Harry's Gold

[tinglinger]

No: HPFGUIDX 130696

cubfanbudwoman
I've always liked the idea that James was a descendant
of Bowman Wright's, the inventor of the Golden Snitch,
who we know from QttA was also a resident of Godric's
Hollow.  I suspect this invention brought Mr. Wright a
cool little fortune, and this is what got passed down
to James & Harry (along with, perhaps, some Quidditch
skill?).


tinglinger
Though I love concocting complex threories, I think the
answer to the riddle of the source of Harry's fortune is
quite logically obvious {given that there are no other
complex facts about the Potter or Evans family to go on
at this point...}
Flamel and Dumbledore, as per the frog cards, etc.} are
partners and alchemists. James and Lily were their 
apprentices {DD and NF are getting on in years and need
some new blood, so to speak}. We know that Flamel and 
Dumbledore had access to the Sorcerer's Stone, and could
have used it to produce both wealth and immortality, both
valuable in the fight against Voldemort.
James and Lily  studied alchemy and used the Sorcerer's
Stone, to produce as much gold as thy and the order needed.
As another thought, Just as the Flamels used the SS to 
extend their lives, the Potters may have also have 
attempted to achieve immortality {SS pg 53 Hagrid --
"CAR CRASH!" roared Hagrid, "How could a car crash kill
Lily and James Potter? It's an outrage!" }
I always wondered about that line....


tinglinger
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Stone in potterplots
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