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Wizard finances
Tinfoil hat:
A comment on another chat got me thinking. A lot of villains have asked why harry is poor when he can use his talents to be rich. Nic, las,and other have said he should be living it up. On the hand their is a woj that the Winter knight is not a paying job becoz Mab thinking only an idioit would fail to make money from being the Wk( which explains harry's financial issues kkk).
In other books about the war harry states that rhe W council has a whole is rich. So how would a wizard make make money in the modern world.
Harry in book 1 and 2 admits he once sold a wileight loss potion. Bob ( bless his soul if he has one ) suggests breast enhancement potions
vincentric:
In universe, Harry is poor because he not old enough for just pure compound interest on investments to kick in, because he is not focused on money making as much as being a knight errant and because he didn't think to ask Mab for salary.
Meta-wise, Jim wants to tell stories about a guy struggling to make ends meet so he can't be picky about his jobs. Harry is early days Spider-Man, not classic Batman.
Mira:
--- Quote from: vincentric on December 11, 2022, 03:18:19 PM ---In universe, Harry is poor because he not old enough for just pure compound interest on investments to kick in, because he is not focused on money making as much as being a knight errant and because he didn't think to ask Mab for salary.
Meta-wise, Jim wants to tell stories about a guy struggling to make ends meet so he can't be picky about his jobs. Harry is early days Spider-Man, not classic Batman.
--- End quote ---
Point of fact, while he likes to eat as well as the next guy, up until he became a father and had a castle full of refugees to run, money wasn't that important to him. Yeah, he was always whining about being broke, but at the same time he didn't cash in using his talents like a lot of his fellow wizards did and do.
Conspiracy Theorist:
“No Love Potions, Endless Purses, Parties or Other Entertainment”
I think this neatly encapsulates most young wizards opportunities to make a quick buck, which Harry scorns. The first two are bilking the public, and Harry is almost pathologically honest, the third ultimately demeaning and soul destroying. It is interesting that James Butchers protagonist, Grimsby is a childrens party entertainer at a Chuck E Cheese clone.
And he expresses perfectly the demeaning and soul destroying nature of that job, and is a minimum wage slave.
Mira:
--- Quote from: Conspiracy Theorist on December 11, 2022, 05:01:54 PM ---“No Love Potions, Endless Purses, Parties or Other Entertainment”
I think this neatly encapsulates most young wizards opportunities to make a quick buck, which Harry scorns. The first two are bilking the public, and Harry is almost pathologically honest, the third ultimately demeaning and soul destroying. It is interesting that James Butchers protagonist, Grimsby is a childrens party entertainer at a Chuck E Cheese clone.
And he expresses perfectly the demeaning and soul destroying nature of that job, and is a minimum wage slave.
--- End quote ---
At a basic level, Harry is a simple man with simple tastes, Burger King and a Coke satisfies him. If he wants to spurge there are few things he'd trade for one of Mac's steak sandwiches and a home brewed ale.
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