Why were Harry's parents so rich?

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 117212


> Steve 
wrote:                                                                
  
>                          <snip> Rowling said in an interview that 
James 
> inherited his fortune, 
> actually. There are some who like to imagine that since James' 
> family came from Godric's Hollow, and that since Bowman Wright, the 
> inventor of the Golden Snitch, was also from Godric's Hollow, that 
> James is the heir to the Golden Snitch fortune. <snip>
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> 
> Chancie
> When you said this, that reminded me of when Harry is in Snape's
> pensive, and James is said to be playing with a snitch.  Does anyone
> else think its odd that since James was a chaser, he had a snitch on
> hand???  Hmmmm.....
 
Finwitch:

We *might* learn this, if Harry gets his hands on Potter-family-tree. 
(He's seen Sirius', but who's to say he won't see his own in HBP?) 
The family-tree (or it's copy) could be in Potter-vault for example?
Or Harry's getting royalties from Quidditch-shops and investigates 
due to a bank-raport, possibly urged by Hermione?

But as things are, I'm nots sure if we ever find out... Only two 
books to go, and Harry has other things to occupy himself with. Then 
again, learning the full extent of Potter family would be stuff for 
7th book as Harry comes of age, but oh well...

BTW, if they were *rich*, did they have any house-elves? And if they 
did have, where are they now?

Finwitch