Fleamont "sold the company at a vast profit when he retired," Rowling writes. Fleamont Potter died of dragon pox and his fortune was left to his son,
Harry Potter's money was passed down to him by his parents, and he understood that squandering it was out of the question. Sure, he dropped 30 Galleons on Omnioculars for himself, Ron, and Hermione at the Quidditch World Cup. He also bought an entire cart worth of treats during his first trip on the Hogwarts Express.
NeokratosRed used their majorly impressive mathematical skills to calculate that there's a minimum of 50,625 galleons in Harry's vault. Since we know one galleon is equal to around $25, the minimum amount of money in Harry's vault is a mind-blowing $1,265,625!
James and Lily inherited the money. James's father, Fleamont, invented Sleekeazy's Hair Potion (what Hermione used to tame her hair for the Yule Ball.) Fleamont Potter made quite a bit of money from his invention, and upon retirement, sold the company for a large profit.
Harry Potter's parents left him a small fortune, so he didn't have to worry about money during his school years, but where did that money come from?
A lot of people seem to be under the impression that Draco Malfoy has more money than Harry Potter. However, I would be very surprised if this was actually true, and I'll explain why. Harry Potter has the entirety of his family's wealth entitled to him personally in his account.
"Linfred was a vague and absent-minded fellow whose Muggle neighbours often called upon his medicinal services," Rowling explained. It was these "medicinal services," including "Skele-gro" and "Pepper Potion," that were the beginnings of the Potter family fortune.
This idea was incredibly embarrassing to him since Ron vehemently did not want to be cared for by his rich and famous best friend. This is precisely why Harry never tried to give the Weasleys money or give Ron lavish gifts - they didn't want pity.
1. The Weasleys are poor because of having 7 children. Until Bill and Charlie started working, the Weasley family had one earning member to take care of the household expenses, education and upbringing of 9 family members.
One of the wealthiest Wizarding families in Britain, the Malfoys were known for their connections to other pureblood families and their covert influence over the magical government. In contrast to the Weasleys, the Malfoys were traditionally sorted into Slytherin and supported pureblood supremacy.
And this is why Hermione does not fit into Ravenclaw, since she lacks their creativity of thought. When you also add in her fearlessness and her strong convictions about right and wrong, which are inherently Gryffindor traits, then there was even less of a chance she'd end up wearing blue and bronze.
Goblet Of Fire Cut Harry's Big Fred & George Moment
After Fred and George Weasley confessed that they had lost all their money and, with it, their dreams of opening a joke shop, Harry decided to give them his Triwizard Tournament prize money— a whopping 1,000 Galleons.
Arriving during the Norman conquest, Armand Malfoy was the first Malfoy in Britain. He was awarded acres of land where Malfoy Manor was built. For generations the Malfoy family annexed the land owned by neighbouring Muggles and invested heavily in Muggle currency and assets as their fortune grew.
Everything is funded by the Ministry of Magic. Parents only pay for books, uniforms and equipment. These costs are more than offset by the fact that for nine months of the year they don't need to feed their children. This means that even families of modest means can afford to send their children to Hogwarts.
As Rowling said, tuition is paid for by the Ministry, with grants to help the poor buy supplies. The Weasleys could afford supplies provided they were second hand. Not only that but they could also afford health care for Arthur.
As other people said, it is also due to the Malfoys' arrogance, the feeling of self-importance and wealth. The Weasly family is also very poor, which may also lead to a dislike with the rich, pureblood families.
The Weasleys are poor because of having 7 children. Until Bill and Charlie started working, the Weasley family had one earning member to take care of the household expenses, education and upbringing of 9 family members.
Yes. They became wealthy when Fred and George settled down. Weasley's Wizards Wheezes was a huge hit in Diagon Alley. People would buy things from far off, thanks to the excellent delivery system.
Harry inherits all of Sirius's possessions, including the house at Grimmauld Place, the house-elf Kreacher, and Buckbeak the Hippogriff.
Though Felton has less screen time, his paycheck was totally the opposite. Tom reportedly made $14 million across the eight films, the equivalent of being paid $451,613 per minute of screen time. Meanwhile, in a previous interview, Tom admitted to being financially irresponsible for a while after the films were made.
Sirius Black is super, duper rich, possessing a whopping 199,513 Galleons, or $1.6 million. Not bad for someone who's a wanted man. But it pales in comparison to his family member's net worth. Bellatrix Lestrange possesses a staggering 421,686,753 Galleons, or $2.1 billion.
Dobby spent at least a year searching for a family who would pay him wages to be their House-Elf, something which is unheard of in the wizarding world. Eventually, Professor Dumbledore agreed to pay Dobby one Galleon per week to work at Hogwarts – he had offered more, but Dobby bargained him down.