We see a very corrupt government system in the series, one where gold overrules the legal system, as demonstrated by the Fudge-Malfoy relationship. It opened doors for them, and got them powerful friends. Greed is a very powerful human emotion, and wizards are human. Money plays as an important part in the wizarding world as it does in the boring muggle one.

I agree with what's been said above. Money means power no matter what kind of society you look at really. We see it the Muggle world and we see it in the Wizarding world. There always seems to be a price that will get people what they want, so I think that money can definitely have a huge impact on how powerful a person is in Wizarding society. We see it a lot with the Malfoys. Lucius makes generous donations to different causes and then those people are in debt to the family.. he can then go and call in favours, and these people will comply because they don't want to lose funding or favour or look bad. He can stick his foot in wherever he wants. And since the wizarding world is significantly smaller than the Muggle world, it is far easier to take control of a majority of society. It's sort of like Slughorn: a spider in a web, tugging the strings to his heart's content.

Family lineage probably also has some impact. As a prominent, well-known wizarding family, you would have status and have the ability to make people listen to your opinion. We see this with celebrities and such, if you're a nobody then people won't necessarily listen. But well-known people have that power of influence on people's opinions.

And if you're both rich AND well-known like the Malfoys? There's a force to reckon with.

I am reminded of a line from the Disney movie Aladdin-
"Whoever has the gold makes the rules."

We can look at our own societies right now and know that the rich people are the ones who influence politicians to their way of thinking. With any business venture, you need capital, and who has capital? Rich people. I'm pretty sure this concept is no different in the wizarding world. Old families like the Malfoys found a way to increase their wealth, and because they have capital, were able to start new projects or invest money in other ways, which lead them to become even more grounded in a society. I bet if JKR ever released random information about Gringotts bank, there would be a list of donors for the project, and I bet you the Malfoys and the other wealthy wizarding families would have their names on that list.

As for making them more influential, if you had a concern or a question about something, wouldn't you want to ask the person who seems the most successful? And if the advice turns out to be good advice, that increases and roots even more firm the standing that the family has in their community.

Money is money and it always will be. I think no matter what, money just affords you certain luxuries in life no matter what world you're living in. However, I would like to make the argument that money is not what matters most in the HP series. I think at the end of the day, blood status or magical ability wins out as being most important to the characters.

A lot depends on who you're talking to with this question. For the Malfoys, they're just bullies in general so they'll hit you where it hurts most. Ron has the pure blood, but not the money so Draco attacks him for being poor most often. For Hermione, she has no issues with money, but lacks the pure blood so Draco always attacks her for that. Harry doesn't have a problem with either of these issues, so Draco goes after him for being Voldemort's enemy more than anything else. The Malfoys just bully you where they can.

But for other characters, blood and magicalness seem more important. Look at how Umbridge despises the centaurs and giants because they are "half-breed" and incapable of "real" magic. Even the Dursleys don't criticize wizards for being rich or poor - they'll gladly take your wizard money and exchange it for their own if they can, but if you don't have money, they overlook that fact and go right back to calling you out for being a wizard, not a poor wizard, just a wizard.

Finally, think of Deathly Hallows and all the horrible things the Ministry does. They go after anyone they suspect isn't of true magical lineage and it doesn't look like money is buying anyone anything there. For me personally, I think it's all about the blood at the end of the day. Money helps, but blood status saves.

I believe that money does not entirely get you power in the magical world. Voldemort himself was an orphan that relied on scholarships to pay for school supplies. In this instance his magical abilities got him his respect from his peers. Also throughout Voldemort’s life he took pride in his family lineage; especially since he had a connection with Hogwarts, a place that he was infatuated with, through Salazar Slytherin.

In the Weasley’s case I believe that they’re name is good enough to land Arthur a government job. The family is indeed ‘pure blood’. However, their views are different, and sometimes mocked, compared to their relatives. Their lineage still holds up enough to help them get careers in the magical community. Two of the Weasley’s hold ministry jobs, one works in Romania working with dragons, and another works for Gringotts; which are all reputable positions to hold.

I believe that money does not entirely get you power in the magical world. Voldemort himself was an orphan that relied on scholarships to pay for school supplies. In this instance his magical abilities got him his respect from his peers. Also throughout Voldemort’s life he took pride in his family lineage; especially since he had a connection with Hogwarts, a place that he was infatuated with, through Salazar Slytherin.

In the Weasley’s case I believe that they’re name is good enough to land Arthur a government job. The family is indeed ‘pure blood’. However, their views are different, and sometimes mocked, compared to their relatives. Their lineage still holds up enough to help them get careers in the magical community. Two of the Weasley’s hold ministry jobs, one works in Romania working with dragons, and another works for Gringotts; which are all reputable positions to hold.

Gold cannot be created by any magical prowess or device (since the Sorcerer's Stone was destroyed.) Just as in the muggle world, it can only be dug up and refined. It cannot be counterfeited as the "magical powers that be" most likely have ways of discovering fake gold, such as leprechaun gold, before it is placed in circulation.

And unfortunately, Magical ability alone cannot feed you or your family. As Hermione reminds Ron in DH,

"It’s impossible to make good food out of nothing! You can Summon it if you know where it is, you can transform it, you can increase the quantity if you’ve already got some..."

So a family must either produce (grow) 100% of their own food, or they must somehow get their hands on some gold to buy any foods they lack. This requires trade and it's accompanying laws and regulations. In no time at all then, some families will begin to acquire more wealth than others. Those families with fewer mouths to feed will see their supply of gold increase even more quickly. And if you figure out how to work in some dark and surreptitious dealings, your wealth will likely increase exponentially. I am confident that this is how the Malfoys acquired the status they now possess.

Magical ability, then, while it can provide employment and protection, cannot alone feed your family, nor can it alone produce the gold you need to obtain enough food.

With a system like this, the wealthy can obtain a great deal of power in not too long a time. Such, apparently, was the case with the Malfoys. They have not demonstrated any particularly stunning magical abilities, but they do have brains and a great deal of nerve. There are plenty of muggle examples of the untalented and uninteresting buying their way into the spotlight. The Malfoys garnered the attention they have by lording their wealth over everyone else and through "charitable" donations, getting their name involved with every major institution in their vicinity (St. Mungo's, Hogwarts School Board of Directors, etc.)

So it is that wealth represents just as much (if not more) power than lineage or magical talent. It seems that the wizarding world shares our struggle with the idea that "with enough cash you really can buy anything."

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