Beating a Dead Hippogriff

[plinsenmayer]

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From: plinsenmayer
Subject: Re: Beating a Dead Hippogriff
Reply To: [Yahoo! #5206] Re: Beating a Dead Hippogriff
Date: 7/27/00 4:51 pm  (ET)

Hi:

Not to continue to beat a dead hippogriff but . . . I feel I must chime
in since I was one of the ones who originally started the whole Harry
is a cheapskate thread many moons ago.

Maybe you haven't read GoF yet, but there are repeated instances of
Harry's generosity to his friends. The expensive omnioculars that Joywitch
mentioned, the cauldron cakes on the Hogwarts Express and Christmas gifts
for Ron & Hermione. I think JKR definitely did bend over backwards to
correct the misperception that Harry was tight with his wealth.

Also on birthdays -- Hermione's birthday is in September (see PoA when
she uses her birthday money to buy Crookshanks). I guess we don't know
Ron's birthday as yet.

Penny