Gringotts Bank was Re: PoA question and Sirius

[marinafrants <rusalka@ix.netcom.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 50540

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "sjd914 <sjd914 at y...>" > You 
guys forgot that Sirius also said that he used Harry's name to 
> buy the broom. I'm guessing that the way Owl Order works is that 
you 
> send an owl to the company saying what item you want, your vault 
> number, your key, and you address. 

Which raises the question of how "Harry Potter" was able to 
authorize a withdrawal of funds from Sirius Black's vault.  I' mean, 
there must be some sort of checking of ownership, otherwise what's 
to stop an unscrupulous person of sending a letter with a made-up 
name and a random vault number and using other people's money to buy 
stuff for themselves?

Maybe when Sirius became Harry's godfather, he set up a joint 
account for the two of them? That might also explain why the money 
didn't get seized when Sirius was arrested.

Marina
rusalka at ix.netcom.com