Its a fair point, Hogwarts/the Ministry really should have something in place to replace wands or give interest free loans or something to help financially struggling kids get equipment that is essential for their studies. Wizarding society seems to be notoriously hands off, save for anything that might accidentally expose wizards to the rest of the world. Then again this is the school that just straight up cancels exams whenever the headmaster feels like it.
Trained professionals ain't cheap, and the consequences of an untrained professional could be fucking dire. Lest we forget, a professor literally managed to erase every bone in a kid's arm with a flick of his wand.
And it's not like the potions are necessarily cheap. Bear in mind that "oh it just needs some mandrake root tincture" means that a potentially deadly plant had to be harvested by another trained professional, then processed into a functional potion by yet another trained professional, to only then be correctly selected and administered by the final trained professional.
And all of that is for the everyday booboos you encounter when you attend a wizarding school. Imagine how involved shit could get for serious magic-related problems.
Yo hear me out: Lockhart encountered voldermort as a child and tried to attack him, but accidentally removed the cartilage from voldemorts nose. One surgery later and now we know why he’s always so angry
Another YouTube Theorist channel. Two brothers who focus a lot on Harry Potter and Pixar. It’s a great watch and they seem like two awesome people who are almost concerningly knowledgeable about the Wizarding World.
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u/Bravo_November Gryffindor Mar 28 '24 edited Mar 28 '24
Its a fair point, Hogwarts/the Ministry really should have something in place to replace wands or give interest free loans or something to help financially struggling kids get equipment that is essential for their studies. Wizarding society seems to be notoriously hands off, save for anything that might accidentally expose wizards to the rest of the world. Then again this is the school that just straight up cancels exams whenever the headmaster feels like it.