Fabian/Gideon & Fred/George (Re: Not All Weasley's are Weasley's)

[Jen Reese]

No: HPFGUIDX 102014

Snow:
> I am not sure how Molly was related to the two Prewett brothers 
(OOP 
> pg. 174) Gideon and Fabian, but when they were killed in the first 
> war one of the two may have left three-year old orphan twins 
behind 
> that Molly and Arthur raised as their own. Molly may have changed 
the 
> boys' last name so they would never know that Voldemort killed 
their 
> father and possibly seek vengance for their father's death. Molly 
> would have done this to protect the twins and her from not having 
to 
> further recall the horror that happened the night their biological 
> father/her brother? died. 

Jen: I tend to think Gideon and Fabian were brothers, possibly even 
twin brothers, of Molly. When I first learned Molly's name was 
Prewett, the idea of Fred & George literally belonging to one of the 
Prewett brothers came to mind (mainly to explain the prefect 
comment). Now I like the idea of a more symbolic interpretation. 

Say Gideon and Fabian were twins, possibly even similar in 
temperament to teenage Fred & George--liking adventure & trouble 
more than academics. When Molly/Arthur had the twins, they decided 
to honor Fred & George by naming the twins F&G too. Then the Prewett 
brothers are killed.

Molly sees that Fred & George are becoming like her brothers as they 
grow. She fears for their future, fears they will meet a 'sticky 
end' like her brothers. Molly esp. would try to squelch them, make 
them more like Percy, Charlie or Bill. The more she tries to 
squelch, the more they retreat into their own adventures, partially 
to escape her censure, but also because they want to pursue their 
own dreams.

Hopefully, if all this speculation is true(!), Molly has come to 
accept Fred/George and the risks inherent in their chosen 
profession. It seems that way when we see the Weasleys lined up at 
the train station to meet the Express in OOTP, long after 
Fred/George have left school for good. They appear to have made some 
kind of peace with Molly.

The part that bothers me about a literal interpretation is all the 
secrecy and lies the Weasleys would have to engage in to hide the 
twins parentage. Even if it's only to Fred/George (if there truly 
aren't family or friends who know the truth), that's bad enough. 
Even to protect them. At that point Voldemort is gone and the 
Weasleys don't have any reason to believe he will return since they 
aren't privvy to the Order's information about the Prophecy. 

That's just a personal feeling, but it would bother me if they made 
that choice.