by sorcerer83 » Monday 19 June 2006 10:21:16am
as well as i understand all those way back pure blood families one of whom james came from, are those conservative, aristocratic, rich families, so money in the family is a good idea...
but i think the quidditch idea is very likely too, i dont think that the order people lived underground or anything - maybe people didnt know about the order or that these people were part of the order but they didnt live secretly - certainly not james and lily - there were well known in the wizarding community - think about it they excelled in hogwarts which is a bit like harvard or one of those places, only in a very small, confided community.
besides i think they say something about james playing pro quidditch even for the national team maybe, in one of the first three books