Weasley's finances (was: Re: Harry Helping Ron Financially?)

[va32h]

No: HPFGUIDX 143019

Janelle: 
> what it is that I often wonder about and that is school books.  
> Chamber is where this is most pertinent, as here we have a scene in 
> the book store. Fred makes a comment about five sets of Lockhart 
> books not coming cheap.  but why do they have to buy five sets?  
> can't they share?  And why do they need to buy Ginny second-hand 
> first-year books?  Can't she just use Ron's?  Or those of one of the 
> brothers who has left school already?..


va32h here:

I wondered that too - specifically about the Lockhart books. I suppose 
it could be argued that it would be too difficult to race around the 
school exchanging them between classes. 

I do think the actual line was "we can get a lot of Ginny's things 
secondhand" - things, not books. So maybe that refers to cauldron, 
wand, robes, scales, telescope, things that the older Weasleys would 
still be using.

va32h