[HPforGrownups] Gnomes

[Alina]

No: HPFGUIDX 105668

> This may sound really, really stupid, but what good are gnomes?
> Could they be used in the wizard world somehow, other than to tear
> up your garden?  When Harry and Ron de-gnome the garden, they
> yell, "Geroff me!  Geroff me!"  Are they self-aware?  It sounds like
> they have a simple vocabulary, too.
>
> I'm  not about to throw out a totally ridiculous theory (even though
> I think of some), but I am just wondering if anyone else  has ideas
> about what else they might do or be useful for.
>
> Alora :)

Erm, why would they have to be useful? There's no law that says every
existing magical creature has to be of some use to Wizards, but it sounds
like something Umbridge would believe. You wouldn't go around wondering why
in the world do we have squirrels since they're not useful to us humans,
would you?

It sounds to me like gnomes are treated more as smart animals than
intelligent beings by wizards. They're probably the wizarding equivalent of
racoons, moles and other pesky garden pests.

Alina.