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Roadie
Jun 30, 2013
Re: wizard economy, I just figure that making things that are or that do magic can't be done instantly with a simple spell, so there's an economy for magic stuff even if mundane things are effectively post-scarcity.

Examples would be how nobody ever just magically copies up a second wand even when they could really use one, and how the Weasleys are described as penny-pinchingly poor but have a massive home and enough spare dosh for feasts and for Arthur to screw around with big hobby projects.

This also explains why all the magic food being sold is animated or has magic flavors or whatever: none of the wizard companies make just plain chocolate because there'd be zero profit from it.

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