PS/SS "third weasley brother" going through 9 3/4?

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 79294

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "goodnight_moon5" 
<lmbolland at e...> wrote:
> My 9 yo son wondered if this was a Flint.  
> When Harry watches the Weasleys going through the wall to Platform 
9 
> 3/4, Percy goes first ("the oldest boy"), then Fred and "his twin" 
> goes after him, THEN "the third brother".  Who might that be? Ron 
is 
> still on the platform!
> 
> We've typed it in below:
> 
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~begin quote~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> 
> "You're not old enough, Ginny, now be quiet. All right, Percy, you 
go 
> first."
> 
> What looked like the oldest boy marched toward platforms nine and 
> ten. Harry watched, careful not to blink in case he missed it -- 
but 
> just as the boy reached the dividing barrier between the two 
> platforms, a large crowd of tourists came swarming in front of him 
> and by the time the last backpack had cleared away, the boy had 
> vanished. 
> 
> ******note: percy is now gone******



Geoff: Agreed, Percy is gone.


 
> "Fred, you next," the plump woman said.
> 
> "I'm not Fred, I'm George," said the boy. "Honestly, woman, you 
call 
> yourself our mother? Can't you tell I'm George?"
> 
> "Sorry, George, dear."
> 
> "Only joking, I am Fred," said the boy, and off he went. 
> 
> ******Fred is gone*******



Geoff:
Nope, he's still going, because.....




> His twin called after him to hurry up, and he must have done so, 
> because a second later, he had gone 
> 

Geoff:
No he hasn't because his twin (ie George) is calling after him (ie 
Fred)


> 
> Now the third brother was walking briskly toward the barrier he was 
> almost there -- and then, quite suddenly, he wasn't anywhere.  
> 


Geoff: So that's George exiting....



> ***** who is this? keep reading, Ron's still on the platform



Geoff: 
Yeah, quite right. Ron is still with Mum and Harry.

That's how I read it anyway.....