How did Sirius afford a Firebolt?

He used a cat. And no one thought that was weird. Crookshanks just waltzed into the quidditch store with money and a note to send a Firebolt to Harry Potter and the store clerk was just like, "oh, tots normal" and sent it along.
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Who paid for Harry Firebolt?

Sirius Black bought and sent Harry a Firebolt at the end of the third book. I wondered about it for a while, because it seemed impossible; how did he buy a Firebolt, the best broom in the world, when he was one of the most wanted criminals in the country?
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How much did the Firebolt cost in Harry Potter?

Ignoring inflation, this would make a Firebolt worth roughly 16,000 dollars, which seems a fair price for a world-class broom (as so much of Quidditch relies on having a good broom, it's clear that brooms are a big deal and the main equipment in any Quidditch match).
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How much money did Harry inherit from Sirius?

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! And that's the baaaaaare minimum considering that in the books, although no specifics were given, A LOT more money was depicted. "Harry gasped. Inside [the vault] were mounds of gold coins.
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How did Sirius buy the Firebolt Reddit?

At the end of PoA, Sirius explained that he was the one who bought Harry the Firebolt. He says that he used Crookshanks to deliver the letter of withdrawal to Gringotts Bank, and that he pretended the letter to be written by Harry but taken from Sirius' bank account.
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Did Crookshanks know Scabbers was an Animagus?

Yes, Crookshanks was half-kneazle and had a sense of what Scabbers truly was. Sirius actually explains that after he gained Crookshank's trust he was able to communicate to what "Scabbers" actually was.
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Why did McGonagall gave Harry the Nimbus 2000?

This broomstick was arranged for Harry by Professor Minerva McGonagall after he was given a spot on the Gryffindor Quidditch team, as Seeker. He rode this broom in all school Quidditch matches until 1993, when, during a match against Hufflepuff, he was attacked by Dementors and fell off his broom.
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How is Bellatrix Lestrange so rich?

As the eldest of three sisters, Bellatrix was first in line to inherit their parents' possessions when they died. She also would have merged her assets with those of her husband, Rodolphus Lestrange (another bloodline featured in the Sacred Twenty-Eight). The most convincing proof lies in Bellatrix's vault.
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Why 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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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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Is a Firebolt better than a Nimbus 2000?

Twelve months after its release, the Firebolt was the highest-selling racing broom of that time, beating out the Nimbus 2000 and 2001. The Firebolt was used by both the Irish and Bulgarian teams during the 1994 Quidditch World Cup.
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What is galleon worth?

Converted into other currencies. According to J. K. Rowling, the approximate value of a Galleon is "About five Great British pounds, though the exchange rate varies!"
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How did Sirius afford?

It's actually quite simple. Sirius made an anonymous purchase with instruction to take the money from a specific vault number in Gringotts. Only the goblins would know the vault number belongs to the Blacks, and evidently they didn't care.
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Who sent Nimbus 2000 to Harry?

In the movie, professor Minerva McGonagall gives Harry Potter a Nimbus 2000 when he joins the Gryffindor Quidditch team.
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Who gave Harry the fastest broom Prisoner of Azkaban?

In Prisoner of Azkaban, Sirius Black anonymously sends Harry a Firebolt broom after the demise of Harry's Nimbus 2000 in the Whomping Willow.
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How much is Bellatrix Lestrange worth?

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. So how about the Malfoy family?
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What was in Vault 713?

At the beginning of the first book, Gringotts Vault 713, a higher-security vault, held a small grubby bag, which we later learn contains the Philosopher's Stone. Albus Dumbledore sends Hagrid to retrieve it while he escorts Harry to Diagon Alley.
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How rich is Ron?

Grint made $60 million from the eight Harry Potter movies, according to Celebrity Net Worth, which equates to around $70 million when adjusting for inflation.
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How did Bellatrix get pregnant?

Yep, that happened: Bellatrix and Voldemort had sex sometime around Order of the Phoenix or Half-Blood Prince, and their wild night in bed led to a child named Delphi Diggory/Riddle/Lestrange. According to Delphi herself, she was born sometime before the Battle of Hogwarts.
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What is Draco Malfoys net worth?

Tom Felton's net worth reaches around $35 million.
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Why did Snape jinx the broom?

The truth came out when Professor Quirrell admitted to Harry that he'd jinxed the broom and claimed he'd have gotten away with it too if it hadn't been for those meddling counter-curses. In other words, Snape tried to save Harry's life, and the only thanks he got was being set on fire. Harsh.
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What does Dumbledore see in the mirror?

When looking in the Mirror, Dumbledore first saw his and Grindelwald's younger selves agreeing to a blood oath, followed by an image of Grindelwald in the film's present day. As Dumbledore admitted to Aurors trying to track down the evil wizard, the pair were once even closer than brothers.
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When some Slytherins dressed as Dementors What did Harry do?

Without thinking, Harry casts a Patronus in their direction, and he catches the Snitch easily, winning the game. Only afterwards does he discover that the Dementors were, in fact, several Slytherins, including Malfoy, dressed in cloaks with the intention of unseating Harry.
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