Coming of age in the WW/are Fred and George really adults?

[hickengruendler]

No: HPFGUIDX 86928

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "sophierom" <sophierom at y...> 
wrote:
 
 > Sophierom:
> 
> Actually, I do consider the Weasley twins to be adults.  Sure, 
> they're mischevious, but they also have some very good "adult" 
> traits: 1.) the ability to make their dreams a reality(setting up 
> the joke shop); 2.) their ability and willingness to live on their 
> own (sure, everyone wanted to escape Umbridge and her awful ways, 
> but only Fred and George actually formulated a plan and were 
willing 
> to leave their "comfort" zone ... no matter how uncomfortable 
> Umbridge made it, Hogwarts still gave students a bed to sleep in, 
> food to eat, a roof over their heads, etc.);  

Hickengruendler:
However, Fred and George were the only students who got 1000 Galleons 
from Harry, to open a joke shop. While I admire that they are opening 
their own shop and that they are their own bosses, it's easier for 
them to leave Hogwarts, as for someone who hasn't the money, and 
maybe wanted to become an Auror or a worker at Gringotts. This 
student would need his NEWT's to fulfill his dreams. The Weasley 
Twins were in a way easier situation.

Hickengruendler