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Post by vegablack on Feb 19, 2009 15:17:46 GMT -5
How do you think the Weasley's will react to Fred's death. Frustration was expressed in the pet peeve thread over fics that portray George as drinking to get over the pain. How do you think the individual members of the family will handle their grief?
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Post by Author By Night on Feb 20, 2009 17:34:35 GMT -5
I think that George would actually be the first to recover, strangely enough. Yes, he was Fred's twin (and best friend), but at the same time, that's also why I refuse to believe George would be depressed for a very long time. I do think he'd be more subdued, and birthdays and the like would be harder for him than the others, but at the same time I see him quickly making jokes and forcing someone, at least, to laugh. Not to say he wouldn't grieve more than anyone, but his survival technique is humor. Plus, it's what Fred would have wanted. And from there, they'd all heal.
I think that Ginny would be the one (of the Weasley siblings) with the most baggage. She's lost more than Fred - she's lost Tonks, who I always thought she was fairly close with, a Professor, and for what may have been an hour she thought the one person who'd always come through and whom she loved dearly - Harry - was dead. I can see Ginny going through a very rough time.
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Post by mo on Feb 20, 2009 17:39:28 GMT -5
I don't know...my money is on Percy for the most grief-laden Weasley. He was always a serious-minded bloke, and he will likely have an incredible amount of Survivor's Guilt on top of it all...
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Post by pigwithhair on Feb 21, 2009 14:30:52 GMT -5
The entire family dynamic would be drastically change as it usually does with death, mostly affecting George, Percy, Ron and Ginny since they were closer to Fred than the elder two.
I agree about Percy having survivor's guilt - made worse since Fred was younger.
I don't see George ever recovering, merely coping. Someone above mentioned he would be subdued, and that makes sense. I think there would be a more serious George or at least a quieter version. I also see George and Ron growing much closer. JKR mentioned Ron works with George, joining him in the joke business and, as important as family is to Ron, I can see that.
Over time, I think George, Ron and Ginny would be very close, very tight with each other, and Ginny's eventual marriage to Harry would only "close the circle" since Ron is his best friend.
I think George's marriage to Angelina was JKR's way of saying she doesn't see George ever being whole again, either.
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Post by Rugi on May 12, 2009 5:48:20 GMT -5
I agree that I can't really see George making a "full recovery" in the sense that he would be the same. How could he ever be the same? He and Fred were always a team - their jokes were almost always joint jokes. Would George even know how to be a joker without his partner? And every special event would be changed for him. His birthday was Fred's birthday. At Christmas, he doesn't need a lettered-sweater anymore. At his wedding, Fred would have been his best-man. When his kids are born, Fred would almost certainly have been there and been a part of it.
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Post by starsea on May 12, 2009 14:03:06 GMT -5
Percy will have a massive amount of guilt because Fred is his younger brother, he was supposed to protect him, and he wasted two years estranged from the family when he could have been spending time with him. That will be a lifelong regret.
Rugi has expressed what George will have to cope with better than I ever could.
I see Ron growing up even more in Fred's absence (since he was always rather sat upon by the twins) and supporting George a lot. Sad as it is, it might be Fred's death which helps Ron to fully come into his own as a supportive, caring brother (he's always had his heart in the right place, but the actions have been hit and miss).
Ginny would desperately miss Fred and be terribly worried about George. It would be hard for her to go back to school and know that Ron was staying with George instead of her.
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Post by mollyweasley on Sept 18, 2009 3:26:07 GMT -5
I think George's marriage to Angelina was JKR's way of saying she doesn't see George ever being whole again, either. That is probably so. How can he possible heal completely? We don´t know how close Fred and Angelina was. They go to the Yule ball together, and they are mentioned together at some other point. We don´t know for sure if they were a couple. But if they were, isn´t it a kind of sad that Angelina and George marry. Is it just to comfort each other in the grief? |
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Post by vegablack on Sept 20, 2009 10:53:41 GMT -5
"We don´t know how close Fred and Angelina was. They go to the Yule ball together, and they are mentioned together at some other point. We don´t know for sure if they were a couple."
I think you hit the nail on the head there. The two of them were what nineteen when Fred died. Do we know they were very serious?
Even if they were dating seriously, I don't see the marriage of George and Angelina as much as a problem as other people do. I've seen too many people marry their husband or wives best friend after a death to be surprised. A lot of people marry someone close to the loved one. I don't know what the mechanism is but they do it and seem reasonably happy.
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