[HPforGrownups] Re: Weasleys and the Problem of Money

[Maria Kirilenko]

No: HPFGUIDX 48111


 
 Suzanne Chiles <suzchiles at pobox.com> wrote:
I'm rather surprised to hear people chastising the Weasley family for
spending money on the trip to Egypt. It's clear to me, at least, that they
value the closeness of the family much more than buying things. And it's not
like they're deadbeats. They are an honorable family, who are probably poor
mostly because they wished to have a larger family than average. We know
that Arthur *could* be making more money at the MoM if he chose to be
competitive and seek out promotions; instead, he seems to really like his
job and likes to stick with it

Me:

I'm sorry, I should have made myself clearer. I was not saying they shouldn't've spent the money on holiday, I'm saying that since they did, they're probably not as poor as Ron says they are. 

I absolutely agree with you that there's nothing wrong with them having a holiday, especially to visit Bill, whom they haven't seen for several years.

Maria



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