Fabian & Gideon's namesakes

[meriaugust]

No: HPFGUIDX 111632

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Miller, Gina (JIS)" 
<ginamiller at j...> wrote:
> Amy Z
> It just occurred to me that Fred & George's initials are the same 
as 
> those of Fabian and Gideon Prewett, who were, most likely, Molly's 
> brothers.  Coincidence, or were they named (initialled) for their 
> recently-killed uncles?  I lean toward the latter. 
> 
> 
> Gina:
>    My mother and I discuss this a lot. I think Fred and George may 
have been
> Molly's nephews that she and Arthur adopted. Think of P/S when she 
gets
> there names wrong 
Snip 

Actually, in SS she gets their names right: 
"Fred, you next," the plump woman said. 
"I'm not Fred, I'm George," said the boy. "Honestly, woman and you 
call yourself our mother?" 
Then later...
"Only joking, I am Fred." 

She got the name right the first time round, he was just messing 
with her in typical F&G fashion. 

Meri