Where did the money come from?

[james320152002]

No: HPFGUIDX 90598

LizVega here:
> JKR said in an interview that James inherited the money and that 
> HE DIDN'T HAVE TO HAVE A WELL PAYING JOB- so maybe they didn't work 
> at all?
>  
> If the timelines are correct, then it would've been very time 
> consuming to work for the order, get married, have the baby, and 
> do anything else in that amount of time. 
>  
> If I inherited a lot of money, and took into account the conditions 
> I was living through ie Voldemort, I probably wouldn't work either. 
>  
> I think it's interesting that Jo said that James didn't have to 
> have a well paying job- it makes me start thinking about all of the 
> jobs that we know of that aren't well paying. Who's poor?


Interesting theory; I never thought about that. But I was always under 
the impression that James's family just had money. When Harry was in 
Snape's memory James reminded me a bit of Draco - a spoiled rich kid. 
Not that his character is like Draco or the Malfoys. It seems we 
would know if James or Lily were Aurors so I just figured they didn't 
work and just devoted all their time to the order.

"james320152002"