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Surely, Transfiguration or any magic for that matter, was very handy to any and almost all situations that are inconvenient and or perilous. Wizarding folks can claim legitimate bewilderment as to how muggle folks do survival in the harshest condition without magic to help them, because magic was convenient.
So, was it possible for magic to be unhelpful? Aside from being less equipped academically, there's a natural law that limits the use of magic. "Transfiguration is a very useful and important branch of magic, but not everything can be conjured out of thin air, Professor." Noah said, raising his hand again, and then pointing at the list he made. "While food is needed for survival, magic cannot be used to conjure sustenance out of thin air. It has to be sourced some place else, according to Gamp's Law. Now, this could be a problem, especially if we are stuck in a hostile environment like this one." Noah has had a lot of experience using the Room of Requirement over the years, and he'd learned that he was required to bring his own food inside if he wanted to use it for a longer period of time. Well, at least, water can be conjured, so they really aren't that doomed.
__________________  "It didn't go quite as planned." | The Underground Studio Translation: I may have caused irreversible damage on a monumental scale. |