[HPforGrownups] Re: Funny lines

[Bart Lidofsky]

No: HPFGUIDX 173323

From: Geoff Bannister:
>'"This is different, pretending to be me-"
>"Well, none of us really fancy it Harry," said Fred earnestly. 
>"Imagine if something went wrong and we were stuck as specky, 
>scrawny gits forever."
>Harry did not smile.'
>(DH "The Seven Potters" p.46 UK edition)
>
>I did!

Bart: 
This is really what makes Fred & George so special. Out of the Harry Potter Rat Pack, they're Dean Martin. They are the only ones who treat Harry exactly like they treat everybody else (at least those they like). They're not afraid to take him down a peg when he needs it. If Harry needs a completely honest answer to a question, he knows that he can get it from Fred & George; they alone will not spare his feelings, nor will they hurt him unnecessarily. I suspect that, if they were still around at end of OOP, they would have talked Harry out of going to the Ministry. I hope with Fred gone, George is still willing and able to keep that relationship with Harry. 

Bart