Yes, those are 2011 numbers, but far lower salaries suffice to carry the argument. (If Hermione lives for another 170 years, she has to pay Harry just $20K/year to repay him.) Also, this plan does have her working in finance in 2011 (when she’s ~22, she can’t start that much earlier.)
It does set a bad precedent, but I wasn’t talking about that—and this exact situation (completely legal, Harry doesn’t want to destroy Lucius) is unlikely to ever come up again. (Future challenges of this kind could plausibly be met by having a Dementor eat the kidnapper, optionally after paying the ransom.)
Yes, those are 2011 numbers, but far lower salaries suffice to carry the argument. (If Hermione lives for another 170 years, she has to pay Harry just $20K/year to repay him.) Also, this plan does have her working in finance in 2011 (when she’s ~22, she can’t start that much earlier.)
It does set a bad precedent, but I wasn’t talking about that—and this exact situation (completely legal, Harry doesn’t want to destroy Lucius) is unlikely to ever come up again. (Future challenges of this kind could plausibly be met by having a Dementor eat the kidnapper, optionally after paying the ransom.)
She’ll be in her thirties in 2011.