A financial estimate of what key Hogwarts staff might earn if their salaries were converted to a Russian context places Professor Dumbledore at around 200 thousand rubles per month, while Hagrid would pull in about 20 thousand. This projection comes from a study conducted by analysts on the Avito Rabota platform, which estimates the approximate monthly incomes of Hogwarts employees within a Russian framework.
The findings were reviewed by socialbites.ca, which familiarized itself with the study’s results.
The calculation method relies on data about average salaries in comparable Russian occupations. For instance, when determining the average salary for an Auror, the analysis uses the earnings of a Russian special forces officer as a baseline. For a potions specialist at Hogwarts, the salary mirrors that of a chemist, while the position of a wand salesman aligns with a retail consultant at a stationery shop in Moscow. The approach translates magical job roles into familiar, real-world benchmarks to arrive at an approximate monthly income in rubles.
The study also accounted for the currency used in the Harry Potter universe, the galleon. Sources often refer to a well-known interview with J.K. Rowling in which one galleon is pegged to five British pounds. Using a simplified exchange relationship where one pound equals ninety-eight rubles, one galleon converts to roughly four hundred eighty rubles, though exchange rates do fluctuate over time.
Following this conversion, Auror Alastor Moody would be valued at roughly four hundred sixteen galleons, translating to about two hundred thousand rubles per month in Russia. For a Hogwarts teacher, Professor Minerva McGonagall would earn about one hundred four thousand rubles, equivalent to two hundred sixteen galleons. Rita Skeeter, the magical world’s papyrus-wielding journalist, would be positioned around fifty-five thousand rubles, or approximately one hundred fourteen galleons.
Rufus Scrimgeour, a high-ranking Ministry of Magic official, would be projected to earn about two hundred sixty-two galleons, equaling roughly one hundred twenty-six thousand rubles. Argus Filch, the Hogwarts caretaker, would be estimated at seventy-two galleons, around thirty-five thousand rubles. The notorious potion master Severus Snape would command roughly eighty-three galleons, about forty thousand rubles. Garrick Ollivander, the renowned wandmaker, would be placed at sixty-two galleons, or about thirty thousand rubles.
In related news, there has been public reporting about Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. exploring a potential television adaptation of the Harry Potter books. The plan is said to involve a multi-season series intended to cover the events of the books, with seven seasons discussed as a possible outline. This information reflects industry chatter and analyst speculation rather than confirmed timelines or casting decisions.