Why Were Harry's Parents SO Rich? - Harry Potter Explained

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Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we’re discussing HOW on earth Harry Potter's parents amassed such an incredible amount of wealth. How is it that Harry’s vault was absolutely bursting at the seams from galleons when the vault of an entire family (the Weasley’s) had but just one single galleon. We’re also going to be looking at why Rowling made the decision to make Harry as wealthy as he was. When the Philosopher’s Stone was first released- we got our first look into the contents of Harry’s vault (vault 687) when Hagrid escorts him to Gringotts: Griphook unlocked the door. A lot of green smoke came billowing out, and as it cleared, Harry gasped. Inside were mounds of gold coins. Columns of silver. Heaps of little bronze Knuts. "All yours," smiled Hagrid. And from the first time I read that passage, I became fascinated with Harry’s immense fortune. How did he get it? How much was there? And what did these immense stacks of gold coins look like? Fortunately, this scene was brought to life on-screen in the release of the Philosopher’s Stone in 2001- and it allowed us to finally witness, with our own eyes, exactly what Harry would have seen when he first stepped foot in vault 687. I’d also like to point out that this scene was preceded by Harry asking: “But, Hagrid, how am I to pay for all this? I haven't any money.” Oh, Harry. So again I ask- WHERE ON EARTH did Harry’s parents (who were just 21 years old when they died) get all of this gold to leave for Harry? ▼ PODCAST (SPOTIFY) https://open.spotify.com/show/6EELBIYpnerxOxBh2wENgF?si=fae6259da94f4a9b ▼ PODCAST (APPLE) https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/harry-potter-theory/id1626573626 ▼HARRY POTTER THEORY EXTRA CHANNEL (MORE CONTENT!) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr4oWINCOyax0_-VS4FIGaQ ▼MYTHOLOGY CHANNEL https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMNO5DyuBpWRlWwTjqaP6RQ ▼ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hptheory/ ▼MAILING ADDRESS HP Theory PO BOX 37584 North Vancouver RPO The Quay BC V7M 0G4 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVqoigIqNacy9xMnEDZzN_Q/join Please LIKE / SUBSCRIBE / SHARE to support the channel Leave your video ideas down below! Thanks! ▼ Video Editor - https://www.instagram.com/armin.cartoonist/ All content falls under fair use: any copying of copyrighted material done for a limited and “transformative” purpose, such as to comment upon, criticize, or parody a copyrighted work. Such uses can be done without permission from the copyright owner.