Pottermore’s poop tweet reminds us that wizards are gross

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.

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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.

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?

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.