[HPforGrownups] Re: Order of the Phoenix

[Carole Estes]

No: HPFGUIDX 7674


----- Original Message -----
From: "Amy Winters" <amy at wintersmoon.com>

>
> I'd also be curious to hear the speculation on what exactly James,
> Lily, and Sirius did to make money.  It seems like the amount of
> money Harry has in his vault was quite a bit - obviously they didn't
> work for the ministry.  I think I remember reading somewhere that JKR
> said that how James and Lily made their money would figure in heavily
> in the later books????

JKR said recently in an interview that James money and invisibility cloak
was inherited.  Seems James comes from old money.  That doesn't preclude
them making a bunch of galleons doing what ever they were doing, and it
doesn't explain Sirius' wealth, if he's wealthy that is.

carole