[HPforGrownups] Re: Writing insturments - why not?

[Buttercup]

No: HPFGUIDX 76779



> Owlery2003 wrote:
> Don't get me wrong, I love the whole HP series. I
> wonder why it is that the WW is so big on quills and
> bottles of ink, though? Leaving aside the "magic"
> aspects of certain inks, quills, and etc., really
> you might think the muggle borns would have become
> rather used to conventional modern writing
> instruments like pencils and pens. Even fountain
> pens seem more practical than dipping a feather into
> ink bottles. I half expected Hermione to start
> tutting about it, but it's just the way it's done, I
> suppose. Are pens considered muggle artifacts?
> 
Buttercup:

Funny you should mention this. I had the same idea
just the other day. This is one area where muggles are
more efficient, in writing instruments. Surely even
muggle haters such as Lucius Malfoy can see this. 

But quills do add to the atmosphere and give this
fantasy world wizard authenticity.

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Buttercup

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