Why buy Ron maroon?

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 113982

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Cathy Drolet" <cldrolet at s...> 
wrote:
> Leah:
> "So, I think there's a subconscious 
> pleasure for Molly in being able to indulge herself with Harry's 
> dress robes and not worry about what the family will have to go 
> without to afford them.  So Ron's entitled to some feeling of being 
> miffed- but not much."
> 
> DuffyPoo:
> Are you saying that Molly used Weasley family money to buy Harry's 
robes?  I never got that impression at all.  I imagined she went to 
Gringotts and got money from Harry's vault to buy his things (or 
maybe he had enough left in his moneybag from last year).  If she 
indulged Harry, then bought second hand for Ron, Ron has every reason 
to be miffed and it would totally change my impression of Molly.
> 

Finwitch:

No - she's just saying Molly liked shopping for Harry without 
worrying about money - because Harry was, of course, paying for 
himself and is RICH due inheritance. (Either Harry had all that money 
already or he gave Molly a note and his key for Gringotts).

When it's her *own* family in GoF, she needs to buy two sets of sixth-
year-things for Fred & George (or do they share? Did Fred&George ALSO 
need dress-robes or did they already have them from Bill&Charlie, 
perhaps?) one set of fourth year things(including dress-robes for 
Ron), one set of third year things for Ginny.

AND all the food&Floo powder& whatever else their common household 
needs! At least some thread to knit her famous sweaters of (for 7 
kids of her own, Harry, Arthur - probably herself and Hermione, too - 
that requires a LOT of thread! AND time, too-- she must spend nearly 
all her time knitting...) candy, allowance for 4 kids... (Bill, 
Charlie & Percy earn their own money now). 

Finwitch