What was Mrs. Weasley Thinking?

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Sat Jan 31 02:14:55 UTC 2004


No: HPFGUIDX 90001

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Shaun Hately" <drednort at a...> 
wrote:
> On 30 Jan 2004 at 17:59, Robert Jones wrote:
> 
> > In OOTP ch. 9 (p. 63  US ed.), when Mrs. Weasley sees that Ron is 
> > made Prefect she says "That's everyone in the family!" to which 
Fred 
> > replies "What are George and I, next door neighbors?
> <SNIP> 
> > But maybe Mrs. Weasley was caught up in the excitement of the 
moment 
> > and let something slip?  Maybe Fred and George are not really her 
> > children?
> 
> I don't particularly believe this - and I don't know it's been 
> suggested before. But this passage did get me thinking, and I 
> wonder what people think of this idea.
> 
BIG GIANT SNIP> 
> See, I have a really hard time with the idea of Molly forgetting 
> two of her sons - but if she knows that they have been secretly 
> appointed - and frankly, if I was Fred or George, I would her to 
> know - in her moment of pride about Ron, she may have let something 
> slip. George's next door neighbour comment could just have been a 
> reminder to her that - "Hey, that's secret. Remember."
> 
> As I say, I'm not sure how much credence I give this... it's just 
> floating around. If anyone else has proposed similar before, I'd 
> love to know message numbers so I can see if they make a better 
> case than I am - or if anyone has any ideas now.
> 
> 
> Yours Without Wax, Dreadnought
> Shaun Hately | www.alphalink.com.au/~drednort/thelab.html
> (ISTJ)       | drednort at a... | ICQ: 6898200 
>little snip

Not only did she forget the twins but Ginny as well...... This does 
not bother me so as I have a friend who has 8 siblings. Her mom was 
pregnant for 10 yrs.  My friend told me a funny story of how her mom 
was in a panic one day because she had lost the youngest. The kids 
ran around frantically searching for this child only to realize the 
child had held on her mom's hip the entire time. She was so used to 
holding a kid on her hip that when she did not see him playing with 
the others she forgot she was holding him. Raising a large brood can 
do funny things mothers. 
Fran





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