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Why Didn't Harry Give GOLD to the Weasleys? - Harry Potter Explained
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Now, it shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone that Harry was rich- filthy rich. I mean, maybe he wasn’t Malfoy rich or Lestrange rich, but he certainly had enough money- money which he was able to expertly preserve throughout the course of the films by having everything bought for him. Seriously, Harry didn’t have to buy anything. Hedwig? Hagrid. Nimbus 2000? McGonagall. Firebolt? Sirius. But RON was the poor one. Topics Discussed: Harry Potter’s wealth and the Potter family fortune Why Harry Potter was so rich ...
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Hey everyone, welcome to another installment of Harry Potter Theory. In today's video we're going to once again be discussing the wealth of Harry Potter. Now, it shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone that Harry was rich. Filthy rich. I mean, maybe he wasn't Malfoy rich or Lestrange rich, but he certainly had enough money. Money in which he was able
to expertly preserve throughout the course of the films by having everything bought for him. Seriously, Harry didn't have to buy anything. Hedwig, Hagrid, Nimbus 2000, McGonagall, Firebolt, Sirius. We're introduced to Harry's masses of gold at the very beginning of the series, when Hagrid brings him to Gringotts and shows him vault 687. When Harry walks in,
he's visibly gobsmacked by the sheer volume of coins in front of him, a veritable assault on his senses. The family wealth started with the founding patriarch of the family, Linfred of Stinchcomb, a 12th century potioner who was quite successful in the potions business. Harry's grandfather,
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