Gringotts, Harry's gold and broomsticks (Was Nimbus 2000)

[Steve <bboy_mn@yahoo.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 48602

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Diana <dianasdolls at y...>"
<dianasdolls at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "uncmark" <uncmark at y...> wrote:
> > Concerning Harry's Nimbus 2000
> > Gretchen wrote:
> > >This small detail has been nagging at me for a few years now. 
> > > Where did the Nimbus 2000 come from? ... ... ... but who paid 
> > >for it? 
>  
> 
> I believe McGonagall paid for the broom herself, from her own 
> money. ..edited...

bboy_mn adds:
I believe she said she had to talk to Dumbledore about getting a broom
for Harry. So I have always assumed that the broom was paid for and
owned by the school, and was on loan to Harry until he graduated.
-end this part-

> 
> As for the goblins at Gringott's bank, I believe their primary 
> concern is with protecting the money in their vaults - nothing 
> else.  

bboy_mn continues to add:
I believe the goblins are a deeply suspicious lot, and that they have
a very strong (VERY STRONG) intuitive sense of when someone is being
deceitful, devious, or just plain lying. I think they can look at a
signature and have an intuitive sense of whether it's been forged.
Can't prove any of this though. But it does make sense in light of the
entire wizard world trusting their fortunes to creatures that are not
the most friendly, and in their own way, somewhat devious.

All they are concerned about is money; having it, making it, guarding
it. It's not their job to catch criminals for the Ministry. It's not
their job to monitor and report on people's private lives. Part of
guarding this money is protecting the privacy of their customers. So,
if A withdrawal occurred from Sirius's account that's nobodies
business but his.
-end this part-

> 
> The same goes with Molly Weasley fetching money for Harry Potter out 
> of his vault while he's at the Quidditch World Cup.  
> 
> Diana

bboy_mn concludes:

Actually, Molly DIDN'T have Harry's expressed permission to enter his
vault and take money. Harry didn't find out about it until after the
fact. BUT she did have Harry's implied permission and her purpose in
entering Harry vault and taking money was a legitimate act on his
(Harry's) behalf. I think the goblins sense that Molly was a
trustworthy and reliable person who was indeed acting on Harry behalf,
and allowed he access to the vault. Although, I'm sure the monitored
her very closely and kept an exact accounting of what she took.

That's all for now.

bboy_mn