What actually struck me was that they wore normal school uniforms; trousers, kilts, oxford shirts, vests with the robes over. I thought it looked really sharp but i was also confused about this too. Of course Hermione knows how to dress like a muggle, but why does Ron's mum knit them "jumpers" (sweatshirts right?). It seemed to me they just chucked that detail for the film to avoid a costuming hassle; kids -would- look a little weird in robes like Dumbledore's.
To me its a really big *shrug* that i dont see ever getting explained.
The uniforms are pretty awesome in their own way, but they bother me too. They just aren't wizardy enough, y'know? I'd forgotten about the jumpers, I guess that's a pretty solid indication that the kids all wear Muggle clothing pretty much all the time. Sigh. Oh well, I'll just have to live with it.
You're right, they would look weird in robes, but that's what I love about it. I guess the directors have to walk the fine line between having it a completely separate world with common ancestry with the Muggle world, and having it more of "our world" with wizardy twists, which is more what they've gone for. To which I say 'phooey', but what can you do.
I always assumed that the wizards who didn't know to dress lived in a Wizard only community or super far away from any sort of muggles. The Weasleys lived pretty close, because I remember the twins talking about how they would go and flirt with a cute muggle girl in town. But I've never liked how they had the students wearing muggle clothes with their robes, because I also always just imagined them walking around in plain black robes.
You're probably right, except that Arthur didn't really have a clue with his Muggle outfit for the Quidditch World Cup despite his children knowing perfectly well how to dress. I'm probably reading waaay too much into it, but it seems like there's a generational gap in knowledge there which strikes me as odd. Which makes me wonder if Muggle influence like dress and culture and whatnot was more acceptable after Voldemort's initial defeat, which is why the new generation is more familiar with Muggle clothing.
Yeah, like I said, reading waaaaay too much into it, haha. As long as it keeps me busy, right? :P
When I'm reading, I definitely imagine them in uniform while at school. You know, the white shirt and tie and sweater or whatever. The only time I can imagine them in regular clothes would be like, the weekends or off time and such. I'm really bad at using my words ha, but I hope I conveyed it well enough haha.
Hee, I read you perfectly. I guess what I wonder is how the Slytherin or more pureblood kids dress 'after hours', since it seems like Muggle clothing would be discouraged by their parents. I'm thinking waaaay too much about this, I think I need a new hobby. Or a job, but y'know.
I haven't really thought about it quite as much, but I did go "oh yeah" while reading this post. They mention in the books when they have to change their robes for Muggle clothing, which signifies to me that it's a big deal and that they traditionally wear their robes all the time. If it's a big enough deal that Arthur can't dress himself like a Muggle, then they must do so outside of work and school.
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To me its a really big *shrug* that i dont see ever getting explained.
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You're right, they would look weird in robes, but that's what I love about it. I guess the directors have to walk the fine line between having it a completely separate world with common ancestry with the Muggle world, and having it more of "our world" with wizardy twists, which is more what they've gone for. To which I say 'phooey', but what can you do.
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Yeah, like I said, reading waaaaay too much into it, haha. As long as it keeps me busy, right? :P
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I HOPE GRINDELWALD IS HAWT AND BABY DUMBLEDORE IS HAWT SO THEY CAN BE HAWT LOVAHS TOGETHAH
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