Harry Potter's sudden wealth came from a family inheritance dating back to the 12th-Century, when his ancestor invented magical potions. Despite his newfound riches, Harry remained humble and focused on his needs rather than extravagant desires.
As Ilovecats13 and DelphianDragon said, James' father Fleamont quadrupled the family's gold by inventing Sleekeazy's Hair Potion (the same that Hermione used before the Yule Ball to tame her mane). The family fortune was passed down to James, their only child, and then onto Harry.
William and Harry received the bulk of Princess Diana's £13m fortune when she died in 1997. In an interview, Harry told Oprah Winfrey this money funded his family's move to the US. He is also thought to have inherited millions from his great-grandmother, the Queen Mother.
If you count Sirius's fortune, rounded up to 200,000 galleons, that is 243038 galleons or 1.7 million dollars for Harry. Now for the Malfoys. They had about 321,000,000 galleons, about 2.2 billion dollars, and 1.6 billion pounds.
Harry is the richest student at Hogwarts by default. He inherited his parents money (and later the Black fortune) - and it was his and his alone. If he wanted to empty his vault and spend it all on sweets, and Quidditch brooms - he could. There was nobody to stop him.
Why Were Harry's Parents SO Rich? - Harry Potter Explained
Do the Weasleys ever get rich?
While the Weasleys aren't known for their wealth, Fred and George first started turning a profit at school before using their talents for mischief to open Weasley's Wizard Wheezes.
How did Harry Potter's parents make so much money?
The Potters' generational wealth is traced back to their ancestor, Linfred of Stinchcombe, who amassed a great fortune through his medicinal services and inventions of healing potions.
As Sirius Black's cousin, she is a member of one of the wealthiest Wizarding families, the House of Black. Harry Potter's Bellatrix Lestrange inherited much of her parents' vast fortune and possessions upon their demise, which were shared among her sisters.
The family had been prominent in the British wizarding world community for centuries, building wealth and renown through their influence within the Ministry of Magic. However, long before the Ministry was established, the Malfoys gained property and wealth through the Muggle royals.
After Sirius died in 1996, his godson Harry Potter inherited all of Sirius Black's properties, including his house, his house-elf and his vault, which still contained "a reasonable amount of gold".
It was confirmed on Pottermore that Hermione was also a bit of a Hatstall, as the Sorting Hat saw the potential for her to be both Ravenclaw and Gryffindor. In the end, Gryffindor won out, and it's possible that Hermione wanted to be seen for being brave more than for her intelligence.
James Potter's parents, Harry's grandparents, were the inventors of the Sleekeazy Hair Potion, which became wildly popular. Unfortunately, they died of dragon pox before Harry was born, and as James being the only heir, that money went to him.
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.
The Potters left Harry a sizeable stack of coins to make sure their son could afford the seven years of tutorage required to become a bona fide wizard.
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.
In contrast to the Malfoys and the Blacks, the Weasleys are a pure-blood family known for their warmth and support for one another. They actively reject the pure-blood supremacist ideology, and are inclusive and supportive of Muggle-born wizards.
In Harry Potter, JK Rowling confirmed that Draco was actually in love with Hermione but didn't know how to fully express his emotions. If things were different and he told Hermione about how he felt, do you think they could've had a chance? No.
In the play "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," which has become part of "Harry Potter" canon, it was revealed that Bellatrix conceived a child with none other than Lord Voldemort.
No, Bellatrix is not Voldemort's wife. She is Rodolphus Lestrange's wife, which was probably a forced marriage because she loves moldy body. JK Rowling considers the book cannon.
Who is the richest Harry Potter actor? Radcliffe is currently the wealthiest actor from the Harry Potter franchise. The rest of the main kid cast's ranking, in order from highest to lowest estimated net worth, is: Emma Watson at $85 million.
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.
I believe that both James and Lily were employed at Hogwarts – James as the DADA teacher and Lily as the Charms teacher. The lack of a qualified DADA candidate has been a very important theme at the start of each book.
History. When the Weasleys entered it in the summer of 1992, the vault contained only a small pile of Sickles and a single Galleon, all of which Molly Weasley took out. The total number of coins at that time totalled 1 Galleon and 58 Sickles.
