Why don't they brake or take the wands?

[quimbyquidditch]

No: HPFGUIDX 74550


> 
> "Liz" <lizcrosssmith at y...> wrote:
(big old snip)
> > This same answer applies to questions like, "Does Mrs. Weasley 
not 
> > know the 'reparo' charm?  Why else would Ron's bedspread have a 
rip 
> > in it?"  And other Mrs. Weasley questions like, "Why doesn't she 
> > learn some sewing charms and make their clothes and robes if 
> they're 
> > always so broke?"
(another big old snip)

I go to great lengths to explain away these sort of things, so please 
be patient if this all seems terribly unrealistic!  But we already 
know that Ron has a real problem asking for help (think of the broken 
wand in CoS--he never asked for a new one) so maybe he's never 
mentioned the ripped bedspread or asked for it to be fixed.  We 
already know, through Tonks, that the householdy type spells can be 
difficult (or perhaps I'm assuming too much--she's obviously a 
talented witch since she's an auror, but either they are difficult to 
master or she just couldn't be bothered).  Either way, it's possible 
Mrs. Weasley isn't very good with those spells.  Plus, even if you're 
a witch, you'd probably still have to buy the fabric; at least in the 
muggle world, you don't really save any money by sewing your clothes, 
especially if your alternative is to buy second-hand clothes. 

Or maybe I'm just letting JK Rowling off easy, which I seem to 
do . . .

quimbyquidditch