Fabian & Gideon's namesakes

[Cathy Drolet]

No: HPFGUIDX 111686

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."

DuffyPoo:
Where does it say that Gideon and Fabian are Molly's brothers?  They could have been her first cousins, or her father and uncle, or two uncles.  JKR, as far as I can see, only named 'the Prewetts' as close family members (and in my PS it is not in chapter 1, as it states on the website, it is later when Hagrid is telling Harry what happened to his parents).  When Mad-Eye was showing HP the picture of the orginal OotP he says Gideon and Fabian are brothers but not that they are brothers to Molly.

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 "

DuffyPoo:
Molly didn't get the names wrong in PS.  Fred and George tried to make her think she got their names wrong.  She actually had it right and they were teasing her.  On the other hand, Arthur did get their names wrong in GoF when he was introducing them to Ludo Bagman.  My mother called me by my sister's names numerous times and we're nowhere near twins!

Gina:
"when in OOTP she finds that Ron is prefect she says
something to the affect of being so proud and that he makes everyone in the
family where either Fred or George then remarks something like "Well then
who are we" but in a joking manner. Maybe they are not really the immediate
family."

DuffyPoo:
Everyone in the family that she ever 'believed' would become a Prefect.  She knew DD would never make Fred or George a Prefect.  He couldn't make both, two boys in the same house? And he wouldn't set one against the other.  Besides, they get in trouble too much - what was it Molly said, she gets more owls about the twins that she got about the rest put together?  


Tina says:
"I also like the idea of Fred and George named (sort of) after their 
OotP uncles, killed in the line of duty.  Maybe they were born soon 
after their murders...
I do think however that they are Molly's and Arthur's natural 
children.  In GoF Ch5 Harry notes "Charlie was built like the twins, 
shorter and stockier than Percy and Ron, who were both long and 
lanky."  Not definitive but points to their being brothers."

DuffyPoo:
I agree.  



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