Re: Plot silliness HBP etc

Magic_mom wrote:

As much as I enjoy the books and the way Ms. Rowling writes, (most of
the time) why does she insist on seemingly stupid plot devides just to
set something up? I was reading part of HBP this morning.. and so sorry
if this is also a "HBT" (Half Baked Thought) But why in the world would
Madame Malkin NEED to use something as ridiculously muggle as PINS and
a tape measure to adjust the hem or sleeves of a robe??? A simple
spell... the proper flick of the wrist.. and Malfoy would have had no
need to get snippy about her sticking him with a pin.

And the robe would change back when the spell wore off. It is the same
reason thatpeople don't just zap up a big house. The spell will were off
and the house would disapiear. But this is in one of the things she talks
about in interviews. I don't know why she didn't have a muggle born ask
this question. It is just that there are rules to JKR's magic and she does
not explain them in the books for some reason. tho I would have thought
Harry him self would have asked ron or HG about it.


But then, of
course, that was the whole reason to get him started on being the
annoying little jackass he is, which in turn started the process of
*The Trio* wondering what he was up to...
I know it's just the story.. but that one suddenly struck me as rather
annoying.

But it does go with the few rules of magic she has given. Tho her not
putting them in a class lesson is a bit anoying. after all she came up
with them to explain her world but at the same time we never get to hear
about them in anything but interviews. And the rules she has talked about
would have been easy to work in. I guess she just doesn't think they are
inportant to the story telling she is doing.


M_m




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