An Analysis on George Weasley

[Mrs. G. Weasley]

No: HPFGUIDX 16582

::waves enthusiastically::  No one here knows me (well, almost 
nobody - ::waves at Eb and Amy Z::) and my other post (or two) was 
totally uninteresting and probably shouldn't have been responded to.  
Well, it wasn't anyway, IIRC, so that in itself cancelled out. 
</babble> In any case, here's one I've worked on for quite some time 
and... well... time'll tell if this one deserves any sort of 
acknowledgement.

With the recent Weasley twins thread (Who *doesn't* love them?), I 
wiggled my way out of the woodwork to plop my lazy self in front of 
the computer and post.  Yes, I've got a lazy streak from here to 
California (only impressive if you know I live in Illinois).

Of the twins, I'm partial to George.  No idea why, considering that 
90% of the fanfiction writing fandom perceives him as gay (Incredible 
writing style aside, PoU was a Godsend for the mere fact George was 
straight, albeit a commitphobe) and I'm attracted to him.  As though 
the whole fictional status of the guy wasn't enough.  ::rolls eyes at 
self::  I wonder about myself, sometimes.  Often, actually.

In any case, I went back and hunted through canon, working hard (I 
put in a good 10 minutes at this one. *wink*) and came up with my 
five fave George quotes and my overanalyzations of them.  Ha, as if 
any of us on this list dare accuse another of overanalyzation.  Is 
there such a thing?  Doubtful.  :)  Anyway, I've posted them below 
with quote and perception.  The first one is from PS, the second from 
CoS the third and fourth from PoA and the last from GoF.

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"Want a hand?"

With these words, the character of George Weasley, enters reader's 
lives and, in my case, hearts.  The first impression is always the 
best one, as a single person only gets one first impression each time 
they encounter someone new.  Harry Potter, a boy who can't remember 
the last time anyone has ever shown him kindness, meets George 
Weasley for the first time and is helped out by the young man.

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"This is all your fault," George said angrily to Wood.  "' Get the 
Snitch or die trying,' what a stupid thing to tell him."

Quidditch is the passion of the entire wizarding world, especially 
those who participate.  George Weasley is a Beater for the Gryffindor 
house Quidditch team, with Oliver Wood as his captain.  With a whim, 
Wood could have any member dismissed and replaced.  Regardless of 
this fact, George yells at his superior because Wood put another team 
member in danger by adopting a win-at-all-costs ultimatum.

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"And me," [Oliver] added as an afterthought.

"We think you're very good, too, Oliver," said George.

After a frustrated Oliver Wood tries to build up team morale with 
praise, he pauses and adds his own name without much conviction.  
George immediately pipes up on behalf of the team (the use to "we" 
instead of "I") and strengthens the self-esteem of their captain.

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"This, Harry, is the secret of our success," said George, patting the 
parchment fondly...  "Anyway, we know [the Marauder's Map] by heart," 
said George.  "We bequeath it to you.  We don't really need it 
anymore."

A scrap of parchment, the Marauder's Map, is one of the most 
important mischief-enabling tools the Weasley twins possess.  It has 
been a major part in aiding them to break rules and avoid getting 
caught.  Though, from context, it is a given that both twins came to 
the conclusion to pass the map on to Harry, George is the one of the 
pair to say the words - which is probably even harder than the 
decision itself.

The statement that they "don't really need it anymore" because of the 
aforementioned comment that they have it already memorized, cannot 
possibly be true.  More than a mere map, this particular tool has the 
ability to locate and identify anyone on the Hogwarts grounds.  It is 
also an aid in certain processes (i.e. Harry saw a miniature version 
of himself tapping the witch statue with his wand, thereby telling 
him how to gain access to the tunnel.).  By now, the twins must have 
realized how hard it was when they had to sneak around Hogwarts past 
curfew without the map and George Weasley agreed to give away the 
irreplacable map, so that Harry may be aided in all 
future "adventures."

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"Fred -- George -- wait a moment."

The twins turned. Harry pulled open his trunk and drew out the 
Triwizard winnings.

"Take it," he said, and he thrust the sack into George's hands.

"What?" said Fred, looking flabbergasted.

"Take it," Harry repeated firmly.  "I don't want it."

"You're mental," said George, trying to push it back at Harry.

George may be poor and in desperate need of money, now that he and 
his twin plan on expanding their business (Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes), 
but his pride and sense of scruples preside over his wants.  Given 
over a thousand Galleons, he hands it back only seconds later, not 
thinking of his own needs.  While his twin just looks stunned, George 
takes action and tries to talk sense into Harry by handing the sack 
back.  At Harry's insistence, they keep it and George thanks him 
while his twin is only able to nod fervently at his side.

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Am I reading into all of this?  You bet.  But everyone needs a hobby, 
right?

With a pounding headache and the desperate need to outline more of 
NQP,

Jana "El Plátano" Tucker
ff.net handle: George Weasley's Girlfriend
AIM screen name: Moo11225

"Tom Riddle had turn Hagrid in because he was faced with the prospect 
of a Muggle orphanage if the school closed.  Harry now knew exactly 
how he felt."  --Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets