Question About Harry's Gift To Mr. Weasley

[Geoff Bannister]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboyminn at ...> wrote:
>
> ---  "Lee Storm \(God Is The Healing Force" <n2fgc@> wrote:
> >
> > [I wrote]:
> > | > Could someone tell me if there's any resolution to how Harry
> > | > got the fuse wire and screwdrivers for Mr. Weasley for 
> > | > Christmas?  
> > | >
> > | > ...
> > | > 
> > [Steve B. responded]:
> > | He picked them up over the summer. 
> > | 
> > | But the next question we should ask is, where did he get the
> > | money? Not that it would cost that much. Probably could have
> > | picked up the whole works for $10 to $15. 
> > 
> > [Lee]:
> > That's why I asked the question, Steve. ...
> 
> Sorry, I though you meant physically, as in, how did he find a
> store and how did he get to the store? 
> 
> I don't know what Surrey is like, but the area they used in 
> the movies looks borderline rural. Still, as Harry walks 
> around there seem to be a lot of streets, so maybe there is
> a small business district within walking distance. 

Geoff:
Surrey is a county and is several hundred square miles in area. 
There are many large towns and also many villages. Little Whinging 
sounds like a small town - the Dursleys' house seems to be on a 
small estate and probably has a small shopping area close by 
which may contain a specialist hardware store or a small 
supermarket with a tools counter.