Is there anything in the HP world that bothers you?

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 56568

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "ingachristsuperstar"
<ingachristsuperstar at y...> wrote:
> I can't decide if this really bothers me or just assumes me, but 
> here goes anyway:
> 
> ...edited...
> 
> This makes me think of the slackers of the wizarding world, who 
> learn the charm to conjure sandwiches so they never have to 
> work ever again.   
> 
> Makes one wonder how they get all the menial, low-paying jobs 
> filled.
> 
> ...edited...
> 
> -Ing

bboy_mn:

Let's make a distinction between what is conjured and what is made to
appear.

When Molly is cooking, she apparently conjures a white sauce, the
sauce comes from the tip of her wand into a sauce pan. But at the same
time real potatoes are being magically washed, peeled, and chopped.

Now to the distinction-
That which is conjured is not permanent. I was made from nothing and
in a short (although greatly veriable) period of time it returns to
nothing. 

Molly may have conjured the white sauce because white sauces are
frequently made with cream and are very very rich and fattening, so to
keep the rich flavor, but reduce the fat and calories, plus reduce the
expense. she used conjured white sauce.

That means that no matter how delicious a conjured meal may taste, in
an hour or two it returns to nothing, and in the long run you end up
starving to death.

On the other hand, when Harry/Ron/Hermione join Dumbledore in Hagrid's
cabin to talk him into returning to his teaching job, the tray of tea
and cakes that Dumbledore makes appear may have just been transferred
from the kitchen. Everything was there in the kitchen waiting, and
Dumbledore just assembled it and delivered it by magic, but it was
real food.

The example of the purple squashy sleeping bags that Dumbledore made
appear in the Great Hall while the castle was being search. They could
have been conjured, or they could have simply been magically
transferred from storage.

When Molly or the house-elves cook food, they more than likely have
real raw ingredients stored and use magical methods of preparing,
cooking, and delivering this real food. I'm guessing most magical
cooking is a blend of magically prepared real food, and conjured food.
 Think how cool that would be. You could eat all the conjured ice
cream, chocolate, and pie that you wanted and never gain an ounce of
weight. 

So, the impermanence of conjured items is the draw back. You can
conjure new clothes, but in time they will disappear and you will have
to conjure new ones again. Which could be embarassing if the time runs
out while you are in a busy shop. You can conjure new food, but that
food returns to nothing, and as good as it may have tasted, it has no
food value. You can conjure shelter, but unless you want to do it 
again every hour, you need to create something made from real raw
material.


Just a thought.

bboy_mn