Fred and George abilities

[sbursztynski]

No: HPFGUIDX 89513

Sue B:

I see there has been a post about Fred and George and leaving school, 
but I have another thought and forgive me if it has been discussed (I 
don't check the posts daily and the search facility is broader than 
the headings). Obviously, they leave school because they're restless 
and don't like it, but it seems also clear that they would have to be 
very, very good at everything to be able to run the kind of joke shop 
they have in mind. Including Potions, by the way. Forget Aurors - 
these guys are carrying out research and testing toxins while still
at school. They're inventing things! When only small children they 
were already good enough at Transfiguration (BEFORE Hogwarts!) to
turn Ron's teddy bear into a spider. They failed a lot of OWLs because
they couldn't be bothered (as Mrs Weasley recognises) not because they
were no good. No wonder their Mum is frustrated!:-)