The Twins / Ron / Weasleys

[Ralph Miller]

No: HPFGUIDX 145118

kchuplis wrote:
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I still think people are reading way too much into the twins behaviour.

RM:

I agree, I don't think the twins are anywhere near as mean as people are
seeming to paint them. Yes, they can be cruel, harassing and a handful.
Here in the southern US they would be called a couple of "good ol' boys".
I have friends like this, some of whom have been my friends for decades.
We harass each other mercilessly, pick on each other, tease each other and
sometimes pull a prank on each other. this behaviour goes back to when we
kids in school. But we also love each other, and if I picked up the phone
and told one of them I needed them, they would be on the way to help, and
vice versa. In every crucial moment of my life, they have been there for
me, and I for them. I consider them my brothers. We often joke that we are
brothers with different mothers. Maybe the the twins aren't the "good sons",
but I bet when the chips are down, they step up. I think we see glimmerings
of this when they go after Umbridge. JMO, of course.