Weasley Poverty, Working Wizard Women; was Molly & Arthurwas Why I like Ginn

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 123849


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "megalynn44" 
<megalynn44 at h...> wrote:

> A real problem at times. All of the family feels teh strain. Even 
> Molly, laments that she wishes she could get Ron better dress 
robes.
> 
> If we can stipulate that this was indeed the case, then why 
wouldn't  Molly do something with that time to make a little extra 
for the  family? Is it a social thing? Have we seen any other 
evidence in  canon to explain why it would not be obvious for a 
mother with an  empty nest and a cash strapped family to get 
some sort of side job?
> 

Pippin:

 We don't actually know that Molly doesn't have a part-time job 
during the school year--she could be clerking during the 
Christmas rush or maybe she's (shhh) an accountant during tax 
season if British wizards have one.

But in Book Two, Molly hasn't got an empty nest until Ginny goes 
away to school --too late to help with Ginny's expenses. And 
she's had to purchase *5* complete sets of Lockhart books. In 
Book Three, the Weasleys get a windfall  and spend it on a trip to 
Egypt. Many families would do that instead of buying fancy stuff 
for the kids.


In Book Four, I think there is something going on which you may 
not have caught. The Weasleys, unlike other wizarding families, 
are honest enough not to take advantage of knowing that the 
TWT will be revived. So Molly doesn't   go shopping for used 
dress robes until  the Hogwarts letters arrive, by which time 
those in the know might have already picked over what's 
available. 

Pippin