Mar 19, 2021
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"It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor." – Seneca
on income and wealth
Not many individuals are going to be rich. The wizarding world praises monarchy and abhors communism, but that doesn't mean they fall outside of their muggle environments. Communism is the norm in the USSR, and many wizards cannot escape this fate. School material reflects this, being minimalistic, Spartan-esque, and all learning material is provided by the school itself - you own absolutely nothing. There are no robes to be bought, no books, no cauldrons, no quills, not anything. You own absolutely nothing you use and the school therefore has all rights to strip you of any such luxuries if you do not behave. It is highly unlikely that, just because your character is a pureblood, they will be rich. Or even of decent income in Western standards.
As the cream abandons the milk from which it took its life and rises to the top and rides there so men because they are richer than those around about them separate themselves and all mankind below them they regard as skim milk. - On Wealth, From "Proverbs from Plymouth Pulpit" (1887) by Henry Ward Beecher Available free from Google Books: http://goo.gl/cypD4