Molly and the twins (Re: Am I the only one)

[Kathy King]

No: HPFGUIDX 96042


Kathys thoughts:Couldnt help myself but to comment on this topic when it 
switched from Molly to the twins. Hope you dont mind the intrusion.

Del said:
I'd go even further : Molly couldn't act differently. I mean, whatdoes she 
know about them ?
1. They got something like 3 OWLs each : no hope of ever gettinginto some 
good studies or jobs.

Kathy:
Very famous real life people have never finished school. This isnt to say 
that they cant go on and become successful. The twins actually over excel 
in their charms, making headless hats, which Hermione is the first to 
comment on how they were able to extend the properties of invisibility 
beyond the actual item that was charmed. Professor Flitwick has even gone as 
far as making a monumental display of their accomplished talents with the 
portable swamp. School does not always equal success although school can be 
the very key to success. The twins seem to have outgrown what school has to 
offer in their need to further their ambitions. As a mother you can only 
offer your children direction you cant force it on them or embarrass them to 
another siblings accomplishments. All children are different and with these 
two boys that would be an understatement.

Del:
2. They want to drop out of school, and don't want to study anyfurther.

Kathy:
The twins wanted to quit but out of respect for their mother they stayed in 
school because they felt it would hurt Molly too much with everything she 
was already dealing with over Percy. They said that they already got their 
OWLs so what good was it to stay on for NEWTs. On the twins departure from 
the school they said, I think weve outgrown full-time education Time to 
test our talents in the real world The twins felt that school had offered 
them all it could and it was time to put what they did learn to use. It 
looks like they succeeded by the way they were dressed at the train platform 
at the end of the book.

Del:
3. They have no source of income whatsoever (she doesn't know aboutthe TWT 
winnings)

Kathy:
Harry told Ron and Hermione in OOP pg.680 that he gave the twins his 
triwizard winnings to start the joke shop. Ron asked could he tell his mom 
and Harry said, Yeah, I suppose youd better Specially if she thinks 
theyre receiving stolen cauldrons or something I take it from this quote 
that Molly does know about the money.

Del:
4. They don't care about anything but having fun (a bit like kids inthe RL 
who spend all their free time playing video games)

Kathy:
On the contrary the twins are always at work in experimenting to make the 
joke shop a reality. They probably take their work much more seriously than 
their studies.

Del:
5. They are quite irresponsible and don't seem to give much value 
to*anything* : authority, life (theirs or others'), feelings...

Kathy:
The twins are constantly protecting their parents feelings especially where 
it concerns the way Molly and Arthur have both been treated by Percy. Again 
when Ron was not doing well in the Quidditch game one of the boys said that 
they couldnt even bring themselves to take the mickey out on him because 
they felt so bad for him. They are always there for Harry usually doing 
something that they shouldnt, like stealing the car to rescue Harry or 
making a diversion to give Harry time to talk to Sirius. The twins dont do 
things in a uniform (politically correct) way but they are very protective 
and concerning when it comes to their family and friends.

Del:
So what are we left with ? Two almost-adults who only seem to wantto have 
fun, don't seem to acknowledge the laws (legal, social orphysical) of the 
world, have no feasible plans for the future (nostudy and apparently no 
money), and live in their own private world.I'd say any conscientious parent 
would panic and try to put somesense in their heads !!

Kathy:
I think we are left with two highly intelligent caring people who will most 
likely succeed. The means to which someone becomes successful may be 
questionable but at least in the twins case they never truly hurt anyone.I 
could see the twins using their money to make sure that Molly is more 
comfortable from here on. I also think that their very unusual talents will 
play a big part in the final war against Voldemort and his death eaters. 
Voldy could sure use a new Weasley wand!

Kathy- who thinks Nearly Headless Nick should try one of their headless 
hats, he would be sure to get into the headless hunt next year!

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