Head Boy (was Re: World Building And The Potterverse...)

[lupinlore]

No: HPFGUIDX 167344

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Kemper <iam.kemper at ...> wrote:
>

> Kemper now:
> The covers are obviously two different scenes in the book.  Or are you
> being funny?  My primary language is English, so maybe I missed the
> tone :)  Siriusly :|
> 

Oh, just remarking on what is probably an unimportant detail.  But if 
Harry is not returning to Hogwarts, he probably wouldn't have much call 
to be wearing robes (he doesn't appear to be a fashionista).  The scene 
of the British children's cover, at least, is consistent with that.  
Then again, maybe Harry just got caught in a disrobed moment [slightly 
wicked :-)]

> Speaking of robes... Voldie and Harry-poo seem to be wearing the same
> casual robes, do you think they both shop at Madam Malkin's?
> 

Quite possibly.  As I recall, that is the only Wizard clothing store 
we've seen, although it's implied (or maybe even stated) that there are 
others.  But it would make a great deal of sense if they both bought 
there robes at the same sale.  I can see it now:

CLOSE OUT SALE!  HUGE SAVINGS!  ALL CASUAL OUTDOOR ROBES 20% OFF!  
EXTRA 10% FOR TEENAGE HEROES, DARK LORDS, AND CHILD ABUSING POTIONS 
PROFESSORS!

The last, of course, so that dear, child-abusing Snapey-poo won't feel 
left out.  The robes look loose enough to make nice shrouds, so they 
could serve double duty, at least for Voldums and Snapey-poo.


Lupinlore, who does wonder why conjuring and transfiguring wizards need 
clothing stores at all (or any other kind of store, save possibly those 
that carry wands and other magical items), or money for that matter, 
and why Molly couldn't have just fixed Ron's dress robes in GoF with a 
little of the old Hocus-Pocus.  Maybe all the recent time-travel 
discussions are onto something, and there is some sort of Law of 
Conservation of Magical Energy at work.