Hot Take: Harry Potter Wasn't Cheap, Weasleys Were Just Too Proud
Sharing is caring, they say. But what if someone doesn't need care? Like Ron Weasley.
Fans have given Harry Potter a hard time over the years, accusing him of not caring enough about his friend Ron. Of course, this is not about moral support and such stuff, but more about... money.
The criticism began with the claim that while Harry was actually rolling in inherited money, his best friend's family was almost broke and living like outsiders.
And there were "good" people to remind them of their lower economic status. Yes, we are talking about the Malfoy family.
And apparently, fans wanted Harry to basically split his money in two and give the second half to his friend.
Although it never happened in the movies, the books are full of little moments where Harry tries to share his money with Ron, or at least give him presents.
But Ron felt so uncomfortable in those moments that he never accepted anything from him. So it wasn't Harry's greed at all that kept the Weasley family from becoming a little richer with the help of a certain young wizard.
Of course, there's evidence for this, even though the movies decided to ditch it for some reason.
Remember, in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Ron was so disappointed that he couldn't afford to buy a pair of Omnioculars at the Quidditch World Cup, so Harry stamped his foot and bought his friend a pair, and Ron reluctantly accepted the gift?
However, after the match, the whole crowd was showered with Leprechaun gold, and Ron happily paid his friend back with these coins.
Although he forgot that they only live a day – something that Harry hadn't even noticed. But Ron did, and it made him feel less of himself.
So in order to never make his friend feel awkward again, Harry tried to keep his money low and stopped pushing gifts. What a great friend, right?
Too bad the movies never even tried to show it.
The only time the movies tried to do something like that was in (ironically) the Goblet of Fire film, when Harry wanted to pay for Ron's sweets in Hogwarts Express, but Ron preferred to cut back on treats rather than accept his friend's money.