He must have struck a nerve. Elon would often say things that only later he realized were kind of wrong or offensive. This was one of them.
He didn't wish to offend Miss Dawson. He found her rather pleasant and smart and didn't wish to make an enemy off of her. The things she had brought up weren't ones that had passed Elon's mind but now that she had mentioned them, he could see she had somewhat of a point.
"Surely it's not that expensive to go to the hospital?" Elon asked sheepishly. "I mean, that is why it is public, so it is accessible to everyone!" The Wildsmiths had their own personal healers for their times of need.
He wasn't trying to antagonize Miss Dawson. He truly thought that because the hospital was public, it was affordable for most people. He also thought that the poorest people tended to have a skewed mindset, that made them think that things were much bleaker than they actually were! Besides, they were wizards. There were no poor wizards, not truly. True poverty was such a muggle thing because they didn't have their ability to better their situation. He had heard some of his father's friends discuss it at times, about how the poorest just weren't resourceful enough with their magic to escape poverty.
He didn't wish to offend Miss Dawson. He found her rather pleasant and smart and didn't wish to make an enemy off of her. The things she had brought up weren't ones that had passed Elon's mind but now that she had mentioned them, he could see she had somewhat of a point.
"Surely it's not that expensive to go to the hospital?" Elon asked sheepishly. "I mean, that is why it is public, so it is accessible to everyone!" The Wildsmiths had their own personal healers for their times of need.
He wasn't trying to antagonize Miss Dawson. He truly thought that because the hospital was public, it was affordable for most people. He also thought that the poorest people tended to have a skewed mindset, that made them think that things were much bleaker than they actually were! Besides, they were wizards. There were no poor wizards, not truly. True poverty was such a muggle thing because they didn't have their ability to better their situation. He had heard some of his father's friends discuss it at times, about how the poorest just weren't resourceful enough with their magic to escape poverty.
