How wealthy is Harry Potter?

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Neil Ward" <neilward at d...> wrote:
> I think this ties in with the POV discussion we were having:
> i.e., to what extent does Harry realise the extent of his wealth
> and to what extent is this concept of "a small fortune" a third
> person perspective?  Is it possible that he is more wealthy than
> he realises?
> 
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> 
> Neil

In trying to get a handle on this some months ago, I tried to assume 
the firebolt was the equivalent of the most expensive, commercially 
available sportscar.  That would indicate maybe somewhere around 
GBP200 000 (USD 300 000) in his vault, at an annual interest of at 
least 1.2%, if QTA is anything to go by.  

On the other hand:  did not JKR say some time ago - in the most 
recent online chat, I think - that James Potter inherited the money, 
and that it was enough money to live off without having a paid job?  
That would indicate a significantly larger sum.  normally with large 
sums of money, one would expect to see property with it, as well (and 
my gut-feeling is that the grand wizarding-families do have there 
homesteads, passed down for innumerable generations), but the will of 
the Potters may have had a clause stating that any property was to be 
sold, the proceeds going to the vault, where it would be in trust 
till Harry started school.  

Best regards
Christian Stubø