Quote:True. She seems pretty solidly middle-class. She also spends a lot more on books than any of the other characters, being the nigh-obsessive-compulsive perfectionist bookworm that she is (I say this in all respect, since I too can fall under that description), so her loose cash may not be as obvious or loose as Harry's (Rowling mostly shows Harry's fortune through his largess to his friends). I suspect that her parents' tax bracket hasn't been explained for the same reasont that Harry's parents' financial surplus hasn't been: it's not important to the story yet.
In any case, though, Hermione still looks well-equipped and clothed, unlike, say, Ron, who is visibly threadbare at times. There can't be too much of a disparity between the two systems.
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In Ron's case, I don't think his family is as bad off as one might expect. It's major problem is that it is such a very large family, and that's a financial drain at any income level. I'm surprised that Mr. Weasley hasn't taken advantage of the perks that a government job can bring. Certainly, working for the Bureau of Magic Affairs should give him a discount on certain educational expenditures for his children. I know that when I was working for the State of Texas, certain college costs were reduced.
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