Wizard Fashion

[ninnamie]

No: HPFGUIDX 78198

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Buttercup <cathio2002 at y...> 
wrote:
> 
> 
> annabellejane97 at yahoo 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. 
> 
> > Taykimson wrote:
> 
> > I've always found the state of Lupin's robes
> > interesting as well.  I 
> > find it hard to believe that he could not at least
> > afford robes from 
> > the second-hand shop (that Molly Weasley visits).  I
> > know in POA 
> > Lupin states that until Dumbledore gave him a chance
> > he had been 
> > unable to find paid work - so I guess things were so
> > difficult he had 
> > to ensure he had food and there was no money for
> > anything else?
> 
> Buttercup:
> I don't think wizards/witches can conjure up clothes.
> Otherwise why wouldn't Mrs. Weasley do so for her
> children when they're so financially burdened? 
> 
> And I think you're right, Annabelle, about Lupin not
> being materialistic. He seems very much secure with
> himself just the way he is. He doesn't need nice
> clothes or possessions to impress others. 
> 
> =====
> Buttercup

I've always had the impression that anything conjured by magic 
eventually disappears, like the leprechaun gold.  I think that things 
like the chairs conjured by Dumbledore, extra tables conjured by the 
Weasleys for their garden dinner, the fan that wafted Nick up the 
staris, etc., only last for a short while, then disappear.

The part that confuses me, though, is that Lupin and the Weasleys 
don't have a better method of fixing things that already exist, but 
are shabby.  Hermione always fixes Harry's broken glasses, and Bill 
and Charlie repaired the table leg they broke.  So why can't they 
magically mend their robes?

-ninnamie