Presents, money, and whether Harry is totally self-centered

[grey_wolf_c]

No: HPFGUIDX 36152

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "adatole" <adatole at y...> wrote:
> As always, appologies if this repeats a previous thread.
> 
> Harry has, by all accounts, a boatload of money. And he has often 
> spent it on/with his friends in spur-of-the-moment purchases (Zonko's 
> in PoA, the train in all books, etc).
> 
> Each Christmas, we are told in detail what Harry receives. He has 
> received gifts from R&H, plus also Hagrid, Mrs (and we assume Mr.) 
> Weasley, and Sirius (although it was unknown in PoA).
> 
> But we never see what he gets for the others, or even if he has ever 
> done so!
> 
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> Leon

You're wrong: Harry DOES give presents to his friends - and 
freaquently, too! In the first book, he's got so much money he doesn't 
know what to do with it. He buys quite a lot of candy, and half of 
which is taken by Ron, who's sandwitch is compleatly forgotten. On the 
firsts books we aren't told what he buys, but in GoF, when Dobby comes 
to give HP a pair of socks, we are told that Harry has sent Ron a 
Chudley Cannons hat for Christmas, and he buys the omniculars for the 
three of them (as a christmas gift! that's two for the same year) at 
the very begining. We aren't told what he buys every year, but it seems 
obvious that he enjoys spending money in gifts for his friends.

Hope that helps

Grey Wolf