You have forgotten that every day at the swing of the stick, Dumbledore covered the health tables with a variety of dishes, including a ready potato.

And you all, dragging, dragging...why dragging if the fried potatoes are already on the table?)))))
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You... read the book. They cooked home elves there, and a swing of sticks was a signal to the elves that could be served on the table.