Twins and Duddley

[hickengruendler]

No: HPFGUIDX 145547

 
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> Alla:
> 
> ?????? I thought Draco was  the proximate cause of getting DE into 
> Hogwarts. IMO Twins are way too remote from that. But that is JMO 
of 
> course.
> 
 
Hickengruendler:

But Draco basically got his idea with the vanishing cabinet from the 
twins. If the twins hadn't pushed Montague in there, or if anyone 
(including the Trio), who knew that would have told somebody, than 
the Death Eaters might never have made their way into the castle. Of 
course Draco is more responsible here than the twins are, starting 
with the simple fact that Draco wanted the Death Eaters to get into 
Hogwarts, while Fred and George never had anything like this in their 
minds. Nonetheless, it was one of their pranks, which more or less 
directly lead to disaster. 

And I must say, that I'm a bit glad about this, because the scene 
with Montague always disturbed me, not because of the twins' action 
itself, but because of the absolutely coldness and uncaringness from 
the Gryffindors involved after it happened (except maybe Hermione, 
and she, too, didn't say anything that she has informations about 
Montague's whereabouts in the end). Now, that there's a realistic 
chance that we are meant to feel the way I did and that the Death 
Eaters' using this to enter Hogwarts could be seen as karma getting 
back at our protagonists, I like the scene better. It's just a pity, 
that poor Bill has to suffer for it.

Hickengruendler