Fabian & Gideon's namesakes

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 111671

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "snow15145" <snow15145 at y...> 
wrote:
> 
> Bookworm:
> I agree with Meri on this one. Molly was out among Muggles, likely
> feeling rushed, trying to get four boys onto the train, and putting
> up with Ginny fussing because she can't go. Then there's this
> strange boy who needs help too. She is probably used to the twins
> switching on her so just accepts the comment without thinking about
> it.

Finwitch:

And anyway, I can see a mother messing the names of two of her sons - 
my own mother did that with me and my sister, and we aren't even 
twins; I was around 5 when my sister was born... So mixing the names 
of *identical twins* would be an _easy_ mistake. People mix even with 
two of that different age.
 
> Snow:
> 
> So other than this instance in the first book, which could be 
> accepted, how do you explain Molly's behavior in OOP when she says 
> that's everyone in the family? How can you possibly explain this 
> blurted-out, caught-off-guard exclamation by Molly? Except that she 
> was caught off guard and merely blurted out "that's everyone in the 
> family".--snip-- I can defiantly see her making this 
> enormous mistake under the pressures she had been enduring.

Finwitch:
I think she wasn't talking about being made prefect, exactly. 
Success, more like. They're all - brilliant, great etc. and I can see 
Fred&George reject that comment from her. After all, most they get 
from her is scolding. (then again, that's success to them! Yay, we 
got Mom yell again - now lets make her laugh...) We didn't get to 
see, but getting Apparation License possibly counts for greatness in 
her books for F&G...

But what of Ginny? She's too young to have been made a prefect! (She 
might be in the next book, though) Or is she _great_ just to be the 
one girl after six boys, getting to the ball during her third year by 
invitation? Or maybe she got great grades or something...

Poor Molly, think how the officious Percy treats her now!

Finwitch