[HPforGrownups] How wealthy is Harry Potter?

[Rena]

No: HPFGUIDX 16735

I don't know about the very large fortune part, because when Harry saw
the firebolt for the first time, he wanted it, but then reconsidered.
He had to make the money last through another five years of schooling.
This makes me think, that his fortune might be enough to get him
through school and maybe a year or two afterwards if he's careful, but
definitely not enough to grant him unlimited spending.

Rena


> Demelza quoted:
>
> "No -- don't bother," said Ron, going red.  He was always touchy
about the
> fact that Harry, who had inherited a small fortune from his parents,
had
> much more money than he did."
>
> Penny commented:
>
> <<<[side note: Rita -- this is JKR referring to the Potter wealth as
a
> "small fortune" -- it seems you challenged last weekend that it
might be a
> large fortune.  All a matter of perspective, but JKR does describe
it here
> as a "small" fortune]>>>
>
> Interesting.  Perhaps this is a problem with UK to US translation:
In
> British English, "a small fortune" can, and usually does, mean a
very large
> fortune, not, as might be assumed, a modest fortune.   Admittedly,
it's a
> rather confusing use of the word "small," but it is an emphatic use,
and I
> think JKR intended that phrase to mean that Harry was left a massive
amount
> of money.
>
> **
> Oxford Encyclopedic Dictionary: -'small fortune'- [colloq] - great
wealth; a
> huge sum of money.
> **
>
> Neil
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