Something I would like to see......

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 76257

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Buttercup <cathio2002 at y...> 
wrote:
> 
> --- Steve wrote:
> 
> > > I would like to find out that Fred and George have
> > made Harry a 
> > > secret partner in their Magic Joke Shoppe. Harry
> > gave them the start 
> > > up capital and I would think it would be a great
> > jesture to make him 
> > > an unsuspecting partner. Even it is just a token,
> > like 10%. It is
> > > not a big thing, but something I would like to
> > see, as it shows good
> > > character. Though Fred and George are pranksters,
> > I think they are 
> > > young men of good character.
> > 
> 

Butercup:
> That would be great to see. But what I wished Harry
> had done was give part of his Tri-Wizard winnings to
> Lupin. Lupin was very nice to him, teaching him the
> Patronus spell and just being supportive and caring in
> POA. And he probably needs the money more than Fred
> and George. Fred and George are very ambitious with
> their joke shop idea and I think they would have come
> up with the money another way. 
> 

Bear in mind that Lupin had been gone from Hogwarts for a year by 
then; Harry probably wouldn't know where to contact Rl and, again, 
following Cedric's death the idea might not have come. He just wanted 
to be rid of the money I think.

Geoff