[HPforGrownups] Money, bribery and corruption in the wizarding world

[Emma Hawkes]

No: HPFGUIDX 127363


Message: 10
    Date: Sat, 09 Apr 2005 06:16:36 -0000
    From: "Steve" <bboyminn at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Money, bribery and corruption in the wizarding world

bboyminn:

I'm sure Bagman intended to give
Arthur common seats until he found out Harry was going to be there.
Then both Bagman and Fudge saw a great public relations opportunity,
never hurts a politician to be seen with the hero of the wizard world,
especially when that hero is a poor sympathetic orphan. Seriously....
great P.R.

Oh yes, that makes so much sense.  The seats would be comparable in 
cost to premium seats at the Olympics.


Again, just filling in some miscellaneous info, I like to remind
people that the Weasleys aren't as poor as Ron's whining might make
them seem. They have spending money, a house and land, plenty of food
to eat, and clothes to wear. They are working class. They have to
manage their money well, they don't have spare cash for extravagances
or luxuries, but they get by just fine.


I don't think they are even working class.  Class to me is about 
education and interests, not income.  They are well educated and they 
spend on books etc.  This means they are middle class people with not 
much money, from my perspective.

Emma