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Economical Futures for the Characters, How are their wallets going to be after Deathly Hallows?
Kaiser-Kun
post Aug 23 2008, 08:44 PM
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Another topic got me wondering, what's the economical prospect for our characters? For some, we know it's going to be kinda wealthy (Harry, George), but what's going to happen to the rest?

Luna: Is a researcher's job well-paid on her field?
Hagrid: He lost his house on Book 6, who fixed it? And if not, where is he living now?
Mr. and Mrs. Weasley: Do their sons shared their profits of the joke shop with them when Mrs. Weasley retired?


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post Aug 23 2008, 09:11 PM
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QUOTE(Kaiser-Kun @ Aug 23 2008, 06:44 PM) *
Another topic got me wondering, what's the economical prospect for our characters? For some, we know it's going to be kinda wealthy (Harry, George), but what's going to happen to the rest?

Luna: Is a researcher's job well-paid on her field?
Hagrid: He lost his house on Book 6, who fixed it? And if not, where is he living now?
Mr. and Mrs. Weasley: Do their sons shared their profits of the joke shop with them when Mrs. Weasley retired?


Well we know Harry and Ron go to work for the Ministry as Aurors.
Hermione goes back to Hogwarts to finish her 7th years so she finishes school the same time as Ginny.
Ginny become a Quidditch star for the Holyhead Harpies so that must pay pretty well.
Mrs Weasley retiring?
Since the Ministry was compromised, Kingsly is going to really need Arthur to help train the next generation of civil servants.
So I see more responsibility and a higher salary for Arthur.
With the children grown I see Arthur and Molly have more disposable income which in true Weasley fashion they will spend spoiling their many grandchildren.

This post has been edited by cooncatbob: Aug 23 2008, 09:12 PM


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post Aug 24 2008, 02:54 PM
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I think Mrs. and Mr. Weasley will have less money problems since they have contact with Harry, and they are in the order. And, they did what they could to defeat Voldemort smile.gif


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post Aug 24 2008, 06:45 PM
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QUOTE(Kaiser-Kun @ Aug 23 2008, 06:44 PM) *
Luna: Is a researcher's job well-paid on her field?
Hagrid: He lost his house on Book 6, who fixed it? And if not, where is he living now?
Mr. and Mrs. Weasley: Do their sons shared their profits of the joke shop with them when Mrs. Weasley retired?
Harry, Ron, and Hermione all have Ministry jobs, while Ginny plays professional Quidditch and later works for the Daily Prophet, so they all have steady incomes. Harry and Ginny could even live off of Harry's inheritance if they choose, so they won't ever need to worry about money. Ron and Hermione seem to be doing pretty well 19 years later. With only two children to raise, they should be living better than the Weasleys once did.
Luna doesn't seem like the type of person who would need a large amount of money in order to be happy with her life. I doubt she'll ever be as wealthy as Harry or George unless she marries a rich husband or starts a very successful business, but I think she'll make the most of whatever she has.
Hagrid enjoys working with magical creatures at Hogwarts and seems to be living comfortably on whatever the school is paying him, so I can see him continuing to live and work there.
Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, as cooncatbob pointed out, should be under less financial strain now that their children are grown and out of the house. Somehow I don't see them as expecting financial support from their kids, even though the kids may voluntarily offer it, but with only two people to support now, they should be able to live comfortably.
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post Aug 24 2008, 06:56 PM
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This discussion makes me wonder about the economical system of the Wizarding World. There seem to be many service related jobs but who produces the wealth? Besides the businesses in Diagon alley and Hogsmead, how do Wizards make their money? My guess is that many work in the Muggle world and then exchange the currency for gold.
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post Aug 26 2008, 06:18 PM
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QUOTE(Kermit @ Aug 24 2008, 04:56 PM) *
This discussion makes me wonder about the economical system of the Wizarding World. There seem to be many service related jobs but who produces the wealth? Besides the businesses in Diagon alley and Hogsmead, how do Wizards make their money? My guess is that many work in the Muggle world and then exchange the currency for gold.


Since the HP stories are told from Harry's perspective and he's a child at the beginning of the story and a relative outsider to the workings of the Wizarding world we're told very little about the business climate of the Wizarding world.
Since Ron's father works for the MOM we learn a bit about the ins and outs of the Ministry.
But since nobody who Harry is in close contact is involved in "Big Business" and it isn't vital to the plot of the story we learn very little about where Witches and Wizards work aside from small shops and for the MOM.
My guess would be that your correct, there must be a "shadow" economy of clandestine trading between the Muggle and Wizarding worlds.

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post Aug 29 2008, 06:18 AM
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I think that after the war Harry would have insisted on splitting the Black vaults with the five who accompanied him to the Department of Mysteries. Sort of like the Triwizard winnings, he would feel guilty that he got the money because of the death of Sirius.


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post Aug 29 2008, 08:02 PM
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It seems to me that if the Goblins still control Gringotts that they would be very reluctant to open the vault for anyone but the owners. We're not told how much control the Ministry has over the bank. Which leads me to this question (I've wanted to ask for a long time): How did Sirius obtain money to buy the Firebolt or even order it through the mail when he was a wanted criminal? Maybe the Ministry has no control over the vaults. Obviously, Sirius had access to his own vault. Did he send Kreacher? Nobody asked any questions at Gringotts about who ordered the money to be withdrawn.

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post Aug 29 2008, 08:39 PM
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QUOTE(Kermit @ Aug 29 2008, 06:02 PM) *
It seems to me that if the Goblins still control Gringotts that they would be very reluctant to open the vault for anyone but the owners. We're not told how much control the Ministry has over the bank. Which leads me to this question (I've wanted to ask for a long time): How did Sirius obtain money to buy the Firebolt or even order it through the mail when he was a wanted criminal? Maybe the Ministry has no control over the vaults. Obviously, Sirius had access to his own vault. Did he send Kreacher? Nobody asked any questions at Gringotts about who ordered the money to be withdrawned.


Sirius left a will giving all his possessions Harry.
Maybe Sirius did the Wizard equivalent of a POS Debit purchase for the Firebolt.


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post Aug 29 2008, 09:02 PM
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However, Sirius ordered the Firebolt before he made his will. HE had to somehow get the money out to pay for the broom. And, obviously, the fact that he was wanted by the Ministry didn't impede his willing the house and wealth to Harry. My point is that Gringotts operates quite separately from the Ministry.
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