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

[uncmark]

No: HPFGUIDX 37007

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "CARRIE MUNGAI" <spottydog at w...> wrote:
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>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: uncmark 
>   To: HPforGrownups at y... 
>   Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 1:06 PM
>   Subject: [HPforGrownups] Gringotts, Harry's gold and broomsticks 
(Was Nimbus 2000)
> 
> 
>   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? We know that 
>   > McGonagall "sent" it to Harry, but who paid for it? Would she 
have 
>   > paid for it herself? Would she have made arrangements for the 
>   > money to be taken out of Harry's vault at the bank? Can she do 
>   IMO, the broom came from the "same place" that school equipment 
always comes from. The budget. Every school I have ever attended, 
from kindergarten through grad school, has periodically replaced worn 
out equipment with newer stuff. It seems obvious that Prof. 
McGonagall, recognizing Harry's talent at flying and wanting to 
maximize her houses' chance at the Quidditch Cup, uses a portion of 
her houses' allotment of the budget to aquire a Nimbus 2000. Spottydog
> 
So a first year student gets special dispensation to fly AND house 
funds to buy a state of the art flying broom? I realize the 
Potterverse is not america, but I think they do have the concepts of 
Conflict of Interest, favoritism, and misuse of funds.

Considering Lucius Malfoy is on the Board of Governor's in books 1 & 
2, if McGonagall had used house funds for Harry's broom, she would 
soon have to justify her actions before the board. She would at least 
have her position at risk, almost certainly losing the Head of House 
position and possibly her teaching credentials. Considering Malfoy's 
connections, she might be accused of embezzlement and who knows what 
kind of accusations a Death Eater could think up.

Uncmark