Fred and George

[lorelei3dg]

No: HPFGUIDX 136838

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Lisa Williams 
<LisaGWilliams at g...> wrote:
> Lorel writes:
> > "- Peruvian Instant Darkness Powder," said Ron bitterly. "Fred and
> > George's. I'm going to be having a word with them about who they 
let
> > buy their products."
> > 
> > I bet Ron won't be the only one having a word. Regardless of who
> > speaks to them, at some point it seems that someone will hold 
them at
> > least partially responsible for the events of that night.
> > 
> 
> Lisa responds:
> 
> Isn't that akin, though, to holding a gun seller responsible for a
> murder?  While they will likely be devastated that their product was
> used for a purpose with such a terrible outcome, I can't see how
> anyone could hold them responsible for any of the events at all.
> 
> Lisa/SassyMomOfThree

Lorel now:

You have a valid point. However, in the US there are background 
checks on people wishing to buy guns (legally, anyway). I envision 
the conversation to be more along the lines of, "You didn't even stop 
to consider that some of these products could be used by DE's against 
us???" It underscores the Twins' general thoughtlessness or 
impulsiveness - as always, they didn't mean anything by it, but 
didn't think it through. I agree that Fred and George will indeed be 
devastated, and see them modifying their product line more 
responsibly as a result.

Lorel