Fred and George - Prefects?

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 125190


> vmonte responds:
> I find your post quite interesting, and I think that F&G know way 
too 
> much about Hogwarts for Dumbledore to not be using them for special 
> jobs. I'm not sure whether they were appointed as prefects or not 
but 
> it would be cool if they quietly did side work for Dumbledore. 

Finwitch:

Well, I'd say that Dumbledore looking at them when he's talking about 
rules (and breaking them) - and that Nitwit-thing... well, possibly 
there IS something secret going on. However, I very much doubt that 
*any* title bestowed upon someone by anyone, even Dumbledore, would 
gain the respect and obedience of Peeves the Poltergeist. Because it 
is the nature of a Poltergeist to defy such title-based authority. Oh 
no - Peeves salutes them because F&G had *earned* that -- possibly by 
making BIGGER pranks than Peeves could even think of. (and besides, 
they told Peeves to do exactly what Peeves would like to be doing 
anyway...)
 
Vmonte:
 
> Do you think that Dumbledore told the twins to give Harry the map?
> 
> The reason why I ask this is because F&G really do something here 
> that is very much like something Dumbledore would do. Harry is 
always 
> given the materials, animals, knowledge, etc. to help him 
accomplish 
> certain goals. 

Finwitch:

I don't. My guess is that when Filch confiscated it no one was doing 
anything against the rules (remember Harry's letter?) and he had 
nothing but a tip-off from someone (Snape, I suppose) - so he never 
told Dumbledore.

And I doubt that F&G ever told Dumbledore about it existing, either. 
They acted wholly on their own account.

Sirius MIGHT have told him, but he had no time until later -- or 
Lupin who took it to keep, or Snape who saw it on Lupin's desk, but I 
just don't see anyone just come out with - oh, BTW, there was this 
map... not a secret, really- just didn't come up in a conversation.

What goes on between AD and the twins, is mutual, genuine respect and 
understanding of sorts. That's how I see it...

IF, however, Dumbledore did secretly employ them - well, I don't know 
but that slow Funeral March- thing when they sing the school song - 
Dumbledore using wand to the end with the twins -- and then 
says: "Ah, music - magic beyond all we learn here". (Were the twins, 
with their choice of tune saying: 'We feel the mood is like in a 
funeral with our studies, but we'll be dead loyal to Hogwarts anyway 
and try to brighten the days' - and Dumbledore's response saying he 
understood and accepted it?).

It's like DA following Harry or Harry doing his heroics: Do it for 
common goal; Do it for Hogwarts; do it because it's right.

Finwitch