[HPforGrownups] In GOF, Ron gets second hand dress robes...but ginny got???

[Ladi lyndi]

No: HPFGUIDX 135292

Samantha  wrote:
 
Hi Potterphiles!
In GOF, we learn poor Ron has to have tatty second hand dress robes, which of course he is mortified to wear. BUT when Ginny goes to the 
Yule Ball with Neville, what is she wearing? Because, she wouldn't 
have gotten dress robes(even second hand ones) because she wasn't of age to go to the ball. Also, when she is seen at the ball, no one says anything about her robes. Is this a case of the only girl getting pampered and her poor brother getting the shaft?


Lynn:
 
I also think the reason we don't hear about Ginny's robes is because it isn't germaine to the story.  After all, there isn't really any attention paid to the dress robes of the twins either.  I just assumed they either borrowed the robes of their brothers or had their hand-me-downs.
 
That said, men are notorious for hanging on to suits and dress clothes until they are moth eaten.  Since we know wizard's live a long life, that's probably a reason why there isn't a whole lot of choice for Ron.  Also remember that he is getting his dress robes at the beginning of the school year.  At that time the Weasleys have all the school costs and money gets tight buying all those books and supplies.
 
Ginny finds out she's going closer to Christmas.  There may be a bit more spare cash around if they do buy her new dress robes.  However, I submit that if witches are anything like a lot of Muggle women, there were a whole lot of dress robes to choose from as who would want to be caught dead in the one they wore to the last Wizard's Ball.  So, it is possible that Ginny got great dress robes but at second hand prices.
 
Lynn
(who is still mad at Molly for not altering Ron's robes into something remotely decent.


 

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