Fred and George: The Bullies You Do Know

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 43072

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "ssk7882" <skelkins at a...> wrote:

> Oh, and then there's little Malcolm Baddock.  Eleven years old, 
it's his very first day at school, the poor kid's probably scared out 
of his gourd to begin with, he's just been sorted into Slytherin, 
and on his way to the table, big strong sixteen-year-old Fred and 
George actually *hiss* him.
> 
> You know, we've never heard of even the Slytherins doing 
anything like that?  Never once has there been a mention of 
*anyone* jeering, hissing, or booing at the Sorting Ceremony.  
Except for Fred and George, that is, because Fred and George 
are a couple of thuggish *cads.*
> 

Oh dear, this is a bit strong, I think. Malcolm Baddock is the first 
student picked for Slytherin and Fred and George mark the 
occasion by making, um, snake noises. Slytherin's emblem, you 
know. Is that so terrible?

Pippin