[HPforGrownups] James Potter's profession?

[Ken and Faith Wallace]

No: HPFGUIDX 68101


> 
> Definitely they both didn't go into government service, although one
> of the couple could have. James could have struck it big as a
> Quidditch player after Hogwarts. No confirm or deny so far, but you
> think ROn would have mentioned it first off.

I don't know for sure that they did not go into government service - I've
wondered about them being Aurors, but I think it would have been mentioned
by now, as we know that the Longbottoms were aurors.

> 
> But if that business was actually successful, why are today Sirius
> Black, Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew all so poor, and the Potters
> the only one who made money?
> 

Clearly Black has money - he bought the Firebolt and has family assets -
like the house.  Lupin is poor because of the issue with being a werewolf
and not being able to get a job.  Pettigrew was a rat for how many years -
how could he have made any money?

Since we haven't been told outright, I'm assuming that it is part of the
larger body of information important to the story that JKR will only let
snippets out at a time.

Faith