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Hot water
argetlampuppeh:
--- Quote from: forumghost on August 19, 2017, 09:21:21 PM ---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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Jim has addressed the first point: A wizard only has so much power to invest in their magical gizmos. At this point, Harry is rocking things like his staff, jacket, shield bracelet, and blasting rod (essential tools for amping up his wizardry) and so does not have the magical umph to spare.
Additionally, as OP as those potions were, they nearly got him killed, and are one-use only.
On the healing magic front: It is -incredibly- difficult. Listens To Wind has built his life around it, and even he cannot cure everything. Harry, who has less experience and less innate talent for slow, low watt magic, is unlikely to do anything meaningful with it.
Water Magic: Maybe you missed it, but Harry has been throwing around an awful lot of ice lately. Ice isn't, inherently, water magic, but Harry is still working within that realm.
LordDresden2:
--- 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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Magic by itself wouldn't be a very efficient approach to that. It takes a lot of practice to use magic on running water reliably, he could use magic fire to heat water, but that would be exhausting (a shower uses a lot of water quickly). Imagine taking hot showers using water heated by an electric heater powered by a stationary bike, so you pedal to heat the water before you shower. It would be kind of exhausting.
But people have pointed out over the years that there are low-tech ways Harry could get hot water. But as I said once, Harry is a Wizard, not a general contractor. Plus he's got some subconscious issues, as Nicodemus pointed out.
jonas:
--- Quote from: forumghost on August 19, 2017, 09:21:21 PM ---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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Besides a book mentioned possible apprenticeship to LTW, if you ever care to learn the little known fact about Harry that he like Horses, Queue in Horses actually being creatures crafted by Poseidon and craft together a... crafty theory Merlin being connected to Atlantis means he was at least in part a water mage and the heir apparent to his legacy/cyclic nature probably has some natural, albeit undeveloped ability to utilize water magic. :) I actually think it would be cooler though if it happens offscreen and we all figure it out when (click to show/hide)Marcone figures it out Lol!
Zaphodess:
I hope he figures out that it is quite possible to heat water for showers or baths in a fire-burning bath oven when he gets his new place. The cold showers really were a bit ridiculous. ;)
circe:
Thanks guys.
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