[HPforGrownups] Re: The Purpose of the Weasleys (was; Saving every Sickle)

[Rebecca Stephens]

No: HPFGUIDX 59590


--- Jesta Hijinx <jestahijinx at hotmail.com> wrote:
> But Ron should have a
> wand that *works*, for 
> example, no matter how it got broken; as matters
> stand, he's a real danger 
> to himself and others, and I'm rather surprised the
> school permitted him to 
> keep that broken wand.  In that case, I think there
> should be a school 
> emergency fund - and maybe Ron (or any other
> student) works off a sort of 
> "co-pay" by working a couple of hours a week in the
> library or something 
> like that for a term to "pay" for his new wand. 
> (There's no canonical 
> evidence for such a thing, but if they can find
> chores for the students to 
> do for detention, I don't see why they shouldn't
> teach the students the 
> value of good honest work with a couple of
> situations like helping Hagrid 
> feed the magical creatures, or helping shelve books
> in the library for 2-4 
> hours a week.)

Excuse me, but IIRC, Ron didn't tell his mother that
the wand got broken, he just patched it up.  She can
hardly be blamed for not magically knowing something. 
And he got a replacement after she knew.


Rebecca

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