Not All Weasley's are Weasley's

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No: HPFGUIDX 101956

Snow previously:
> I'm sorry but I dont understand your reply to my post? The main
idea was that the Weasley twins are really the Prewett twins. As far
as the names representation, along with my theory, I have one:
> Fred and George Prewett...F&G... and Fabian and Gideon
Prewett...F&G.


Mandy replied: 
But why change their name from Prewett to Weasley? If it was to hide
them wouldn't someone in the WW would know that there were two
Prewetts boys who would have been about 2 years old at the time of LV
fall? I just don't know if something like that could be kept secret
from two boys as precocious as Fred and George. It seems to me that
someone would have let the cat of the bag by now.

Intersting idea though.

Mandy

Snow again:
As far as changing the name I don't think it was meant to hide the 
boys as much as protect them from the knowledge that their father was 
killed by Voldemort. If the boys grew up knowing that this was what 
happened to their father they may have set out early-on to avenge 
their father's death. Also, this name change would mean that Molly 
would be spared of having to keep the memory of what happened to her 
(probably brother) alive. 

As far as who knew about the twin's real father, I would think that 
anyone who knew the Weasley's back then would honor their secrecy 
over the tragic matter. Also, something that Arthur said to the kids 
at the Quidditch World Cup just after they saw the dark mark, led me 
to believe that he possibly experienced his(Prewett)death first hand.
 
GOF Pg. 142 "Ron, You-Know-Who and his followers sent the Dark Mark 
into the air whenever they killed," said Mr. Weasley. "The terror it 
inspired
you have no idea, you're too young. Just picture coming home 
and finding the Dark Mark hovering over your house, and knowing what 
you're about to find inside
" Mr. Weasley winced. "Everyone's worst 
fear
 the very worst
"

This could mean that the Prewett brother was possibly living with 
them at the time, or at least the twins were being taken care of by 
Molly, while their father was at work for the Order. With all of the 
other children they had, not many would question whom the twins 
actually belonged to. Molly and Arthur weren't in the Order the first 
time around and they live in a more country setting without neighbors 
so I wouldn't think too many people would have questioned it. 
The older boys Charlie and Bill would have been about 7 and 9 at the 
time of Voldy's downfall but if the twins always pretty much lived 
with them, and even if they were aware of the truth, they grew up 
with the twins as their brothers and wouldn't have thought to say 
anything, especially if Molly had forbidden them.
Although we don't know when exactly the twins real father may have 
died, I take it from what Mr. Weaseley said at the World Cup that it 
may have been at the height of Voldemort's terror. This could mean 
that the twins may have just been born.