[HPforGrownups] Gringotts Bank was Re: PoA question and Sirius

[Maria Kirilenko]

No: HPFGUIDX 50544


 "marinafrants <rusalka at ix.netcom.com>" <rusalka at ix.netcom.com> wrote:

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.

Me:

Sirius writes in his letter to Harry at the end of PoA:

"Crookshanks took the order to the Owl Office for me. I used your name but told them to take the gold from my own Gringotts vault." 

So I guess one can do this. The joint account idea is actually a very interesting one, but I think Sirius' letter pretty much contradicts it.

I have another question, though. I seem to remember reading somewhere that in the UK version the number of Sirius' vault is actually mentioned. Is this true? Or maybe JKR just told the number in an interview?

Regards,

Maria



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