Redeemable Fred -- Neville Timeline -- Ron's Birthday

[christi0469]

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Elkins wrote:


> But if you want a redemptive Fred moment, how about Chapter Ten of
> _Chamber of Secrets_?  The Gryffindor Quidditch team is preparing
> to go out and play the newly Nimbus'd-up Slyths, and Wood is really
> laying the pressure on poor Harry -- "Get to that Snitch before 
Malfoy
> or die trying" -- all that sort of thing.  Enough to give anyone 
> a bleeding ulcer, it is.
> 
> Fred's the one who says, "So no pressure, Harry," and winks at him.
> 
> That was pretty nice of him, I thought.


  A little further into the chapter we have another good Fred 
moment, as well as an excellent George moment. During the time out 
in the Quiddith game (ch10,page 170, american hardback ed.).....

Harry tells F&G to abck off, he'll handle the bludger...
   "Don't be thick," said Fred. "It'll take your head off."
(Alicia Spinnet asks for an inquiry, Harry insists on going on with 
match)
   "This is all your fault," George said angrilly to Wood, "'Get the 
Snitch or die trying,' what a stupid thing to tell him-"

   Apparently Fred and George (and Alicia) care for Harry more than 
they do Quidditch, and George even stands up to Wood on the matter. 
A great chapter for positive Weasley twin moments.


Christi