Why were Harry's parents so rich? - Book of Knowledge

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 117252


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "finwitch" <finwitch at y...> wrote:
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> Finwitch:
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> 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?
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> ...edited..
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> BTW, if they were *rich*, did they have any house-elves? And if they 
> did have, where are they now?
> 
> Finwitch

bboyminn:

No big point to make here, just a bit of interesting Data.

- OotP Am Hb Pg 116 -
...a many-legged pair of tweesers ...scuttled up Harry's arm ...and
attempted to puncture his skin; Sirius ...smashed it with a heavy book
entitled [insert sound of jubilant trumpets here] NATURE's NOBILITY: A
WIZARDING GENEALOGY. 
- - end quote - - 

"Nature's Nobility: A Wizarding Genealogy", I always thought that
might be an excellent place for Harry to look for details about lots
of people's genealogy. 

I also think it's a bit odd that JKR would insert that particular book
right after we find out about Sirius's genealogy. I've always felt
that book was planted at that point as one of those clues that JKR
sneaks in, but we the reader regard as forgetably insignificant, only
to be hit over the head with it later.

It's just a thought.

Steve/bboyminn (was bboy_mn)