Weasley Economics

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Meg Demeranvile wrote-

> 
> Click (Conclusions) "Ron does present a picture of the Weasleys as 
very
> poor. However, the situation just doesn't exist. Instead, Ron is 
seen as
> a whiner. JKR is setting him to have temptations of money. Even out 
on
> the bay, there are several ships that believe Ron will turn on 
Harry for
> money. But I propose that although Ron whines about money, he has 
enough
> to where it would take major economic shifts in the current 
situation
> for him to be able to turn on Harry. He is being set up for a big 
fall.
> That's why I entitled my theory POOR BABY NAPTIME for Pity Over 
Ownings,
> Ron Becomes Awful Bratty Youngster. Now Arises Problems, 
Temptations In
> Major Economics."
> 
>  

I think your theory is very sound and makes more sense than the 
picture that paints the Weasleys as living in the slums of Calcutta. 

But does anyone know if there is a tuition fee to attend Hogwarts? In 
PS it is touched on when Uncle Vernon declares he will not to pay for 
Harry to be educated by DD. Whether or not tuition is neccesary is 
never answered due to some unpleasentness steming from Dudley 
sprouting a tail and the hubub that ensued. If tuition is needed than 
that would explain some of the Weasley money woes. How much would it 
cost, in addition to uniforms, books, and various other supplies, to 
educate five children if they had to pay tuition as well.

I attended a private school and between my two sisters and myself it 
cost my parents around $3,000 a year (They do consider it money well 
spent).But one of my close friends there had a very Weasley like 
family (eight brothers and sisters)and a very Weasley like home (an 
old house that had been converted into an apartment complex and then 
back to a house) and while money never abundant they some how got by.


 -Olivia Grey