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

manawydan manawydan at ntlworld.com
Fri Apr 16 19:27:52 UTC 2004


No: HPFGUIDX 96153

Del wrote:
>Moreover, the Twins proved that they *never* cared much about school
>by getting only 3 OWLs each. They never *truly* considered what school
>or additional training could give them.

I wonder if that's based on an "our-world" perspective.

In the WW, which seems to have a lot of opportunities outside the kind of
"elite" jobs that school qualifications give you, then it's quite possible
to argue that you can make your way very successfully without any
qualifications at all, if you're in one of the "practical" occupations.

>Knowing the WW as we know it, maybe the Twins will end up working for
>Gringotts, cleaning the vaults and tunnels and never seeing the light
>of day for the next 20 years to pay up their debt if the joke shop fails.

Once again the WW could have a different perspective on that. In our world,
most business start-ups rely on borrowing some sort of start up capital. But
that concept might be totally unknown in the WW. Maybe the only routes into
business are either through the family or through self-finance. As the twins
are self financing, they wouldn't be beholden to Gringott and his minions
either way.

Is there any canon that says that Gringott is male, by the way? Maybe I'm
once again imposing a RW perspective and Goblins are strictly matriarchal!

Cheers

Ffred

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