In the second novel, Harry Potter is faced with the task of transforming a pair of bunnies into slippers.
My question is: if he is successful, has he killed them?
This leads to additional questions:
If he does kill them, is it appropriate to use live animals in the classroom?
If he doesn't kill them, are they still alive?
Can shoes that are made of animals still be considered alive?
Are they any different than Muggle-made slippers if you can't tell them apart?
If you return the slippers to rabbit-form, and you changed Muggle slippers into rabbits too, would one set of rabbits be alive and the other set only simulating aliveness, would both sets be alive or would both sets be simulating aliveness?
If there is a difference, what gives them this difference?
If there isn't a difference, why would it be wrong to treat a pair of rabbits like slippers right now (lock them in a closet without food and water for a week)?
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