Did Harry Potter offer the Weasleys money?

The catch is that Bagman paid them in Leprechaun gold, which is worthless. Thus, it is Harry that gave the twins the money so they could fund their store. It is revealed very on in Harry's story that he has a wealth of funds in a vault at Hogsmeade left over from his parents, so money is never an issue for him.
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Did Harry help Ron financially?

Yes, There are number of occasions mentioned in the book were harry has helped or tried to help weasley's financially. 2) He gifts ron obnicoulor which he wished to buy but was not able to buy due to lack of money.
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How much money did Harry give the Weasley twins?

Luckily, the twins got the money for the shop through Harry Potter's unwanted Triwizard Tournament winnings of 1,000 Galleons, while the three were alone before disembarking the Hogwarts Express at Platform Nine and Three-Quarters.
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How did the Weasleys get money?

As we know the Weasley family are quite poor. Not poor enough that they don't have anything to eat but still so poor that they have to buy second-hand clothes and books for their children. Yet, when they win 700 galleons from the lottery they burn most of them on a trip to Egypt.
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How much money did the Weasleys win?

A Daily Prophet article on this type of win In the summer of 1993, Arthur Weasley won the Galleon draw, and received a prize of seven-hundred Galleons.
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Why Didn't Harry Give the Weasleys Money? - Harry Potter Theory



How could the Weasleys afford to go to Egypt?

However, visiting Egypt was a costly trip. The Weasleys could only afford to go in PoA after getting the Daily Prophet windfall. It's presented as a 'once-in-a-lifetime' trip.
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Are the Weasleys poor?

The Weasleys are not especially poor. It's just that Arthur works at a comparatively low paying job at the Ministry, and has a huge family to feed. Molly is a housewife and does not add to the income. As to how poor they are, well, they are helped by not having to feed their children throughout the year.
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Did the Weasleys become rich after the war?

I never fully realized it but the Weasleys and Potters (which are just one really big family now) after the war are quite different in terms of financial and social status than at the start of the series.
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How many dollars is 1000 galleons?

Harry's Triwizard Tournament prize winnings of 1,000 gold galleons would total $25,000.
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What is Mr Weasley salary?

Amount is based on 1990-1992 estimate made by MSN Money.) $2,094,848- ($42,752/year determined by Economics Society at Lehigh University, Pennsylvania) - Very Base cost for sending a kid to Hogwarts for all 7 years (Not including broomsticks, pets, Quidditch robes, extra uniforms due to additional growth, etc.)
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Why did Harry give the money to Fred and George?

Harry Potter and the joke shop

Just one school year later, Harry won the Triwizard Tournament purse worth 1,000 Galleons. But after watching the co-winner Cedric Diggory die and barely escape death himself, Harry didn't want it. Instead of keeping it, he gave it to Fred and George Weasley to open a joke shop.
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Is Galleon a real currency?

A Galleon or Gold-Galleon (ʛ) was the most valued coin of the wizarding currency used in Britain. One Galleon was equal to 17 Sickles or 493 Knuts.
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Was Bellatrix pregnant in the Half Blood Prince?

Helena Bonham Carter, who portrays Bellatrix in the films, was pregnant during the filming of the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Her pregnancy seems noticeable (but not too far along) during the scene at Spinner's End.
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Why didnt Harry help Ron with money?

So the reason why Harry didn't give money to Ron was because he was comfortable giving money to the Weasley family? He wasn't comfortable giving away his parents money but he was when it was his hard earned money.
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What does George Weasley smell like?

Fred and George Weasley: Marshmallow Fireside

I can imagine that at the height of their career of mischief at Hogwarts, Fred and George's bedroom at the Burrow smelled like a mixture of their experimental candy concoctions and smoldering firecracker embers.
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How do Muggle borns pay for Hogwarts?

In the real-life version of Gringotts Bank at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park in Orlando, muggles can pay real-life money for Gringotts bank notes, which can be used to pay for things around the park, or kept for souveniers.
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How much is Firebolt worth?

In GoF, the Triwizard Tournament prize is a thousand galleons and that's a significant amount. While Harry's in Diagon Alley in PoA, he overhears that the Ireland Quidditch team put an order of 7. Going on this information, each Firebolt would probably be slightly over 200 galleons.
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What is the highest currency in Harry Potter?

Overview. Wizarding money comes in three denominations: bronze Knuts, silver Sickles, and golden Galleons. There are 29 Knuts in one Sickle, and 17 Sickles make up a Galleon.
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Why was Hermione always at the Weasleys?

Probably because they were busy a lot with being dentists and she was bored being at home by herself, so they would let... hoggywartz reblogged this from potter-plotholes and added: Personally, I think the reason she wanted to spend the time at the burrow has more to do with how she felt more...
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Who is Ginny's favorite brother?

Who do you think was Ginny's favorite brother? Personality wise, she seems to share a few traits with Fred and George. However, she seems to have a soft spot for Bill whom she looks up to. We mostly see her and Ron at odds in HBP but they are the closest in age.
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Do Fred and George get their money back from bagman?

Nope. Harry generously gifts them his Triwizard winnings to make up the loss. "Eventually, Bagman "turned nasty" and told the Weasley twins that they were too young to gamble and that they would not get anything back.
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How did Harry's parents get so much money?

Over the next several decades, members of the Potter family worked diligently to maintain the family's wealth, Rowling explained. Fast forward to the 20th century, where Fleamont Potter, a distant descendant of Linfred of Stinchcombe, "took the family gold and quadrupled it."
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Why didn't the Weasleys fix their house?

The magical integrity of the object would not be restored. Their house was definitely held up by magic - so even if they used the Mending Charm it'd just fall down again.
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How are the Malfoys rich?

The Malfoys expanded their already large estate with the lands of their Muggle neighbours, and dabbled successfully into Muggle currency and assets, becoming one of the wealthiest families in wizarding Britain.
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