[HPforGrownups] The Weasley's lack of wealth

[Lee Kaiwen]

No: HPFGUIDX 178260

lmscallon:

> This is my first post to this list, 

Looks like no one's replied to your post. Please don't take that as a 
sign of un-welcome, just an oversight. This is a friendly bunch -- at 
least, we are when we're not at each other's throats :-)

> I have been wondering if there could be a deeper reason for making the
> Weasley family poor.

You've raised quite an interesting question (and, no, I don't recall it 
being discussed before on this list). I just wish I had something 
interesting to say about it, but I'm afraid I don't.

Perhaps JKR was simply trying to make them "down to earth", bring them 
closer to us, to make us more comfortable with them. Your suggestion 
that she was trying to contrast them (in many ways other than just 
money) with other purebloods -- most of whom turn out in the WW to be 
elitist snobs, as you've noted, such as the Blacks and the Malfoys.

I think the money thing was only briefly an issue between Ron and Harry. 
I think Harry's fame was a much tougher issue for Ron to handle than the 
money.

> Am I missing a deeper meaning, or am I overanalyzing :)

Over-analyzing? I do hope so. That's what we do best here!

Welcome,

--CJ