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Hot water
circe:
Why doesn't Harry use his magic to warm his shower water? Or to keep himself cool so he can wear the magic duster when it's hot? He always complains about his cold showers, how hard could it be for him to warm the water?
Just wondering.
exartiem:
1: running water cancels out magic, so heating it as it comes out is extremely problematic.
2: even if he stored several gallons of water and hooked it into his shower, he would have to spend large amounts of magical energy to heat it. This could weaken him at an inconvenient time.
3: if he really wanted a hot shower, he could go to a hotel where the water heaters are well away from the room itself, and thus safe from his murphyonic field.
Aminar:
--- Quote from: exartiem on August 19, 2017, 05:09:12 PM ---1: running water cancels out magic, so heating it as it comes out is extremely problematic.
2: even if he stored several gallons of water and hooked it into his shower, he would have to spend large amounts of magical energy to heat it. This could weaken him at an inconvenient time.
3: if he really wanted a hot shower, he could go to a hotel where the water heaters are well away from the room itself, and thus safe from his murphyonic field.
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Or the YMCA/Murphy's gym/etc. It's clearly not something he minds that much(although knowing what unheated water is like in Wisconsin in winter... I don't think the idea is well thought out past a running joke.
Mira:
--- Quote from: Aminar on August 19, 2017, 05:50:13 PM ---Or the YMCA/Murphy's gym/etc. It's clearly not something he minds that much(although knowing what unheated water is like in Wisconsin in winter... I don't think the idea is well thought out past a running joke.
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It has long been a topic for debate because it gets FREEZING in Chicago in the winter.. If you take it another step, there may be reasons why Harry doesn't mind freezing his wand off, but Thomas lived with him for a year and I cannot see him putting up with unheated showers.. Other friends have used his shower as well.
forumghost:
--- Quote from: circe on August 19, 2017, 03:59:30 PM ---Why doesn't Harry use his magic to warm his shower water? Or to keep himself cool so he can wear the magic duster when it's hot? He always complains about his cold showers, how hard could it be for him to warm the water?
Just wondering.
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Because Harry is filled with a deep-seated self-loathing and thinks that if he ever tries to use Magic to make his life less terrible by even the smallest of degrees he'll either turn into a full-blown Supervillain instantly or the universe will reach down and squish him like a bug for daring to live any other way then in abject suffering just above the poverty line.
TLDR: Because Harry's an idiot.
This answer also covers other questions, such as:
"Why does Harry never again make any of those OP potions that solve half his problems"
"Why doesn't Harry ever find out about things like freaking Vampires until post-SF, even though he's had Bob for years"
"Why does Harry never look into healing Magic on any level, despite his suicidal lifestyle"
"Why doesn't Harry work on his water Magic, since that apparently counters a Wizards weakness to flowing water"
And so on and so on (Seriously, Harry is terrible at Wizarding)
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