Stupid food-related question

[amanitamuscaria1]

No: HPFGUIDX 96133

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Scott Santangelo 
<owlery2003 at y...> wrote:
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> Way too much time on my hands. Thinking about the magical 
appearance of food. DD can twiddle-up a tray of tea and cakes. 
McGonagal can whip-up a plate of sandwiches (that continues to renew 
itself). Molly can make creamy sauces flow from her wand. So why is 
food ever an issue if you're a wizard? Why would Lupin ever *not* 
have a square meal? Why would Sirius be starving in a cave with 
Buckbeak, waiting for deliveries from Harry (he'd have a wand by 
then, too, or at least the use of Harry's)? The magical availability 
of foodstuffs would go a long way to explaining the Weasley family 
economy (lord, feeding that family!). But we don't see the magical 
creation of packaged "brand" foods (Cribbages Wizarding Crackers, 
sweets, etc.). Thoughts?
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> owlery2003
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AmanitaMuscaria here - Hmmm, (scratches head) maybe it's to do with 
ownership and proximity - as Dumbledore and McGonagall might be said 
to 'own' the food at Hogwarts in that part of their contract includes 
food, perhaps it's a matter of moving the food from the kitchens. 
Mrs. Weasley might have the ingredients of the sauce in the wizard 
equivalent of a fridge, and may simply be using magic to combine the 
stuff, whereas Harry, Sirius and Lupin, off Hogwarts grounds, may be 
percieved as 'stealing' the food?
Merely a guess, and this extends on to other necessaries: floo 
powder, clothes, whatever. Houses. obviously, can be 'improved' by 
magic, but do you have to own the land, own the land and a building, 
or own land, building and extra materials to construct The Burrow?
So many questions, so few books left to answer them in!
Cheers. AmanitaMuscaria
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