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Old 11-16-2005, 03:45 PM   #1 (permalink)

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This has been bugging me and my brother mentioned it to me the other day.

Why were Lilly and James Potter so rich? They were only 21 when they died yet they have left enough gold to keep there son very confertable during his life! i dont think it was just interest!

Any ideas why they have so much money?

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Old 11-17-2005, 08:52 PM   #2 (permalink)
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maybe james's family was rich..it was never mentioned in the books..
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Old 11-17-2005, 09:28 PM   #3 (permalink)

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i thought about this. Mabye they had really high paying jobs in the ministry- like Aurors,
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Old 11-17-2005, 09:54 PM   #4 (permalink)
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yeah ive been thinking about that too.. i think the inheritance has to do with it and maybe they started there careeers at an early age...bcuz lily was obviously incredibly smart..ad so was james...and they probably did have auror jobs - cuz they were in the OotP
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Old 11-18-2005, 01:38 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Someone asked me the same question not too long ago. I think the Potters are so rich because of inheritance probably from James' or Lily's parents. J.K. Rowling doesn't really focus on why they have so much money. So it's either inheritance or as most say their jobs after they were done with school.
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Old 11-18-2005, 02:00 AM   #6 (permalink)
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i thin k its james money since lily was a muggleborn and it was all wizards gold - and besides petunia would most likely be rich too if it was from lilys side
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yeah they Dursleys are rich because of Vernon! but i dont think they would be Aurors because well they were only 21 if they were they hadnt been doing it long and! remember they were in hiding for a good year before they died!
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I think they r rich because if they werent then harry wouldnt have any money so J.K Rowling probly doesnt have a reason of why they r so rich. its probly just part of the story......
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Old 11-18-2005, 08:53 PM   #9 (permalink)

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sorry i dissagree jo dosent put things in for the fun of it! there must be a reason for it
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Old 11-19-2005, 03:23 PM   #10 (permalink)
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May be Potters related to Gryfinedore. If that's right, They will be rich.
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Old 11-19-2005, 04:56 PM   #11 (permalink)
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^ i agree i think harrys a decendent of gryffindor because in cos DD says "only a true gryffindor could have pulled that out of a hat" about the sword... could he have meant a REAL gryffindor? and also i read somewhere that harry is an heir or something because his name kinda sounds like it and when fleur says it with her accent it sounds like heir-y
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Old 11-19-2005, 05:01 PM   #12 (permalink)

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hasnt Jo said that isnt true? but a true griffindor could b e anyone who posseses the qualities needed fo the house! butgodric may not have been rich!
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yeah - ad how the guants where related to slytherin and the were in the very bowels of poverty
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Old 11-19-2005, 05:19 PM   #14 (permalink)
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I think Harry's parents might be rich from Jame's parents since Lily was muggle-born.
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yeah thats hwat i put but how did they get that much money - maybe his paternal grandparents were aurors
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there is more to it than we know we may never find out!
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Old 11-20-2005, 04:55 PM   #18 (permalink)
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hasnt Jo said that isnt true? but a true griffindor could b e anyone who posseses the qualities needed fo the house! butgodric may not have been rich!
Did Jo said that???? Didn't hear about that?? I'm with you that any true griffindore can pick up the sword but I don't know why I believe that Harry is the heir of griffindore.
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Because they lost their money in many things. They didn't save it.
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Yeah! and The potters may be the heirs of Griffindore.
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Old 11-20-2005, 05:12 PM   #19 (permalink)

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jo has said that the potters arent related to GOdric
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Old 11-20-2005, 05:25 PM   #20 (permalink)
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Really. So, The Potters are rich from ansectors. James was a spoiled teenager as he was so rich.
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Old 11-20-2005, 05:29 PM   #21 (permalink)
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there more to this than we know they could be rich for a lot of reasons that are hidden in the pages lol....i tried reading between the lines its hard
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Old 11-20-2005, 05:36 PM   #22 (permalink)

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lol lilly icant do it either!
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Old 11-20-2005, 05:40 PM   #23 (permalink)

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I think it's because of inheritance, and I think Jo will make it clear how they became so rich in the 7th book.

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i think it's obvious.
the Potter family is clearly filthy rich, and they were pure-blood too, and James appeared he didn't have any siblings, and grandparents Potter wasn't mentioned in the books, so we can assume that they died before James died, and James inherited the fortune from his family and than marry Lily, so they were rich.
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Old 11-22-2005, 10:36 AM   #25 (permalink)
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This actually has always baffled me. I mean we really never knew what James and Lily did aside from working with the Order. Plus, with all that money they left Harry, it eats my mind out in wonder. I’m gonna go with the whole Inheritence business but I hope Jo explains it in the last book....
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