Twins or individuals (with notes on Percy)

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 132826

Hekatesheadband:
(snipping hard-worked analyse on the twins...)
When Percy returns Mrs Weasley's gift, it's George who tries to cheer 
her up by reminding her that "Percy's an enormous pile of rat 
droppings." Bear in mind that George is the sensitive one, the 
> thoughtful one, the closest thing to a conscience Fred (or the unit 
> of The Twins) sometimes seems to have.
> 
> At any rate, we may know in about 24 hours whether all of this 
> means anything. Until then, fodder for obsession.

Finwitch:

I just like to add that when the twins and Ron saved Harry in CoS, 
and Molly's about to scold them

Fred says: It was cloudy, Mum - (that doesn't get her to stop, BUT- 
maybe it does ease her a bit) 

George says: They were starving him, Mum (Molly's distracted and 
starts feeding Harry instead... she becomes torn between scolding the 
twins and comforting Harry. And she never says a thing to Ron.)

I think that discussion shows their difference a bit most clearly. 
Fred's the one who's their expert in minimizing risks or should I 
say, taking calculated risks the one looking on the method and the 
action the *how*, the consequences as well - George the one who comes 
up with the *reasons*.

Yes, I'd say - George thanks Harry while Fred's already planning how 
to carry out their end of the deal - buying Ron new dressrobes, 
starting the business and NOT telling anyone where the money came 
from.

George is most against Percy, - yes. Why?

1) Percy appears not to care or even strongly disagree that there ARE 
reasons why one *should* break the rules. Look at Harry rescuing 
Neville's remembrall for example.

2) So far as the twins know, Percy doesn't have reasons other than 
his own ambition and love for rules to his - well, alienation from 
the entire family, which is something George cannot approve of.

3)I'd certainly expect there to be quarrel with someone who praises 
the method - rules - so far as to totally ignore reasons and one who 
considers the reasons first and methods hardly ever (that's Fred's 
job in the twin-unit)...

Finwitch