Knight Bus and Electricity (Was: Muggle traditions at Hogwarts? (Was - Re:

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No: HPFGUIDX 79081

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "James" <ebren at h...> wrote: 
> Myself (James):
> 
> This has always annoyed me.  (along with the fact Gringots changes
> muggle money to wizarding money, and any half decent wizard could
> transfigure stuff into muggle money - and even if they had a 'has 
been
> transfigured' checker the wizard could just buy some gum and get
> change...hufff).
> 
> Harry hides under his bedclothes trying not to spill his bottle of 
ink
> and not to scratch his quill so it sprays.
> 
> Get a biro.
> 
> They wear jeans and jumpers and the like - but is a simple biro 
beyond
> them.  
> 
> Fine enchant the exam quills so you can't cheat but use a biro for
> homework - surely.
> 
> Ok I accept that harry likes the WW and wants to use its artefacts 
but
> when he is in risk of serious trouble if he spills ink then a
> biro/ballpoint/pencil/fountain-pen would be safer.
> 
> Will calm down now
> 
> James

now Susan:
First off forgive my being thick but what is a "biro" ?  Secondly, 
Hagrid explained in SS/PS that the wizards do not let Muggles know of 
them because they would want them to fix all their "problems" with 
magic.  The way I understand it, Wizards work very hard not 
to "contaminate" the Muggle world.
Susan