[HPforGrownups] Taxis vs. BritRail (was: Re: Godric's Hollow)

[Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer]

No: HPFGUIDX 4430

Hi --

Rita Winston wrote:

> They couldn't have got from the Burrow to the Ottery St. Catchpole
> train station without taxis anyway. Mrs Weasley probably knows next
> to nothing about Muggle taxis, Muggle trains, and how much Muggle
> money is worth, so probably she figured that since she had to deal
> with taxis anyway, just take them all the way to King's Cross and not
> have to deal with Muggle trains as well.

Great point!  That might be a nice explanation for how they ended up
taking taxis all the way to London from Devon -- but if the Weasleys
have so little money, wouldn't poor Mrs. Weasley have been horrified by
the final tab once they all got there?  Or, because the Ministry was
*unable* to provide cars for the Weasleys et al, would the Ministry
maybe have footed the tab?  I still think the Burrow is meant to be near
Exeter.

Penny



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