Author's Note:
J.K. Rowling is inconsistent with her money system or the economy has been better than ever and prices have plummeted.
Observe:
On page 75 of the paper back edition of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," it clearly states that:
There are 17 sickles in a galleon and 29 knuts in a sickle. On page 62 of the same book, it cost five knuts for a newspaper.
Easy right? Now let's do some math. If you haven't figured it out already I'm an American and I find it very hard to think in pounds. Let's just say that a newspaper cost fifty cents. It does unless you buy it Sunday.
So each knut is 10 cents.
Therefore a sickle is worth $2.90
And finally a galleon is worth $49.30.
Everything works out right? Right? But then look at the price of Baruffio's Brain Elixir on page 708 of Order of the Phoenix. One pint for a mere twelve galleons. That's about $600.
The final dinger is the foreword in Quidditch Through the Ages where 250 million dollars is equivalent to thirty-four million gallons or 174 million pounds. If you do the math, a galleon is roughly $7.
If….a galleon is worth $7
Then a sickle is worth $0.41
And finally a knut is $0.014.
I don't care where you're from, but five cents won't buy you a newspaper.
So which way is the right way? Dunno, she sort of bounces back and forth. In book 3 page 9, Mr. Weasley won the Daily Prophet Draw and got 700 galleons or $4,900. There is no way you can transport seven Weasleys to Egypt and back, plus room, board, and souvenirs. And have enough left over for new wands and such. Thirty-five thousand is much more probable.
But guess what, Harry's wand cost seven galleons. That is either $49 or $350. I'd rather pay $49 for a little stick then $350 any day.
Now…back to the story!:) By the way, I'm going by the inflated galleon worth.
J.K. Rowling is inconsistent with her money system or the economy has been better than ever and prices have plummeted.
Observe:
On page 75 of the paper back edition of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," it clearly states that:
There are 17 sickles in a galleon and 29 knuts in a sickle. On page 62 of the same book, it cost five knuts for a newspaper.
Easy right? Now let's do some math. If you haven't figured it out already I'm an American and I find it very hard to think in pounds. Let's just say that a newspaper cost fifty cents. It does unless you buy it Sunday.
So each knut is 10 cents.
Therefore a sickle is worth $2.90
And finally a galleon is worth $49.30.
Everything works out right? Right? But then look at the price of Baruffio's Brain Elixir on page 708 of Order of the Phoenix. One pint for a mere twelve galleons. That's about $600.
The final dinger is the foreword in Quidditch Through the Ages where 250 million dollars is equivalent to thirty-four million gallons or 174 million pounds. If you do the math, a galleon is roughly $7.
If….a galleon is worth $7
Then a sickle is worth $0.41
And finally a knut is $0.014.
I don't care where you're from, but five cents won't buy you a newspaper.
So which way is the right way? Dunno, she sort of bounces back and forth. In book 3 page 9, Mr. Weasley won the Daily Prophet Draw and got 700 galleons or $4,900. There is no way you can transport seven Weasleys to Egypt and back, plus room, board, and souvenirs. And have enough left over for new wands and such. Thirty-five thousand is much more probable.
But guess what, Harry's wand cost seven galleons. That is either $49 or $350. I'd rather pay $49 for a little stick then $350 any day.
Now…back to the story!:) By the way, I'm going by the inflated galleon worth.