Exchange rate, Galleons to Dollars

[ravenclawlady]

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From: ravenclawlady
Subject: Re: Exchange rate, Galleons to Dollars
Reply To: [Yahoo! #4053] Re: Exchange rate, Galleons to Dollars
Date: 7/15/00 12:44 pm  (ET)

<<I think the first figures are more accurate-- $250 spending money for
a whole school term does not sound very outrageous to me.

And $172 for a magic wand that will be used for a lifetime-- that sounds
about right. >>

I agree. Also, with the larger exchange rate, Harry would have spent
$16.30 on candy. If he bought a little of everything, that doesn't
sound too off the wall, especially for a kid who hasn't had any spending
money before.

Anyone remember "Big," where Tom Hanks got his first paycheck. I don't
remember the amount, but it was in the neighborhood of $200. To the
guy next to him (who was thinking of an "adult" budget), it seemed like
a ripoff. But to a kid (about Harry's age), it could buy the world. He
could (and did) buy all the junk food he wanted.

Just my two (or ten) cents.

Melanie