Robe Malfunction

[Tonks]

No: HPFGUIDX 126207


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "gelite67" <gelite67 at y...> 
wrote:
> 
> OK, the subject is a little tongue-in-cheek but this really bugs 
me --
> don't wizards/witches wear clothes under their robes?
> 

Tonks here:

Well this subject does seem a bit muddled in the books and then 
there is the movie contamination.  In the U.S. version of the books, 
which has pictures inside the book, it show in SS/PS the kids 
wearing what look to me like cassocks like monks wear.  In the other 
media they wear robes like U.K. kids in boarding schools wear.  And 
Muggle clothing under it.  This doesn't seem right.  I mean Harry 
and Hermione are from the Muggle world, but Ron isn't.  It has 
bothered me that he wears Muggle clothes and he doesn't live in the 
Muggle world.  It doesn't make sense.  Especially when we see older 
wizards trying to figure out how to look like Muggles when they go 
to the Quidditch World Cup.  Something just doesn't jive here.

I think that older wizard wear what DD wears.  DD wears the classic 
look for wizards.  That is a long Alb (the long gown) and an outer 
robe or cloak.  Sometimes in winter they wear an Alb, robe and 
cloak.  (See pictures of Snape at the Quidditch match.)  I am sure 
that there is some sort of underwear, with some male wizards on the 
eccentric side not wearing any. 

The kids seem to wear what they wear in boarding schools.  That is 
the open robe over their regular clothing.

Tonks_op