Who is paying the bills?

[kiricat2001]

No: HPFGUIDX 43677

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Alina" <alina at d...> wrote:
> 
> but it isn't likely that he can walk into Gringotts and make a 
withdrawal.
> If he sends Lupin there, I think the MoM would be watching for that 
too.
> And wherever Black sends his gold to pay for those weekly expenses 
would
> eventually attract attention, don't ya think? > >
> 
> 
> Well, Gringotts seems like a very... independent organization to 
me. I bet
> they have a lot of leverage with the MoM. Think about it, they're 
the only
> wizards bank, which means they have offices not only in Britain but 
all over
> the world where wizards live, right? So if they get into a fight 
with the
> MoM in Britain, then it's British wizards who will suffer from lack 
of a
> bank, but not the bank.
> 
> My point is, perhaps Gringotts think it's bad for business if MoM 
monitors
> certain accounts? I bet they don't have a problem with anyone 
unless they're
> a bank robber. Black isn't a bank robber, so it's possible that 
Gringotts
> wont' bother putting his vault under surveilance and won't allow 
the MoM to
> poke its nose into Gringotts business.
> 
> After all, when Sirius indicated his own vault on the mail order 
form for
> the Firebolt, no one seemed to get alerted about any recent 
Firebolt buys.


Along those lines, since it seems that Gringotts can call their own 
shots, perhaps there is a way for Sirius to authorize a transfer of 
funds from his account into Remus'.  If money can be pulled out to 
buy a broom, it seems logical that there must be some way to send a 
form, parchment, or some such piece of paper to instruct the bankers 
to move money.  It could be duly signed by Sirius and the goblins 
could make the transfer.  Certainly I don't think Sirius would stroll 
down Diagon Alley to do this in person, but if he could send a post 
owl with instructions - Why not?  

The goblins certainly don't seem to care about the criminal 
background of their clients.

Marianne