Harry's Scar / Weasleys and Money

[darrin_burnett]

No: HPFGUIDX 40359

Hana:


> My second and completely unrelated comment is about the Weasleys 
and their spending habits.  
> 
> Has anyone ever noticed that they don't really have their 
priorities straight when it comes to money?  Thier kids all have hand-
me-down robes, wands, and pets but when, in POA, they won seven 
hundred galleons they spent most of on a trip to Egypt. Sure, the 
family was thrilled to go on the vacation, and they got to see Bill, 
and Ron did get a new wand but surely they could have done something 
better all that money such as buying new robes, clothing, supplies, 
and brooms for their kids so that Ginny and Ron at least didn't feel 
embarrassed and inferior to everyone at school?  
> 
> I don't know how the twins or Percy feel about their used clothing, 
though theirs might be newer and therefore less of a problem, but I'm 
pretty sure that the twins would like new brooms since they were 
upset in CoS that theirs were so much more inferior to the Slytherin 
ones.  In CoS Ginny poured out her feelings to the diary about how 
much she hated not having new things and Ron is always upset about 
his robes etc.  So instead of buying things like this, or putting the 
money in the bank, they blow it all at once.  
> 
> Maybe I'm just more practical, but what were they thinking?
> 
> Oh, and why do they need to keep buying new books each year when 
some of them are pretty standard from year to year -- Shouldn't Percy 
and one of the twins be the only ones who need new books?  When 
Lockhart or someone changes the titles I can see buying new books but 
the standard book of spell etc is, well, standard.
> 
> Just a couple of things I thought people might find interesting.
> 
> 


Oh, I don't know. I'm of the mindset that gambling money, minor 
lottery winnings, etc.. is "found" money and should be largely spent 
on something entertaining.

Besides, the Weasleys probably haven't been on a family vacation in 
years. And they probably haven't seen Bill in quite some time. 

With the kids the age they are, a new robe is just going to be too 
short in a few years anyway, but a trip to Egypt will have memories 
that last a lot longer.

And how much do you really need a broomstick out of school? None of 
the Weasleys are good enough to make a career out of Quidditch.

As for the books? Well, there is some passing down of books allowed, 
I would imagine, but I would also think some lessons will be needed 
constantly. A fourth-year might need to keep the third- or even 
second-year spellbooks around for reference, for instance.

Darrin
-- I win 700 galleons, I'm going to Vegas