Wizard Fashion

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 78166

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Anna" <annabellejane97 at y...> wrote:
> Okay, I know this is not a very "adult" question, but it has been 
> annoying me for quite some time now, so here goes.  From all 
> indications, Remus Lupin is a pretty good wizard, eh?   So, I have 
> always wondered why he can't swish and flick himself some new robes -
>  or at least a better, less noticeable  patch job.  Am I missing 
> something?  Maybe Lupin just doesn't care about such superficial 
> things.  -Anna

bboy_mn:

We are in the realm of conjuring, and this has been discussed before,
although not exactly in the light that you are presenting it.

Here is the basic rule of magic-
You can't create something out of nothing.

JKR has set definite limits to magic, to keep magic out of the realm
of miracles, or divine acts. She has specifically said in interviews
that things that are conjured or created solely by magic are not
permanent. If you conjured up hamburgers with magic and ate nothing
else, you would starve to death. Because just as the hamburger was
made from nothing, it would eventually return to nothing.

So, repairing spells can fix something that is broke, like a broke
drinking glass or a vase, if all the original material is still there.
  But it can't repair a worn robe because some of the material has
been lost. There is no cloth thread to repair the threadbare and worn
away spots on the robe. Now a sewing charm of some sort could be used
to make thread magically sew itself over a hole, but you are supplying
that needed material.

One thing I really like about the concept of something from nothing
eventual goes back to nothing, is that it means you could eat all the
ice cream you want, and you would never get fat. Conjure a huge bowl
of your favorite ice cream and eat to your hearts content, and in time
the ice cream vanishes, and you are left with FULL pleasure and little
or no calories. ...mmmmmm..... yummy....

Note: if you use the Search feature and search for 'conjure' or
'conjuring', you will find some very interesting post on the subject.
To narrow it down, because this is a subject I like to talk about, you
could search for 'bboy_mn conjure', and that will lead you to some
threads.

Just a thought.

bboy_mn