[HPforGrownups] Cauldrons and Bill Weasley

[ArtsyLynda at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 50888

Carolyn wrote:

> what do the students do with their cauldrons 
> once they get to school?  It's not very practical to think that they 
> carry their cauldron around with them until Potions class, because 
> cauldrons are heavy.

Pewter isn't a very heavy metal, and they were supposed to have a #2 pewter 
cauldron, as I recall (no book handy).  In various places, we read that some 
student supplies (various things, various places) were tossed into the 
cauldron to be carried.  A pewter cauldron would probably weigh less than the 
huge books they carry around "for light reading" LOL!  And wizard bodies are 
tougher than Muggle bodies -- witness the falls from great heights that only 
result in a broken wrist (Neville's first flying lesson) or Harry's 50 foot 
fall from his broom -- both boys would've died from such falls had they been 
Muggles.  Plus, look at the great distances they have to go between classes, 
with all those staircases that will insist on changing at inopportune times.  
Those kids ought to be really fit and strong, so carrying a pewter cauldron 
around shouldn't be that hard.  But the main thing is -- the cauldrons are 
supposed to be pewter, and they probably aren't very big, maybe saucepot size 
to do small samples of potions such as they'd do in class.  JMHO.

As for Bill/Bilius Weasley -- well spotted!  I hadn't noticed that myself.  
:->

Lynda 
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"Don't let  the Muggles get you down." Ron Weasley PoA


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