Why Fred and Geaorge couldn't share?

[Milz]

No: HPFGUIDX 22717

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., monzaba at p... wrote:
> I was re-reading CoS and came accross a thing I haven't noticed 
> before, but now cannot understand. 
> When they're talking about buying all those lousy Lockhart's books, 
> George says: "Dunno how Mum and Dad are going to afford all our 
shool 
> stuff this year. Five sets of Lockhart's books!" Why couldn't they 
> share? Why not buy one set for them all - or perhaps one set for 
the 
> boys and another one for Ginny, as they didn't know which house 
she'd 
> end up in? 
> And certainly, Fred and George could have shared their books, 
because 
> they most propably were to do their homework together anyway! 
> Sure, it would't look nice, if all other students *had* their own 
> copies, but surely the Weasley twins could have explained this 
away? 
> Saying, for example, that they were taking too many joke things to 
> leave room enough for the Lockhart's stuff in their trunks.
> Any thoughts?
> 
> Monika
> (The Snapefan)

I shared a textbook with my college roommate for half a semester (she 
left her book at her home during a weekend visit and her mom couldn't 
find it). Even though we worked out a schedule it was still very 
inconvenient (not to mention how she sometimes 'forgot' it wasn't 
hers and went crazy with her highlighter). From my experience sharing 
with one person, sharing with two other people would have been a 
total nightmare.

Milz