Posted by Robert Hill on October 02, 2007 at 17:50:44 from 195.92.168.165 user eclrh.
In Reply to: Re: . . about the Beckfoot plumbers - the REAL ISSUE posted by 3rdamazon on October 02, 2007 at 15:09:23:
There's actually rather a lot in the Potter books about plumbing. Girls' toilets are central to the plots of books 1 and 2, and are mentioned in most of the other books. There's an ultra-luxurious bath in book 4.
As for the rarity of washing, if you lived in an unheated castle in the Scottish highlands, and were liable to have Moaning Myrtle float in on you, wouldn't you avoid the bathrooms when possible?