Thoughts on The Twins

[psychodudeneo]

No: HPFGUIDX 69874

Does anyone else find it odd that NO ONE seems to be able to tell 
which twin is which?  This sort of suprises me, as it's not even 
often that Fred and George's family can distinguish one twin from 
another.

Something that really drove this through for me was Molly's encounter 
with the Boggart.  Every family member - dead - one at a time.
Except for the twins, two at once.

I've known some twins in my time, heck my mother is one.  And parents 
and family members can usually tell two twins apart, but not the 
Weasley's.  I suppose Mr. and Mrs. Weasley just lumped the two 
together while they were growing up, and never took the time to get 
to know each as individuals.  

What's really odd is that Fred and George themselves didn't try to 
distinguish themselves from eachother during adolecence, a time when 
twins try to find their own identity.  They seem just fine and dandy 
being refered to "the twins" constantly.  

It's problably for the best that neither became a Prefect, as the 
leftover twin would've had some difficulties.  Perhaps they 
subconciously knew this, and worked hard to NOT get chosen as 
Prefects - as their older brothers had all been.

I'm sure someone with a better understanding of psychology than me 
could puzzle this out.

- Zeta