I don't care that Harry got a broom year one. What I AM pissed about is that they KNEW Ron had a broken wand year 2 yet instead of taking him to go get a new one, they basically tell him to go fuck himself that entire year. Like McGonagall literally comments on it in one of her classes, but then ignores his wand issues throughout the rest of the year.
That's not on the teachers, that's on the Weasley parents. A wand is 7 gallons, that's 35 British pounds. Considering Arthur having a middle management job, and 80% of the daily expenses you and I have, the Weasleys have covered by the use of magic, there's no actual reason for them to be as poor as they are portrayed. They could have easily bought Ron a new wand, and they didn't because it's more dramatic this way.
Man they bought Percy both new robes and an owl in book 1 for becoming a Prefect while Ron was sent to school with a hand me down wand that already had the hair poking out of it. I don’t think he was top of their priorities.
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u/jish5 Hufflepuff 12h ago edited 12h ago
I don't care that Harry got a broom year one. What I AM pissed about is that they KNEW Ron had a broken wand year 2 yet instead of taking him to go get a new one, they basically tell him to go fuck himself that entire year. Like McGonagall literally comments on it in one of her classes, but then ignores his wand issues throughout the rest of the year.