Ron, Harry, Molly, and MONEY

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 59695

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Renee Daniels" <Calimora at y...>
wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Catlady (Rita Prince Winston)" 
> <catlady at w...> wrote:
> 
> Felinia Jesta Hijinx wrote:
> << Harry really *could* do more for the Weasleys if he put his mind 
> to it. I find all this "pride" the embarrassing part, actually. He 
> could send an occasional anonymous gift to one of the Weasleys, ...
>  
> To which Rita Prince Winston replied:
> < Do you think Ron would have fallen for that? ....
> 
> Where would Harry have learned about secret charity? Not in the 
> Dursley home. ....
> 



> My Two Knuts: (Calimora)
> 
> Call me juvinile, but I think it really is a matter of pride and 
> Harry's respect for Ron that keeps both of them from 
> offering/accepting money. 
> 


bboy_mn:

Let me first point out the Harry is a kid with his whole life ahead of
him. IT'S NOT HIS JOB to take care of the adults around him; it's
their job to take care of him; a kid.

Harry lives a cursed life. First Voldemort tries to kill him, then he
sent to live with the Dursleys, etc.... Trouble follows him wherever
he goes. That's not the kind of life that makes you feel very secure
about the future. So Harry is very conservative about his money. He
doesn't subscribe to the 'live hard, die young' philosophy of life.
His is more, keep you head down, do your best, and hope for the best. 

He is generous. He bought the Omnioculars. When ever the food cart
lady comes around on the train, Harry buys food for everyone. But
there is a big difference between buying treats for friends, and
taking care of the daily life of the whole Weasley family.

Calimora, also brings up a most excellent point. Harry understands
Ron's pride and he respects it. He would never humiliate a friend or
his friend's family by, in a seeky way, trying to give them money.
Even if he did, they would never ever accept it. Harry has said that
he would gladly give the Weasley's half the money in his vault, but he
know they are too proud to take it. 

Also, even thought it has aready been said, let me repeat that the
Weasley's aren't dirt poor. They are what's called the working poor.
They get by, they have very thing they need even if they don't have
everything they want. They are well feed. They have a comfortable
functional house. They have functional close to wear. There close may
be used, but there is not indication that they aren't perfectly
servicable; they are certainly not wearing rags. 

Side note, once upon a midnight dreary while I pondered weak and
weary, the idea of Harry, Hermione, and Ron pooling their money,
although a bulk of the money would come from Harry, second Hermione,
and least from Ron, and buy the Weasley's a new owl for Christmas or
as a thank you gift for their hostpitality. Since the present would be
to Ron's parents, and everyone one would kick in money, no one would
see it as charity. The Weaselys might refuse at first, but it's very
impolite to refuse a gift beyond a token refusal. Just a thought I had.



> Calimora continues:
>
> The 'charity' of 1000 galleons to the twins isn't really charity 
> IMHO, it's part guilt, part investment, part fortification against 
> the future, and it's 5 years of b-day and christmas presents to the 
> pair of nearly brothers who gave him the Maraurder's Map. 
> 
> ~Calimora (The Prideful Lurker)


bboy_mn:
In a certain Fan Fiction I wrote (highly unsuitable for general
audiences and delicate minds) I projected this G1,000 into the future
(2013) in which Fred and George have given Harry a 50% share in what
by then has become Weasley Enterprises, the largest, most sucessfull
diversified company in the wizard world, and pretty sizable in the
muggle world. This seeming insignificant effort to get rid of some
money that Harry sees as tainted with Cedric's blood, eventually makes
him, Ron, Fred, and George, and to a lesser degree Molly, Arthur,
Percy, Ginny, and Hermione VERY VERY RICH.

Although, my story might have gone a little overboard in terms of
wealth, I'm confident the Fred and George will consider Harry's money
an investment, not a gift, and in return, will give Harry a sizable
share in their business. A successful business that will give Harry
and all the Weasley's a secure future.

Just a thought.

bboy_mn