[HPforGrownups] Re: transfiguring food etc in DH

[Sharon Hayes]

No: HPFGUIDX 179280

a_svirn:
Especially since others in their place did exactly that. Was it Ted
Tonks who Accio'ed salmons? And after successfully Acciing Hagrid,
you'd think rabbits and hens would be child's play for Harry. In fact,
what was stopping them from summoning groceries from the nearest
Tesco? With a powerful enough spell they wouldn't even have to come
close to the premises. And considering that Hermione could
successfully banish objects to their proper places while still in her
fourth year, she could dispatch money to the cashier without a
problem. And couldn't they take a leaf out of Slughorn's book, at
least occasionally, and live in muggle places? They wouldn't even have
to bother with a piano.
 Sharon:
And for that matter, why couldn't they transfigure stuff into food? I don't understand how the law that says you have to have food to transfigure it can work (sorry can't remember the name of the law). if they could learn to transfigure a rat into a goblet, why not vice versa -- ie. transfigure a goblet into something live they could eat, such as a chicken, or fish? That law seems rather arbitrary to me.



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