April 11, 2010: Toffs and Toughs

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Originally Posted by Cloud

canes then (even tho to me they are synonymous). Were they a prescribed part of the dress uniform or something?

A cane would generally not be strong enough to provide any walking support.

As Dana says, most likely the were part of the uniform. If you've read Harry Potter, remember Dudley's Smeltings stick? Whilst HP is fiction, very little in there outside of the magic comes purely from JKs imagination. Even the seven-sided muggle coins.