has brushed their teeth,
Wood is the only one we know of who took a shower and that was only
one, no one gets haircuts, and no one goes to the bathroom (other than
Hermione's reference to using Moaning Myrtle's bathroom when she is
desperate). Most of these thing aren't covered in any books unless
they are important to the plot, these are things that are just
assumed. So I won't hold my breath waiting for JKR to give us a detail
explaination of the grooming habits and practices of wizards.

Just a thought.

bboy_mn