Green and red symbolism, gleam of triumph

[moongirlk]

No: HPFGUIDX 32553

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "jtichon" <jtichon at y...> wrote:
> But on the side, I've always been very curious as to why in the 
> world Fred and George would put so much money on such a strange 
bet. 
> They must've known somehow that, that was going to happen. I don't 
> believe that they could be that stupid as to take such a serious 
> risk with their money without having some sort of reassurance their 
> bet would win.
> 

I think it is more or less in keeping with the twins' personalities 
to make a far-out bet, because the odds would be so great if they 
won.  Think about it - just betting on one team over the other might 
be a winning bet, but the return wouldn't be too great, even if that 
team was the underdogs, but I'm guessing that of all the possible 
bets they could make, betting that one team would win even though the 
other caught the snitch would have the biggest possible return on 
their investment.  
The money they bet may have been all they had with them at the QWC, 
but it wasn't enough that the loss of it would hurt them all that 
substantially.  They live with their parents and at school, in both 
cases room and board are taken care of.  The worst it would mean is 
less pocket money for Hogsmeade trips, as it clearly wasn't even a 
substantial start on their joke shop.

kimberly, who would be far more likely to risk, say, $50 on a return 
of thousands than on a return of another $50.