Pottermore's unnecessary poop tweet reminds us that wizards are gross, we're all overthinking things
Pottermore recently resurfaced a wizarding world fun fact that has Harry Potter fans losing it on Twitter. Pottermore reminded fans – or in most cases, informed them – that before plumbing, wizards used to "relieve themselves" literally anywhere and then magically vanish any excrement.
...oh.
This fun-slash-frightening fact depending on your perspective comes from the Pottermore page about the Chamber of Secrets, which, if you recall, is only accessible via ancient plumbing channels.
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The tidbit comes as a shock to many because you realize that the world is a wizard's toilet. What about wiping? What about their clothes?
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And an obvious snag in this method of magical mess-cleaning: What about magical children too young to vanish their business? Harry and his classmates don't encounter a Vanishing Spell until their fourth year of school, which feels extremely late to learn how to clean your own shit. Perhaps the Hogwarts curriculum prioritized this spell more before toilets.
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