money

Wizard Banking • Podcast Episode

Posted March 28, 2002 by Carlos Velasco Medina in Canon discussion / Essays

Banking in the middle ages (which is the basic world in which wizards live) was in its infancy. Its primary reason for existence was to provide safe-keeping, for a price (they took some of your money in exchange for keeping it safe). This could still be the basic mode of… Read More

Wizard Money • Podcast Episode

Posted February 4, 2007 by Anton Generalov aka “XAHrOBEP” (pronounced “Hangover”) in Canon discussion / Essays

Introduction This interview that took place on March 12, 2001 became the historical point from which all theories and speculations about how much money would one need to go to Gringotts and to buy a Galleon started. Most researchers worked with the first JKR statement of “About five pounds,” while not addressing the more… Read More