OOP chapters 3 and 7, something I'm wondering about

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No: HPFGUIDX 63901


"Melissa Worcester" wrote:
 
Moody uses Dumbledore's Put-Outer. I wondered this briefly when
reading SS, and am wondering it again now: why a separate object to
perform a specific magical task? Why not just use a wand? They don't
have a separate object that replaces a flashlight, they just say
Lumos and the wand's tip gives off light.


Me: 
I had always thought the the Put-Outer was a necessary tool because 
it was not strictly a magical task. Electricity (and therefore 
truning out the street lamps) may require some sort of bridging 
between magic and muggle technology. Volia. The put-outer. The other 
tasks you are talking about such as lumos and a lighted wand tip 
actually replace the muggle technology, so no insturment besides the 
wand is needed.