Weasley twins [very interesting idea]

[Mev532]

No: HPFGUIDX 83907

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Freeman, Louise Margaret" 
<lfreeman at m...> wrote:
> I am new to the list so I don't know the extent to which this has 
been 
> discussed previously, but I thought I'd add my two cents regarding 
the 
> Weasley children.After reading OotP, I'm speculating that the 
Weasley twins 
> are not true twins, but some sort of single entity magically split 
in two.  
> The 
> constant togetherness and the fact that their own mother can't 
distinguish 
> between 
> them is one thing, but they even appear together dead in her 
> boggart-induced vision.  

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> in OotP, when Ron is made a prefect, Mrs. Weasley exclaims "...I 
don't 
> believe it! Oh, Ron, how wonderful! A prefect! That's everyone in 
the 
> family!" to which George replies, "What are Fred and I, next-door 
> neighbors?"  It's hard to believe *Mrs. Weasley* would make a 
statement like 
> 
> that without there being something to it. And I've learned to take 
Wealsey 
> boy jokes seriously.

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> Louise

When I was re-reading OoTP I noticed a line that made me remember 
your post, Louise, about the Weasley Twins. I think it is a very 
interesting idea that they are really some sort of magical entity. 
You give some good evidence in your post and I now have a couple 
more pieces for your theory. First is that Mrs. Weasley was quite 
willing to consider Harry family so would be just as open to 
adopting the twins if they wearn't her her son, or were products of 
some magical splitting etc.  But the real piece of evidence for your 
theory that I found is a quote in chapter six of OoTP on pages 107 
and 108 of American Scholastic Press edition. Kreacher walks in and 
is insulting them under his breath and says 

"'what would she say to old Kreacher, oh the shame of it, Mudbloods 
and werewolves and traitors and thieves . . . Kreacher did not see 
Young Master' he said, turning around and bowing to fred. Still 
facing the carpet, he added, perfectly audibly 'Nasty little brat of 
a blood traitor it is'
    'Sorry?' said George. 'Didn't catch that last bit.'
    'Kreacher said nothing,' said the elf, with a second bow to 
George, adding in a clear undertone, 'and there's its twin, 
unnatural little beasts they are.'"

Kreacher calls Hermione she or mudblood, but not IT. To Kreacher 
Fred, however, is an 'it' and the twins are called 'unnatural little 
beasts.' Why would Kreacher possibly not reguard the twins as even 
human? I find it hard to believe that house elves have never heard 
of twins before and considers all twins unnatural. He hates everyone 
in the house for being Mudbloods and traitors but he still uses 
human pro-nouns for them. 

I think this is great evidence and is making me lean very strongly 
toward your theory, Louise. Thanks!

Big HP fan Dave