Exactly, I caught HP fever again recently, and this finally dawned on me. Wizards act so amazed about how Muggles have gotten around without magic, yet they use freakin' owls to deliver letters, which can take days. Muggles can send messages instantaneously. Wizards have to stick their head in a fire to physically talk with someone far away, we have video chat.Ordinaryundone said:
On top of that, a lot of pure-blood wizards clearly have no idea as to what's "normal" in the Muggle world. Look at Mr Weasley, for example. He surrounds himself with the Muggle world, yet he doesn't know how to pronounce 'electricity', can't read a $20 bill, and doesn't know how to speak into a telephone. And let's not forget the guy who couldn't tell the difference between men and women's clothing. I mean come on, seperated as they are, wizards are clearly a minority class. Shouldn't they at least TRY to learn about what's going on in the majority of the world?
And just how useful is the stuff they learn at Hogwarts, anyways? I know this is probably obvious, but a lot of it is truly just magic tricks that would serve no real purpose in a wizard's daily life. Why would you ever need to turn a teapot into a turtle? Why is Charms even a subject? I'm sure flying on a broomstick is fun, but is it really a vital skill to learn?
Though in the end, it doesn't matter. If the Wizarding world actually existed, I'd still ditch this one in a heartbeat.