[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Cost of Harry's Schoolbooks

[Amanda Lewanski]

Amy Z wrote:

> > Question -- in SS/PS, do we find out how much *in wizarding
> currency* the
> > books that Harry buys from Flourish and Blotts cost?
>
> I checked--no.  The price of his wand is 7 Galleons, and the prices
> of unicorn horns and beetle eyes are given, though Harry doesn't buy
> them (21 G per for the horns, 5 K/scoop for the eyes).  We don't have
> any idea how much he takes out of his vault, either.

Good heavens! Seven galleons for a wand, and *ten* for those
binocular-things at the World Cup? I'd gotten the general impression
over the course of the four books that the value of the currency had
slipped a bit--this seems to reinforce that. Thoughts?

--Amanda
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