[HPforGrownups] GetTheGalleons!?

[Dan Youngren]

No: HPFGUIDX 79859

PhoenixCharms wrote:

>They have muggle money... and Hermione doesn't have a job, so how does she
>get the wizard money?
>
>Is there a place to trade muggle money for wizard money?? But why would 
>there
>be when a wizard in need of muggle money can simply magic some up?

Dan:

Well, obviously so, eh? She has galleons so there must be a place to 
exchange--I'm quite sure Gringotts would do it. It's just like me going from 
America to Mexico--I need to convert my currency. It would only be 
reasonable for Gringotts to get the business (banks charge for that service, 
I believe...).

Further, JKR says so:
"Those goblins are sneaky people. They manage to put the Muggle money back 
into circulation. They are like "fences" --British slang, do you understand 
it?"

Arthur uses muggle money when he and Harry head off to the Ministry in OoP, 
and I suppose he could've transfigured some parchment, but would he? The 
Weasleys seem very honest; while it's probably impossible to counterfeit 
gold (the money-loving goblins would be fools not to have come up with a way 
to protect the reliability and safety of the gold they produce), I'm sure 
many wizards wouldn't think twice about conning a couple unsuspecting 
muggles.

Dan

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