Writing insturments - why not?

[S Handel]

No: HPFGUIDX 76815

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Scott Santangelo 
<owlery2003 at y...> 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? > 
> 

If you think about it our type pens and pencils are manufactured.  
Most of the items that we are told about in Harry's world are hand 
crafted.  It seems that even the clothing stores sell hand made robes 
and such.  Mrs. Weasley makes their sweaters (jumpers).  The potions 
are made from potion ingredients rather than bought ready-made.  Even 
the wands are all hand made.  I think the wizard world is just a non-
industrial world.  Plus they use parchment which if I remember 
correctly is either waxy or oily paper which a ball point pen would 
not be able to write on.
Susan