[HPforGrownups] Re: Fred and George: The Bullies You Do Know

[millergal8 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 43039

In a message dated 8/22/02 2:15:04 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
skelkins at attbi.com writes:

<< And what about Percy?  The twins aren't picking on Percy because he has 
injured them terribly through any particular action he has taken against 
them.  They're picking on him because he is *vulnerable,* and because they 
have identified some trait that makes him, to their mind, "fair game," thus 
enabling them to rationalize their behavior. >>

I think it is safe to say that we can discount any pranks on Percy as "proof" 
of the twins being bullies.  I come from a family with one super smart med 
student sister and another fabulous sister who was the first born and has 
given my parents their grandkids.  I constantly pull pranks and spout 
wisecracks at my sisters.  This is simply the dynamics of the modern family.  
Each kid has role to play.  Bill and Percy are brains, Charlie is a jock, 
Ginny is the only girl, and the twins are the pranksters.  Don't ask me Ron's 
role, I have no idea and it is too awful to think of him as a traitor.  As 
someone else stated earlier (sorry, i don't remember who) I imagine it was 
pretty hard to get noticed as children in the Weasley household.  Negative 
attention is still attention in a child's eyes (especially when competing 
with 3 wonderful older sibs).  As time went on they fell into the habit of 
teasing the other kids.  I still find myself doing it, I don't need to, but 
when everyone gets together, we just fall into our typical roles.  Again, the 
whole family dynamic thing.  
Sorry, just  had to get that off my chest, call it the middle child syndrome 
if you will ;)

As for the rest of the twins' pranks, I really do think it is simply for 
comic relief, not proof that the twins are bullies.  

Christy, who is proud that her friends liken her to Forge and Gred, and who 
cannot even begin to be confused with a bully.