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- "The thing about growing up with Fred and George, is that you sort of start thinking anything's possible if you've got enough nerve."
- —Ginny Weasley on Fred and George.[src]
George Weasley (b. 1 April, 1978) was a pure-blood wizard, son of Arthur Weasley and Molly Weasley (née Prewett), brother of Bill, Charlie, Percy, Ron, Ginny, and twin brother of the late Fred Weasley. George's first few years were marked by the height of the First Wizarding War and the downfall of Lord Voldemort when he was just three years old. He attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1989 to 1996 with Fred, and was Sorted into Gryffindor house. He and Fred were popular students, becoming Beaters for the Gryffindor Quidditch team in their second year, and members of Dumbledore's Army in their unfinished seventh year. A born prankster and inventor, George left Hogwarts prior to graduation to become a successful entrepreneur, alongside his twin brother, and opened the joke shop Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes at 93 Diagon Alley. He was a member of the Order of the Phoenix and fought in the Battle of the Seven Potters and the Battle of Hogwarts; in the latter, Fred died, leaving George devastated. Sometime after the end of the Second Wizarding War, George married Angelina Johnson, with whom he had a son he named Fred, in honour of his late twin, and a daughter named Roxanne.
Early life
- "We've been hearing explosions out of their room for ages, but we never thought they were actually making things, we thought they just liked the noise."
- —Ginny Weasley on the twins' experiments[src]
Fred and George Weasley were born 1 April, 1978; April Fool's Day, appropriately, as he and his brother Fred were mischievous pranksters. George was raised at his family home of the Burrow, near Ottery St. Catchpole in Devon, England. He and Fred were younger than siblings Bill, Charlie, and Percy, and older than siblings Ron and Ginny. Although the family was poor, they were loving and happy.
George and Fred were troublemakers from a young age, delighting in playing clever pranks and in teasing their siblings (especially Percy), and it was a challenge for their mother to try to keep them under control. It was not uncommon for explosions to be heard coming from the bedroom they shared.[13] Some of the stunts they pulled as children include setting a Dungbomb off under their great-aunt Muriel's chair during a Christmas dinner,[5] turning Ron's teddy bear into a giant spider after Ron accidentally broke Fred's toy broomstick,[8] giving Ron an Acid Pop which burnt a hole in his tongue,[6] and nearly tricking Ron into taking an Unbreakable Vow.[6]
Hogwarts years
Early years
- Fred: "Don't worry, Ginny, we'll send you loads of owls."
- George: "We'll send you a Hogwarts toilet seat."
- Molly: "George!"
- — George and Fred departing for their third year[src]
George was educated at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1989 to 1996, and was Sorted into Gryffindor House. He and his twin brother made very good friends with fellow Gryffindors Lee Jordan, Angelina Johnson, Alicia Spinnet, and Oliver Wood, and became well-known for their senses of humour. During their first year at Hogwarts, George and Fred swiped the Marauder's Map from Argus Filch's office, which further aided in their mischief.[11]
In his second year, George joined the Gryffindor Quidditch team as a Beater, as did Fred. They were both extremely skilled players, described by Oliver Wood as being like "human Bludgers".[2]
It was said to Harry Potter by their youngest brother, Ronald Weasley, on the Hogwarts Express that Fred and George achieved "brilliant grades", at least in their early years,[2]. as their achievements were considerably fewer in later years, earning only three Ordinary Wizarding Levels.
Third year
George started his third year in 1991, when his younger brother Ron began his first year, along with Harry Potter, who soon became his best friend. Harry joined the Gryffindor Quidditch team as its Seeker, and became friendly with George and Fred as well. For Christmas, Harry received a Weasley jumper along with George, Fred, Ron, and their other brother Percy. The twins' jumpers had their initials on them, prompting George to quip that they knew they were "Gred and Forge". [2] George also insisted that his older brother Percy wear his jumper and sit with his brothers instead of the other Prefects, reminding him that the Christmas holidays were a time for family.[2] He, along with the rest of the family, was immensely proud of Ron when the latter beat Professor McGonagall's giant chess set. George was also on the Gryffindor Quidditch team that had the worst loss in 300 years in the Quidditch final without Harry as Seeker because of his encounter with Quirinus Quirrell. While Harry was unconscious in the hospital wing, George and Fred attempted to send Harry a toilet seat, showing their friendly side toward him.[2]
Fourth year
- Percy: "This is no laughing matter!"
- Fred: "Oh, get out of the way, Percy. Harry's in a hurry."
- George: "Yeah, he's nipping off to the Chamber of Secrets for a cup of tea with his fanged servant!"
- — George and Fred demonstrate how they find the rumour of Harry being the heir of Slytherin to be ridiculous.[src]
In the summer of 1992, before his fourth year, George, Fred, and Ron rescued Harry from his relatives' home, picking the lock through Muggle methods. The four boys then flew to the Burrow in their father's enchanted car. When the school year began, George and Fred took to teasing their younger sister Ginny, who was starting her first year.[8] They were trying to cheer her up, unaware that she was under the influence of Tom Riddle's Diary and thus emotionally fragile. That year, the Chamber of Secrets was opened and rumours were circulating that Harry was responsible for it, since he spoke Parseltongue and thus might be the Heir of Slytherin. Neither George nor Fred took these rumours seriously, and frequently joked about it. They also came to Hermione Granger's defence when Draco Malfoy called her a "filthy little Mudblood", lunging at him, only to be blocked by Marcus Flint.[8] At the end of the school year, George was relieved when his younger sister was saved - and delighted when she revealed that Percy had a secret girlfriend, as this was another opportunity to tease him.[8]
That summer, the Weasley family took a holiday to Egypt, where Bill was working as a Curse Breaker. While there, Fred and George tried to push Percy, who had been acting even more arrogant than usual because he learned he had been appointed Head Boy, into a pyramid. Their mother stopped them and scolded them severely. They went in all pyramids, annoying Ginny when she couldn't go in the last one.[11]
Fifth year
- George: "This, Harry, is the secret of our success."
- Fred: "It's a wrench, giving it to you, but we decided last night, your need's greater than ours."
- George: "Anyway, we know it off by heart. We bequeath it to you."
- — George and Fred giving Harry Potter the Marauder's Map[src]
In 1993, George began his fifth year at Hogwarts. Around Christmas, he and Fred decided to give the Marauder's Map to Harry Potter in order to help him get into Hogsmeade without permission, as they had already memorised it. They also comforted Harry when he was upset by the presence of Dementors at the school that year, and somewhat comforted Ron after his pet rat Scabbers went missing. This was also the year that George and Fred took their Ordinary Wizarding Level examinations, earning three OWLs each. [11] In the summer of 1994, George attended the Quidditch World Cup with his family as well as Harry and Hermione Granger. They gambled on the outcome, and won a great deal of money because of it. However, Ludo Bagman defaulted on the bet. Fred suggested threatening to inform the Ministry of Magic of Bagman's activities, but George was against it, arguing that it was blackmail. That year, George and Fred also started trying out the prank devices they invented, starting with the Ton-Tongue Toffee on Dudley Dursley.[11].
Sixth year
- "We thought if we just wrote to him, and told him he'd made a mistake, he'd cough up. But nothing doing. Ignored our letter. We kept trying to talk to him about it at Hogwarts, but he was always making some excuse to get away from us."
- —George talks about how Ludo Bagman tricked them out of their savings.[src]
Once at school for their sixth year ( before their sixth year, they attended the Quidditch World Cup ), George and Fred began selling as well as experimenting with their inventions. That year, Hogwarts also hosted the Triwizard Tournament, which Fred and George both wanted to enter, despite being underage. They attempted to fool the Age Line Spell that Albus Dumbledore put around the Goblet of Fire using an Aging Potion, but the attempt was unsuccessful though they both thought their beards were uproariously funny. Later that year, George danced with his chosen partner at the Yule Ball. At the end of the school year, Cedric Diggory, one of the champions, was murdered by Peter Pettigrew on the orders of the newly revived Lord Voldemort, who was reborn.[13] Harry surprised the twins by giving them the one-thousand Galleons he won in the Tournament in order for them to start up their joke business. They were extremely grateful, and promised Harry free merchandise.[13]
Seventh year and rebellion
George spent the summer of 1995 in 12 Grimmauld Place, the headquarters of the newly reconstituted Order of the Phoenix, along with most of his family. He and Fred pocketed Doxies while cleaning up in order to use in their experiments, and spied on Order meetings using their Extendable Ears invention. They had also passed their Apparition tests "with distinction", and delighted in annoying other inhabitants of the house by frequently Apparating and Disapparating around the house.[10] When Ron and Hermione received news that they were Gryffindor's new Prefects, George was slightly disgruntled by their mother's overjoyed reaction, and he and Fred both taunted Ron.[10]
Although neither George nor Fred were very concerned about completing their educations, they returned to Hogwarts for their seventh year, and continued to develop and sell their joke products. Hermione managed to stop them from testing out their products on younger students after threatening to tell their mother that they had been tricking first-years into trying out treats from the Skiving Snackboxes, a threat George considered "below the belt". George and Fred also joined Dumbledore's Army, as they greatly disliked the new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor and High Inquisitor Dolores Umbridge and wanted to oppose Ministry control at Hogwarts as well as prepare to fight Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters.[10]
Later in the year, Umbridge kicked George, Fred, and Harry off the Gryffindor Quidditch team and gave them all lifetime bans from Quidditch after George and Harry got into a fight with Draco Malfoy (although their bans were lifted immediately when Umbridge was removed from Hogwarts).[10] The Slytherins had written the lyrics to the demeaning song Weasley is Our King, intended to humiliate Ron and undermine the Gryffindor team, and then insulted George's parents and Harry's late mother. Things would get worse for George and his family around Christmas, when their father was attacked by Nagini, Voldemort's snake. The Weasleys split their Christmas holidays between Order headquarters and St. Mungo's, although Percy did not visit and sent the jumper his mother sent him back unopened, continuing his estrangement.[10]
- Fred: "If anyone fancies buying a Portable Swamp, as demonstrated upstairs, come to number ninety-three, Diagon Alley — Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, our new premises!"
- George: "Special discounts to Hogwarts students who swear they're going to use our products to get rid of this old bat!"
- — George encouraging customers and rebellion against Dolores Umbridge[src]
Later in the school year, the D.A. was discovered, but Albus Dumbledore took the blame and left Hogwarts. George and Fred decided that they no longer cared about getting into trouble, and started an all-out rebellion against Umbridge. They shoved Inquisitorial Squad member Graham Montague into a Vanishing Cabinet when he attempted to dock House Points from them, set off a spectacular array of fireworks of their own making, and created a Portable Swamp in a corridor.[10] In a flourish of vandalism and chaos, George and Fred flew away from Hogwarts, encouraging other students and Peeves to follow their examples.[10]
Career as a shop proprietor
Beginning of Weasleys' Wizarding Wheezes
- Umbridge: "You two are about to learn what happens to wrong-doers in my school."
- Fred: "You know what? I don't think we are. George, I think we've outgrown full-time education... Time to test our talents in the real world, d'you reckon?"
- George: "Definitely."
- — The twins departing Hogwarts to open Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes[src]
Initially, Fred and George's ambitions to open a joke shop came as a disappointment to their parents, who had hoped they would seek employment with the Ministry of Magic like their father.[10] However, the spectacular success of the twins' business, Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, located at 93 Diagon Alley, immensely impressed his parents and made them proud.[6] What had started out as a mail-order experiment[10] in entrepreneurialism sky-rocketed into a very lucrative undertaking.[6] It was so successful, in fact, that in 1996, the twins had moved out of their childhood home and into a flat above the store.[6]Later, the twins considered buying Zonko's Joke Shop in Hogsmeade, which had closed the previous year.[6]
Success as a businessman
- George: "Come through the back, Harry, that's where we're making the real money..."
- Fred: "We've just developed this more serious line. Funny how it happened..."
- George: "You wouldn't believe how many people, even people who work at the Ministry, can't do a decent Shield Charm... And then we thought we'd get into the whole area of Defence Against the Dark Arts, because it's such a money spinner."
- — George and Fred to Harry Potter in 1996[src]
None of this might have been possible without the funding Harry Potter had given them in 1995[13]. For Harry's generosity, the twins allowed him to take any merchandise free of charge. In the summer of 1996, Harry, Ron, and Hermione Granger visited the shop and Fred showed Harry around. He also offered Hermione a Patented Daydream Charm for free after she called them "extraordinary magic", but still charged Ron for his purchases. Fred and George also questioned Ginny on her love life, much to her irritation.[6] That Christmas, the twins stayed at the Burrow for the holidays. When Percy arrived with Minister for Magic Rufus Scrimgeour and it became clear that the two had only come so that the Minister could question Harry, George threw mashed parsnips at his older brother, along with Fred and Ginny, causing Percy to leave swiftly.[6]
When Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, as well as their parents and a few of their siblings visited their shop in the summer of 1996, the place was described as "packed with customers" to a degree that it was extremely difficult to get near the shelves. Fred and George had also created a Defence Against the Dark Arts line of products, such as "Shield Hats" and "Shield Cloaks" that were widely purchased by the Ministry for its staff.[6] Throughout the school year of 1996 to 1997, the twins were able to disguise products to be sent into Hogwarts by mail order (even though all their merchandise was banned by Argus Filch) to the students. One of their services was to have their own line of Love Potion to be disguised as perfume bottles. They also bred magical animals such as Pygmy Puffs, which were miniature Puffskeins.[6]
Participation in the Order of the Phoenix
Battle of the Seven Potters
- George: "Saintlike. . . I'm holy. I'm holy Fred, ya geddit? "
- Fred: " With the whole wide world of ear-related humour, you go for I'm holey, pathetic."
- George: "Reckon I'm still better looking than you."
- — George joking about losing his ear in the battle.[src]
George and Fred both joined the Order of the Phoenix once they were of age. They participated in the Battle of the Seven Potters, taking Polyjuice Potion to become one of the "seven Potters". George flew with Remus Lupin on a broomstick and lost an ear due to an off-target Sectumsempra spell fired by Severus Snape.[5] However, he took this optimistically, and turned it into a joke, calling himself "holey" and also saying his mother would now be able to tell the difference between them.[5]
Wedding of Bill and Fleur
That same summer was his brother Bill's wedding to Fleur Delacour. George attempted to flirt with two "pretty French girls" who came to the Burrow to attend, but, unfortunately for George, Fred got to them first, leaving George to deal with a gaggle of middle-aged witches.[5]
When the war reached its worst point in late 1997 and 1998, George possibly participated in Potterwatch, a radio program hosted by his friend Lee that opposed Voldemort's reign of terror, as his brother Fred did.[5] They spread the truth about the Death Eater regime that was not being reported by the Daily Prophet or other news outlets, and encouraged the public to support Harry and to protect Muggles who were falling victim to the Death Eaters.[5]
Battle of Hogwarts
Later in the war, he and his family friends returned to Hogwarts to fight the invading Death Eater army; he and Fred were placed in charge of the defense of the castle's secret passages by Kingsley Shacklebolt. Fred was killed in an explosion while fighting alongside his brother Percy, which deeply devastated George.[5] George and Lee Jordan were later seen defeating Yaxley.[5] George also saw Harry Potter defeat Lord Voldemort, thus ending the war.[5]
Later life
George never truly got over Fred's death, but he eventually married Angelina Johnson, and named his first child Fred in loving memory of the twin brother he lost.[9] The couple also had a daughter named Roxanne.[9] George continued to run Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes to great success; his younger brother Ron helped him to turn the shop into a real money-spinner.[9]
Physical appearance
George, like the other members of the Weasley family, sports flaming-red hair and freckles, and is shorter than his brothers Bill, Percy, and Ron, and somewhat stocky, like his brothers Fred and Charlie. However, he is still fairly tall, as he is mentioned as being taller than Harry Potter[14]. As a result of an injury from Severus Snape's Sectumsempra during the Battle of the Seven Potters, George is missing his left ear, briefly distinguishing him from his identical twin until Fred's death.[5]
Personality and traits
- George: "What made you see sense, Perce?"
- Percy: "It's been coming for a while... I managed to make contact with Aberforth and he tipped me off ten minutes ago that Hogwarts was going to make a fight of it, so here I am."
- George: "Well, we do look to our prefects to take a lead at times such as these. Now let's get upstairs and fight, or all the good Death Eaters'll be taken."
- — George upon reconciling with Percy during the Battle of Hogwarts.[src]
George was the quieter, gentler of the twins, and not as cruel as Fred, who took on the role of ringleader, could sometimes be.[15] George's sense of humour was not as harsh, and he was inclined to make fun of himself on occasion as well — even when he was injured and lost an ear.[5] He also appeared to be slightly more moral, as he was against blackmailing Ludo Bagman when the former Quidditch player defaulted on a bet at the Quidditch World Cup.[13]. However, he still displayed a slight vindictive streak when it came to dealing with people he disliked; for example, he and his brother Fred had absolutely no compunction in forcing Graham Montague into a Vanishing Cabinet, an act which nearly killed him, according to Draco Malfoy.
George's prankster nature is enjoyed by nearly everyone in his family, aside from his brother Percy and his mother, who both consider jokes to be immature and childish. However, his pranks targeted at Percy were usually good-natured, and the only thing that got hurt was Percy's pride. He and Fred particularly enjoyed teasing Percy and their younger brother Ron,[8] while they were especially close to their sister Ginny, who was similar to them in temperament.[6] However, they were protective of their siblings, and eventually extended this familial protectiveness towards Ron's friends Harry Potter and Hermione Granger (who later became their in-laws).
Magical abilities and skills
- "E for Exceeds Expectations. And I've always thought Fred and I should've got E in everything, because we exceeded expectations just by turning up for the exams."
- —George Weasley[src]
Although not a high achiever academically, George was a very clever, talented, and creative wizard. In fact, he and Fred once attempted, before being of age to go to Hogwarts, to cast an advanced spell like the Unbreakable Vow with their younger sibling Ron (and would have succeeded if their father had not discovered the attempt). Harry Potter once expressed bewilderment as to how he and Fred received only three O.W.L.s each, remarking that they "really know their stuff"[10]. When the twins turned seventeen, they were able to use magic outside of Hogwarts, and took full advantage of this. They did everything by magic and frequently Apparated around 12 Grimmauld Place and the Burrow, much to their mother's irritation.
- "We've got two unbeatable Beaters."
- —Oliver Wood on Fred and George[src]
- Flying: George was a highly talented Beater for the Gryffindor Quidditch team since his second year. Oliver Wood described the twins as "unbeatable"[13] and Harry Potter thought that they flew like two "human Bludgers"[2]. Thus, George was an excellent flyer and also had a highly precise aim. After the twins left Hogwarts, Harry lamented that he was never able to find replacements as talented as they were for the team[6].
- "...it was a good bit of magic."
- —Filius Flitwick on the twins' Portable Swamp[src]
- Charms: One of the few O.W.L.s George bothered to achieve was in Charms[16], a subject he and Fred were extremely talented in. Their skilled spellwork was necessary for many of their magical inventions for Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes. Charms professor Filius Flitwick was so impressed by their Portable Swamp that he left a portion of it intact within Hogwarts[10].
- "How do those hats work then? I mean, obviously it's some kind of Invisibility Spell, but it's rather clever to have extended the field of invisibility beyond the boundaries of the charmed object..."
- —Hermione Granger's interest in Fred and George's Headless Hats[src]
- Spell Invention: George was capable of inventing spells, potions, and other magical products, a highly advanced and rare skill. Along with Fred, George invented a wide variety of items for their shop. Some notable items include Extendable Ears, which can be used to spy on others, a series of sickness-inducing sweets[10], and Patented Daydream Charms, which Hermione Granger considered to be "extraordinary magic". The twins also invented items for Defence Against the Dark Arts rather than pranks, such as Decoy Detonators and Shield Hats; the latter were purchased by the Ministry of Magic itself for its employees as a protection method during the Second Wizarding War.[6]
- "...Fred and George mess around a lot, but they still get really good marks and everyone thinks they're really funny..."
- —Ron Weasley on Fred and George's performance at school[src]
- Transfiguration: George was highly skilled at Transfiguration; it was one of the few O.W.L.s George ever tried to achieve[17].
- "You wouldn't believe how many people, even people who work at the Ministry, can't do a decent Shield Charm... And then we thought we'd get into the whole area of Defence Against the Dark Arts, because it's such a money spinner."
- —Fred and George's success in their Defence Against the Dark Arts products[src]
- Defence Against the Dark Arts: George was highly skilled at Defence Against the Dark Arts; he achieved an O.W.L. in it and further improved his skills in Dumbledore's Army[18]. George's talent at defence would contribute to his ability to invent Defence Against the Dark Arts items with Fred such as Decoy Detonators, and to obtain rare and useful defence items such as Peruvian Instant Darkness Powder[6]. The twins also joined the Order of the Phoenix at a young age, and participated in a number of its operations. He fought in the Battle of the Seven Potters, during which he lost an ear by Severus Snape; however, Snape was aiming a Death Eater. George also fought in the Battle of Hogwarts, during which he was in charge of guarding the school passages, along with Fred.[5]
- "– or we can ask Fred and George, they know every secret passage out of the castle –"
- —Ron Weasley[src]
- Hogwarts Secret Passageways Expert: Ever since the twins swiped the Marauder's Map from Argus Filch's office,[11] they had a great knowledge of all of Hogwarts grounds including the secret passageways. Fred even once commented that the Map had taught him more at school than the professors had. The twins' knowledge of the grounds were second only to the Marauders. They seemed to have memorized the Map entirely, as they gave it to Harry in his third year and still remembered everything. This knowledge allowed George to tell Hermione Granger where the Hogwarts kitchens were[13], and for him and Fred to lead the defence of the school's secret passages during the Battle of Hogwarts[5].
- Ron Weasley: "It would have taken you about thirty seconds longer to walk down the stairs."
- Fred Weasley: "Time is Galleons, little brother."
- — Ron and Fred after the latter passed his Apparition test[src]
- Apparition: Fred and George managed to pass their Apparition tests sometime prior to their final year in Hogwarts, apparently "with distinction". To celebrate their coming of age of being allowed to use magic outside of school, as well as making traveling a close distance easier, they both took to Apparating as often as possible, even over very short distances.[10]
- Muggle Tricks: Despite being pure-bloods and raised entirely in the wizarding world, Fred and George recognised the usefulness of certain Muggle abilities, and mastered several skills that they found amusing or useful, such as lock-picking[8]. As such, they launched a line of Muggle tricks in their shop, "for freaks like Dad", according to Fred, even though it was not much of a seller[6]. This may have been influenced by their father, Arthur Weasley, who was very interested into Muggles. This also demonstrates Fred and George's ingenuity, as not many people born into the magical world are familiar with Muggle devices or skills.
- Skilled Duellist: George was a skilled duellist who along with Lee Jordan defeated the Death Eater Yaxley, during the Battle of Hogwarts. He also fought in Battle of the Seven Potters where he lost his ear. He survived the Battle of Hogwarts and the war. Despite being cornered by the Inquisitorial Squad and Umbridge, he and Fred fought their way out of Hogwarts, jinxing many Squad members.
- Wand: The wood and core is unknown. Most likely, this was bought second-hand, as are most of the Weasley possessions. Assuming that it was bought at the age of eleven, before beginning their education at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, it would've been purchased in 1989. It is probable that George's wand was more suitable for Transfiguration work, because of his choice in subjects.[19].
- "This little beauty's taught us more than all the teachers in this school."
- —Fred on the Marauder's Map[src]
- The Marauder's Map: Along with Fred, George "nicked" the Marauder's Map from a drawer in Filch's office, during their first year.[11] Sometime between then and 1993, he and Fred figured out how to unlock and erase the Map.[11] He used they map ever since until 1993, he gave the map to Harry Potter in order for him to sneak into Hogsmeade.[11]
- Cleansweep Five: George and his twin each flew on a Cleansweep Five when they played as Beaters for the Gryffindor Quidditch team.[20] Their use of such outdated broomsticks was likely due to their family's financial problems.[20] Despite this, the twins are still very skilled in flying and as Beaters.[2]Draco Malfoy, "who could always afford the best," insulted Fred and George's vintage brooms by saying that a museum would bid for them.[20] Their brooms, along with Harry Potter's, were confiscated by Dolores Umbridge when they assaulted Malfoy for insulting their families.[21] After the twins released a Portable Swamp in defiance to the woman, they used a Summoning Charm to retrieve their brooms from her office, and used them to fly out of Hogwarts as a final act of rebellion.[21] The broomsticks created two rather large holes in Umbridge's door.[21]
- Joke items: Including the items that he had already made, George owns a large collection of joke items that he had bought from Zonko's Joke Shop to help with their own development and enjoyment for pranks.[2] These include Dungbombs, Dr. Filibuster's Fabulous Wet-Start, No-Heat Fireworks and Stink Pellets.[2]
Fred Weasley
- George: "Well, now —"
- Fred: "— what with Dumbledore gone —"
- George: "— we reckon a bit of mayhem —"
- Fred: "— is exactly what our new Head deserves."
- — George and Fred's characteristic back-and-forth conversation[src]
Fred Weasley was George's twin, best friend, and partner in crime.They were as close as two brothers could ever be. The two would always agree with one another, and never get into any fights or arguments, (at least not real ones.) The two did just about everything together. They often finished each other's sentences and spoke in a back and forth way that could confuse others at times. They were trouble makers, often pranking their siblings, particularly Ron and Percy, and even sold pranking charms and spells in the boys bathroom. Together, Fred and George designed many ingenious pranks and shared the ambition to found a joke shop together. They were also both Beaters for the Gryffindor Quidditch team and close friends with Lee Jordan.
George was devastated by the death of his twin in the Battle of Hogwarts, and would never truly get over this loss.[9] He eventually named his son after Fred.[9]
Other siblings
- George: "Why aren't you wearing yours, Ron? Come on, get it on, they're lovely and warm."
- Ron: "I hate maroon."
- George: "...P for prefect! Get it on, Percy, come on, we're all wearing ours, even Harry got one. And you're not sitting with the prefects today, either. Christmas is a time for family."
- — George insisting his brothers wear their Weasley jumpers[src]
Like his younger siblings, George tended to look up to his older brothers Bill and Charlie. However, he and Fred delighted in teasing Percy, who was closer to their age and rather stuffy.[8] George was furious with Percy when he fell out with the family over their father's support of Albus Dumbledore instead of the Ministry[10], but the family reconciled just before the Battle of Hogwarts began when Percy apologised for his mistakes.[5]
George and Fred also enjoyed teasing their only younger brother, Ron. Ron's phobia of spiders derives from a prank the twins played on him when he was young.[8] They also teased him over things such as his embarrassing crush on Fleur Delacour.[13] After Fred's death, Ron helped George run the joke shop for a time. George was quite close to his sister Ginny, who was similar to the twins in temperament and also liked to tease Ron. They were protective of her, as well, often disapproving of her love life.
Like most members of the Weasley family, George got on well with his parents.
Mrs. Weasley was often unhappy with the twins' lack of seriousness and commitment to his learning. She was unhappy with both their earning of only three O.W.L.s and desire to own a joke shop.[10] Mrs Weasley was very upset when she first saw George's cut ear,[5] and thanked Remus Lupin, who saved George from Death Eaters.[5]
Mr. Weasley was more laid back than his wife. While not overly supportive of George and Fred's wrongdoing, he seemed to encourage the trying of new things.[8] Mr. Weasley was excited when informed of George's adventure rescuing Harry Potter from the Dursleys and only pretended to be strict.[8] He was upset by George's injuries after the Battle of the Seven Potters, but also very glad that George survived the battle.[5]
After the war, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley had two grandchildren through George and his wife, Angelina Johnson .[9]
Harry Potter
- Fred: "We've come to give you a bit of festive cheer before we go..."
- George: "This, Harry, is the secret of our success."
- Fred: "It's a wrench, giving it to you, but we decided last night, your need's greater than ours."
- — Fred and George giving Harry the Marauder's Map[src]
George first met Harry Potter in his third year at Hogwarts, when Harry was beginning his first year and became friends with Ron. The twins became friendly with him when he joined the Gryffindor Quidditch team as their Seeker, giving them hope to win the House Cup.[2] The following year, George and Fred cheered Harry up when many of the students believed that he might be the Heir of Slytherin, which they scoffed at[8], and the year after that, they gave him the Marauder's Map to help him sneak into Hogsmeade[11]. They also stood up for Harry when others doubted his claim that Lord Voldemort had returned or challenged his authority in Dumbledore's Army, and assisted him in contacting Sirius Black when he told them and Ginny of his desire to speak to his godfather[10]. Both twins risked their lives in the operation to remove Harry from his relatives' home in 1997.[5] They seemed to regard Harry almost as another younger sibling, and were inclined to both be protective of him and teasing of him. Harry was very upset by George's injuries after the Battle of the Seven Potters.[5] He eventually became George's brother-in-law through his marriage to Ginny.[5]
Hermione Granger
- Hermione: "If you don't stop, I'm going to--"
- Fred: "Put us in detention?"
- George: "Make us write lines?"
- Hermione: "No, but I will write to your mother."
- Fred: "You wouldn't."
- — Hermione makes the one threat that can scare Fred and George.[src]
George became friendly with Hermione Granger after she became a close friend to his younger brother Ron. Although Hermione disapproved of some of the twins' antics, since she was a Prefect, she generally got on fairly well with them.[10] They were outraged when Draco Malfoy called her a "Mudblood" in 1992, to the point of attempting to physically attack him[8]. Hermione also warned Fred and his twin brother that their Ageing Potion wouldn't trick the age line protecting the Goblet of Fire due to the fact that Dumbledore would have thought of a foolish ageing potion in advance. They found out she was right when they were blown backwards and grew long, white beards George and Fred also tried to get Hermione to relax, joking around with her about things such as their late uncle Bilius's penchant for making mischief at weddings[5]. Hermione also admired the twins' cleverness and creativity in their spell work, once remarking that they could do some "extraordinary magic"[6], though she did not agree with how they put it to use. Hermione was also one of the few people willing to stand up to the twins when she disagreed with them. For example, when she caught them testing sweets from the Skiving Snackbox on first-year students with Lee Jordan, she was furious, and told them off for what she considered taking advantage of innocent children. George and Fred initially scoffed at her concerns and at her ability to make them stop, but backed down when she threatened to tell their mother.[10] However, the twins did not seem to hold a grudge, as they continued to be friendly. Hermione would eventually become George's sister-in-law through her marriage to Ron.[5]
Angelina Johnson
George was friendly with Angelina Johnson, a Gryffindor in his year and fellow Quidditch player, during their school years. She dated his twin brother for a time, attending the Yule Ball with him in 1994.[13] After Fred's death and the end of the Second Wizarding War, she and George evidently grew closer, and eventually married and had two children together, one of them named after George's late twin.[9]
Minerva McGonagall
Minerva McGonagall was the Transfiguration teacher during George and his brother, Fred's years at Hogwarts. Although McGonagall was always well known for being strict and stern, she was never shown punishing or even telling off Fred and George for their wild behaviour and many pranks. It was known however that they were good Quidditch players from a good family, and she was visibly displeased with having the twins and Harry kicked off the Gryffindor Quidditch team.[10] McGonagall often perceived the twins as naughty but seemed to share their dislike of Dolores Umbridge, who was the Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher for a small time. McGonagall did not attempt to remove the fireworks that surfaced around the school causing great disruptions. When George made his legendary escape in 1996, McGonagall assisted Peeves to unscrew an overhead chandelier,[10] in an obvious homage to Fred and George.
Lee Jordan
Lee Jordan was best friends with Fred and George during his time at Hogwarts,[2] and often got into trouble along with them. In 1995 he joined Dumbledore's Army and helped the twins harass Dolores Umbridge, one incident of which resulted in him being punished by "writing lines", scarring his hand.[10] Lee Jordan also attended Fleur and Bill Weasley's wedding, and danced with Ginny Weasley in 1997. On 2 May, 1998, Lee returned with Fred and George to fight in the Battle of Hogwarts.[5] After Fred's death, George and Lee both defeated the Death Eater Yaxley.[5]
Hogwarts staff
Fred and George had a good relationship with most Hogwarts professors. Professor Filius Flitwick, the Charms professor, seemed to like them; he was very happy by their spell work. He also thought that they were very talented wizards,[10] and started to support them, becoming against Dolores Umbridge in 1995.[10] When Fred and George set off fireworks around the ground she spent a day running around putting them out. After she had done Flitwick's classroom, he told her that he could have put them all out easily but was concerned he didn't have the authority to do so. After Easter break, the twins used one of their inventions, a Portable Swamp to change a corridor into a swamp and then shortly afterwards they departed from school to go into the world of business.[10] Flitwick was seen cheering and supporting them at their departure after they ran rings around Umbridge and Filch.[22] Flitwick was asked to remove the swamp they created, which he did but left a small patch in the corner as he believed it to be really good magic.[10]
Fred and George were friends with Rubeus Hagrid, the Care of Magical Creatures professor,during their time at Hogwarts. Hagrid seemed to be one of their favourite members of the staff, as he was not too serious, unlike many other professors. They were also among the few people who believed that Hagrid was a great person even after they learned that he was a half-giant.[13] Hagrid also thought that Fred and George were trouble-makers, but very funny.[2] He once compared them with Harry Potter's deceased father James and his best friend Sirius Black.[11] Furthermore, they were all among Harry Potter's closest friends. Fred and George fought in the Second Wizarding War along with Hagrid. However, Fred was killed in the Battle of Hogwarts, during an explosion.[5] It is possible that Hagrid was very sad when he learned about that.
Both Fred and George appeared to like the headmaster Albus Dumbledore and thought that he was the greatest wizard of all time. He seemed to like them, too, despite that they were trouble-makers, and he knew they were good persons. Along with his twin, George joined the Order of the Phoenix, an organisation founded by Dumbledore, in order to oppose Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters.[5] Fred and George both showed loyalty to Dumbledore by punishing Umbridge after Umbridge became headmistress.
Fred and George disliked Severus Snape the potions master. Snape disliked them, too. This could be because of the fact that the Weasley twins were trouble-makers, like Snape's schoolboy rivals the Marauders, especially James Potter I and Sirius Black. Snape was eventually charged with being Death Eater; however, he was a double agent and working for the Order of the Phoenix. He accidentally hit George with a Sectumsempra, while aiming at a Death Eater during the Battle of the Seven Potters.[5] George possibly learned that Snape was on their side during the Battle of Hogwarts.
- George: "We got into a spot of bother with Filch."
- Fred: "We let off a Dungbomb in the corridor and it upset him for some reason –"
- George: "So he hauled us off to his office and started threatening us with the usual –"
- Fred: "– detention –"
- George: "– disembowelment –"
- — George and Fred explaining their run in with Filch[src]
The twins also disliked Argus Filch, the caretaker. Filch had punished them many times during their Hogwarts years, because they were trouble-makers. Fred and George also "nicked" the Marauder's Map from Filch, while they were in his office.[11] Filch also had a great knowledge of all Hogwarts' secret passages, only less than Fred and George's. When Dolores Umbridge was appointed at Hogwarts, Filch supported her, and tried to punish the twins again.[10]
- "As I told you once before, Mr. Potter, naughty children deserve to be punished."
- —Dolores Umbridge to Harry Potter, Fred and George.[src]
Fred and George hated Dolores Umbridge, who was appointed by the Ministry of Magic as the Defence Against the Dark Arts professor in 1995.[10] Umbridge was a sadistic woman who enjoyed punishing and torturing students. Almost every resident of Hogwarts at the time hated Umbridge, but she particularly hated Harry Potter and Fred and George.[10] When George and Harry attacked Draco Malfoy, Umbridge kicked them off the team, along with Fred (although their bans were lifted immediately following Umbridge's removal from the school). Fred and George were the ones who opposed Umbridge. They also created a Portable Swamp, in order to anger Umbridge. When she attemped to punish them, Fred and George insulted her in front of the whole school and then fled with their broomsticks.[10] After the war, Umbridge was imprisoned in Azkaban, for her crimes against muggle-borns.[9]
Dumbledore's Army
In 1995, George and Fred joined Dumbledore's Army, an organisation founded and led by Harry Potter, in order to oppose Dolores Umbridge and teach Defence Against the Dark Arts to the other students. The twins knew most of them, and they had a good relationship with most members of the army, including Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Ginny Weasley, Lee Jordan and Angelina Johnson.[10]
Some members of the army were also members of the Gryffindor Quidditch team, including Alicia Spinnet and Katie Bell.[10] The girls appeared to be close with George, whom they possibly knew since their first year, as well as his brother, Fred. Both of them were very upset when Umbridge kicked Harry and the twins off the team.[10] George met them again when they fought at the Battle of Hogwarts in 1998[5] and they possibly survived the war.Other members of the army were Neville Longbottom, Luna Lovegood, Dean Thomas, Seamus Finnigan, Lavender Brown, Parvati and Padma Patil, Colin and Dennis Creevey, Ernie Macmillan, Hannah Abbott, Justin Finch-Fletchley, Susan Bones, Cho Chang, Anthony Goldstein, Michael Corner, Terry Boot, Marietta Edgecombe and Zacharias Smith.[10] George was friendly with them, although not very close; however, he disliked Zacharias Smith,[10] who didn't believe that Voldemort had returned, and did not fight at the Battle of Hogwarts,[5] as did Marietta Edgecombe, who betrayed the army to Umbridge. However, the rest of them fought for Dumbledore's Army, and at least one of them, Colin Creevey, was killed by Death Eaters.[5]
Order of the Phoenix members
George also became a member of the Order of the Phoenix during the Second Wizarding War. The Order was an organisation led by Albus Dumbledore in order to fight Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters. George had a good relationship with most members of the order.
He and Fred were both friends of Sirius Black. Sirius was friendly with them, but he argued with the twins (for example: when he told them to wait at home while their father was in danger).[10] Sirius was killed by Bellatrix Lestrange during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries in 1996.[10] The twins were saddened by his death, but tried not to remind Harry about it.
They were also friends of Remus Lupin, whom they first met in 1993, when he was Defence Against the Dark Arts professor.[11] They considered him among the best teachers of this lesson they had ever had. Lupin fought with the twins in many battles of the Second War, and was killed in the final battle, along with Fred.[5] Their bodies were put near each other's in the Great Hall.
Another member of the Order that they knew was Nymphadora Tonks. Tonks and the twins were close in age, and they were friendly. They fought together in the Battle of the Seven Potters and the Battle of Hogwarts.[5] Tonks was killed during the final battle, too.[5] Her body was put near Fred's, as well as Lupin's, after their death.
The twins also knew Alastor Moody and Kingsley Shacklebolt. They appeared to have a good relationship, although they were not very close. When Moody was killed by Voldemort, everyone was sad. Before the twins learned about it, they were joking with each other. They immediately stopped talking once they heard Moody died, and their expressions immediately switched to sadness.[5] Kingsley survived the war and became Minister for Magic.[9]
After the Second Wizarding War, George married Angelina Johnson and together they had two children; Fred, who was named after his late twin brother, and Roxanne.[9] George possibly had a good relationship with his children, and joked in front of them, as Ron did to his children.
Nieces and nephews
George had also several nieces and nephews through his siblings: Victoire, Dominique and Louis, Bill and Fleur's children; Molly and Lucy, Percy and his wife, Audrey's children; Rose and Hugo, Ron and Hermione's children; James, Albus and Lily, Ginny and Harry's children. It is supposed that George had a good relationship with his nieces and nephews, and that they liked him. James also appeared to act like George, because they both enjoyed pulling pranks and teasing their siblings.[5]
George is a popular male given name derived from the Greek word γεωργος (georgos), meaning "farmer" or "earthworker". Saint George was a third-century martyr who became a patron saint of England after the Crusades. Six kings of Britain have borne the name George. Other famous bearers include the composer George Frideric Händel, first American president George Washington, two kings of Greece, and explorer George Vancouver. It was also the pen name of English writers George Eliot and George Orwell.[23]
Author's comments
- J. K. Rowling described Fred and George as "the risk-takers in the family... who just take a totally different life path and were prepared to risk everything".[24]
Behind the scenes
- George is portrayed by British actor Oliver Phelps in the film adaptations of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban, Goblet of Fire, Order of the Phoenix, Half-Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows: Part 1 and Part 2 and so is one of the 14 characters to appear in all 8 film adaptations.
- There has been some suggestion that George and Fred are named after their maternal uncles, Fabian and Gideon Prewett, who were killed in the First Wizarding War, who may have been twins, and who share George and Fred's first initials.
- It is possible that he and Fred were the basis for Kaoru and Hikaru Hitachiin, a pair of mischievous, red-haired twins from the shojo manga, "Ouran Highschool Host Club."
- Daniel Radcliffe plays George in the "Seven Potters" scene.
- George and Fred earned fewer O.W.Ls combined than each of the rest of their brothers separately.
- George and Fred were the only sons of Arthur and Molly Weasley who did not become prefects during their education at Hogwarts.
- In the novels, J. K. Rowling described the twins as "shorter and stockier" and Percy and Ron as "long and lanky", but in the film, Fred and George were a lot taller and lankier than Percy and Ron.
- George Weasley's O.W.L. results have not been specifically stated by name; he had mentioned in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix that he had an inspected Charms lesson, and that he and his brother Fred were going to sell extendable ears before Herbology. Lee Jordan also mentioned that they played Exploding Snap in Defence Against the Dark Arts. Since they only passed three subjects, these are most likely the subjects they passed (although it is also possible that the twins chose different subjects to take beyond OWL level and purposely failed other courses to free up their schedules).
- Rowling has said that George and Fred are among her favourite characters.[25]
- Unlike Ron, his younger brother, George never got mad at Harry Potter for dating and romancing with George's sister, Ginny. However, George was protective of Ginny.
- The Weasley twins were born April Fools Day - April 1st. It's traditional to play a prank on someone on this day, which seems to be a particular hobby of Fred and George's.
- In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 it is George who walks in on Harry and Ginny kissing in the kitchen on Harry's birthday, instead of Ron bursting in on them in Ginny's bedroom.
- It is interesting to note that the only times Fred or George have been injured were when they were apart. They were split up at the time of Fred's death and when George lost his ear.
- Unsurprisingly, losing his ear barely affected George at all, joking only minutes after having it cut off. By the morning he's even using his ear as a place to hold things. [Though the toothbrush is actually being used to keep the wound from healing over his ear canal] He's my little boo-boo.
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game) (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game) (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game) (Voice only)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Book (Mentioned only)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Building the Magical World
- LEGO Harry Potter: Characters of the Magical World
- Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup
- J.K. Rowling: A Year in the Life (Mentioned only)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
- Harry Potter LEGO Sets
- Harry Potter Film Wizardry
- Harry Potter Trading Card Game
See also
Notes and references
- ↑ "Some Random Facts About The Weasley Family" on J.K. Rowling's Official Site
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
- ↑ By Molly Weasley after he loses an ear.
- ↑ George took Poly-juice potion to be one of the Seven Potters in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 5.20 5.21 5.22 5.23 5.24 5.25 5.26 5.27 5.28 5.29 5.30 5.31 5.32 5.33 5.34 5.35 5.36 5.37 5.38 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 6.18 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- ↑ Fred called him this, in this broadcast of Potterwatch.
- ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- ↑ 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 9.11 9.12 Times Online - The Unwritten Story of Harry's Friends and Their Children
- ↑ 10.00 10.01 10.02 10.03 10.04 10.05 10.06 10.07 10.08 10.09 10.10 10.11 10.12 10.13 10.14 10.15 10.16 10.17 10.18 10.19 10.20 10.21 10.22 10.23 10.24 10.25 10.26 10.27 10.28 10.29 10.30 10.31 10.32 10.33 10.34 10.35 10.36 10.37 10.38 10.39 10.40 10.41 10.42 10.43 10.44 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- ↑ 11.00 11.01 11.02 11.03 11.04 11.05 11.06 11.07 11.08 11.09 11.10 11.11 11.12 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- ↑ LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 13.8 13.9 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- ↑ In his later teenage years, Harry Potter was said to be "within an inch" of his father's height, and James Potter was described as being tall. When Fred and George took Polyjuice Potion to take on Harry's appearance during the Battle of the Seven Potters, they shrunk, indicating that they are taller than Harry.
- ↑ MSNBC interview with J.K. Rowling
- ↑ Fred and George mentioned having a Charms lesson to be inspected by Dolores Umbridge in their seventh year.
- ↑ Minerva McGonagall, the Transfiguration professor, told him to continue transfiguring his racoon in 1994, the year after he finished his O.W.L.s.
- ↑ George was told off for playing Exploding Snap in Dolores Umbridge's class, year after O.W.L.s.
- ↑ The fact that George took an O.W.L. in Transfiguration is known because in 1994, the year after he finished his O.W.L.s, Minerva McGonagall, the Transfiguration professor, told him to continue transfiguring his racoon in class
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
- ↑ Behind the Name: George
- ↑ 16 July 2005 Leaky Cauldron and MuggleNet Interview
- ↑ F.A.Q.: Favourite Characters at J.K. Rowling's Official Site
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09.15.09 8:40am — Andy Hinds
When I first bought this album I was really hoping for something along the lines of RIB and when the title track started playing I was a bit disappointed. As the album progressed though, I picked up on some of the faster stuff and thought it was okay. The song SOH has grown on me over the last 21 years, particularly due to its intensity and of course some of the other songs are cool too but overall, I found this album to be quite patchy and haven't played it in its entirety for nearly 20 years.
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My buddy lives in VA and texted me he saw a license plate "Y&T BRUNS"...is that a forum members plate?
My buddy lives in VA and texted me he saw a license plate "Y&T BRUNS"...is that a forum members plate?
I have strongly been considering getting one myself. Just so happens, I was at the tag agency about a week ago and inquired about vanity plates. I was told it's approx $50.00 + an additional annual fee. I'd love to get one that says, "Y&T FAN", if its available...
If I follow through on it, I will post a pic...
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!" - Benjamin Franklin
Those are sweet , I highly recommend to all members to try to think of something and then get them , I have two sets of Ontario Plates 1 ) Y AND T and the other 2) YNT4EVER , I love promoting the greatest rock band ever, and you wouldn't believe how many people ask me what my plates mean. I enjoy spreading the word especially when out on the road, I drive from Ontario to Florida a couple times a year and have had several people honk at me and give the thumbs up. Cheers!
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Oregon plate ...YNFNT. Mine & I luv it ~~ had to lie to DMV about what it meant~ told them it meant young n fine n tough none of it was true but they bought it.
I can't figure out how to upload pictures of my 4 Y&T plates onto this site, so my avatar will have to do for now.
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D/W OD is so intricate, yet I'm not feeling it yet. The audience didn't seem into it during the program, though a rousing applause at the end.
WOWWWW!!!!!! I absolutely love this routine, just like the movie, fabulous, can easily see these two as Olympic Champions. For me personally they have the best OD I have seen throughout the season ~ bar none!
p.s. I sooooo wish that Emily & Evan would take the next step & do something like this, just as Jeremy Abbott left his coach of 10 yrs. to go to Yuka Sato, took the huge risk (especially during the Olympic Season), and oh my oh my oh my oh my....it's like seeing John Curry again....
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And they easily blow the field away & go into 1st place!!!!!! WELL DESERVED, WELL DESERVED!!!!
Wow, Meryl & Charlie
The speed, intricate steps & lifts and skating so close together.
They are just wonderful.
Only one thing that I do not care much is Charlie's cosume.
From the distance, it does not look Indian enough to me.
D/W's OD is so well designed, the choreography is amazing, I can't believe V/M never got anything like that.
It captures the country western theme and flavor far better than P/B or S/B do. I might be wrong but while it may not be out of a textbook, that is not the No. 1 goal of the ODs this season. I think they are supposed to the be more theme dances than ones designed to specifically mimic certain step patterns. Otherwise, there would have been more allowances for dances like flamencos to directly translate their stomping movements directly to the ice without alteration.
And Charlie's costume's subdued color and design help Meryl's amazing costume stand out that much more. IMO, together they are very effective.Costume is very indian, but not his hair
Love them!
A beautiful and unique OD from D/W.
You can tell they're starting to draw out the expression and hold out the movement in some places but the music is extremely fast and unforgiving if they miss the timing. They seemed the tiniest bit out of sync with one another in some of the movement- Meryl and Charlie seemed almost 1/8th of a beat off each other in places- you can see it in the slow mo of the twizzles.
But overall, good job and you can really tell the judges really like them- the scores with even the smallest of mis-timing between the two of them were amazing!! So far this OD scores the highest out of other competitors this season. If they continue on and there are no mishaps, they may just win this segment of the competition even at Olympics or Worlds. (Though we haven't seen either of the D/S's yet.)
Kerr & Kerr were second after the CD at TEB but went down to the third after the OD and ended up with the third overall. I'm glad that they are holding onto the second position here in NHK. I hope they get the silver medal this time.


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Saint Paula Frassinetti
Also known as
- Paola Frassinetti
Only daughter of John and Angela Frassinetti, she was raised in a pious family; all four of her brothers became priests. Paula's mother died when the girl was nine years old. In need of a substitute mother, Paula turned to Our Lady.
One of Paula's aunts moved in to help with the family, but she died three years later, and at age twelve, Paula took over as homemaker. Because of the endless chores at home, Paula was not able to attend school. However, each night her brothers would pass along what they had learned that day, her father filled in the gaps, and Paula actually had a good education. She attended Mass daily, and prayed her way though all of her work.
At age 20 she developed respiratory problems, and moved in with one of brothers, a village priest in Quinto, Italy. When she recovered, Paula, with her brother's help, opened a parochial school for poor girls in the area. In 1834, with a group of like-minded young women, she founded the Sisters of Saint Dorothy (Frassinetti Sisters), a congregation dedicated to educating poor children. They soon opened foundations in Italy, Portugal, and Brazil, and were noted for their work with the sick in the cholera epidemic that ravaged northern Italy in 1835. The Sisters received papal approval in 1863.
- 11 June 1882 of pneumonia following a series of strokes
- entombed at Saint Onofria, the Dorothean motherhouse in Rome, Italy
- body found incorrupt in 1906
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Catholic Online
- Kirken i Norge
- Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints
MLA Citation
- "Saint Paula Frassinetti". CatholicSaints.Info. 6 June 2009. Web. 7 May 2015. <>


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DUBAI, U.A.E.,19th November 2012: Emirates, one of the fastest-growing airlines in the world, announced today at the Windows 8 launch event in Dubai the development of a line-of-business application for Windows 8 called Knowledge Driven Inflight Service (KIS). An in-flight communication and customer relationship management device first introduced by Emirates for its pursers in 2004, the KIS application will now run on the soon-to-be-launched HP ElitePad 900 business tablets and will enable Emirates to continue to deliver extraordinary customer service and experiences.
"At Emirates, we strive to deliver the world's best in-flight experience," said Kevin Griffiths, Senior Vice President, Cabin Crew at Emirates. "We constantly invest in the best aircraft, products and service. To support our crew, we have created an application on Windows 8 that delivers a unique, personalized experience with the necessary information for our cabin crew to better serve the needs of customers. The Windows 8 platform running on HP ElitePad 900 devices gave us this option, allowing us to create the KIS app that enables our crew to offer an experience not available on other airlines."
Pursers on the flight use the KIS application to brief the cabin crew before every flight and understand how to best meet the personal preferences and needs of passengers. The crew can also use the application to easily conduct in-flight upgrades to business class or first class for Emirates Skywards members, as well as customer feedback that is immediately routed to headquarters upon landing.
As the first global customer of the HP ElitePad 900, Emirates is creating a new KIS tablet that is light, attractive and has a long battery life, ideal for nonstop flights. The device, announced by HP in October and available to customers in January 2013, is built specifically for business users, offering Windows 8 optimization and a beautiful lightweight design. Combined with Windows 8's touch-optimized user interface, which quickly shows the most important information via Live Tiles, the crew can spend more time interacting with customers in a unique and efficient way.
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House immigration bill devastating to the Mississippi business community
A Mississippi House bill passed Thursday afternoon places the burden of responsibility for illegal immigration on the employers of the state
Thursday's 80-36 vote came after a short explanation and no debate.
The bill would also allow law officers to check people's immigration status during traffic stops or other encounters.
POLL QUESTION: Are you for a new House bill that is tough on immigration in Mississippi, but also tough on business employers?
However, the business community has now been placed squarely at the forefront of the immigration debate as the House bill calls for fines of a minimum of $5,000 per day per employee to a maximum for $25,000 per day per employee.
And that applies to small and large businesses as well as everyday citizens, who might have an undocumented housekeeper or lawn service worker.
Businesses found to have broken the law would lose all tax breaks and incentives provided for them and a clawback provision would force previous offenders to pay back money already credited to them over a period of time.
"Illegal aliens are not coming to Mississippi to sell drugs," David Norquist (D-Cleveland) said Thursday afternoon. "They are here to make money and send that money out of Mississippi and back to Mexico to support their families and the economies of the towns the families live in.
"What we have here with this bill is the penalties have to outweigh the risk of hiring illegal aliens," Norquist continued. "If employers weren't hiring illegal aliens, there wouldn't be an illegal alien issue in Mississippi."
With the shift of emphasis from law enforcement to Mississippi employers, the bill would make a fund in which all of the fines, from $5,000 to $25,000 a day, would go to re-imburse officials enforcing the law.
This leaves Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant in a precarious position as this bill moves into the Senate.
Does Bryant back the bill, which is tough on immigration?
Or will Bryant back the business community and water down or kill the bill?
On the enforcement side, the state auditor will have the authority to chase offenders, which leaves open the possibility of Howard Industries having to pay back more than $3 million in incentives after a human resources manager was charged after a sweep saw 595 illegal aliens placed on administrative arrest. Of those arrested, nine were charged criminally with aggravated identity theft and ultimately pled guilty to federal identity fraud charges.
Pro-business organizations, like the Mississippi Economic Council, the Mississippi Manufacturers Association, the Associated Builders and Contractors of Mississippi as well as BIPEC (Business and Industry Political Education Committee) are certain to take a hard stand against the bill.
Meanwhile, organizations like the Tea Party are likely to support the bill as hard on illegal immigration.


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In Mammoth, we run. And run. Then we run some more.
Whether it's the New York City Marathon, the Boston Marathon, the Las Vegas Marathon or wherever distance runners gather, the Mammoth Track Club came up big in 2010.
One of the questions among us this past year is whether we are a ski town or a runners' town. We're both, of course, and the runners are catching up fast.
Ryan Hall, who left the track club late in the season, nevertheless represented us well, finishing fourth in the Boston Marathon in April, just ahead of fifth-place finisher Meb Keflezighi.
The Town of Mammoth Lakes will appeal to the state Supreme Court for another chance to tell its airport lawsuit story, after losing its appeal of the Hot Creek Aviation lawsuit last week, according to Town Councilmember Rick Wood.
"We believe the decision (the appeals court made) will have state-wide impacts as to how municipalities conduct development agreements," he said, noting that all the state's cities and counties supported the Town of Mammoth Lake's position in court, as "friends of the court."
The most powerful document to come out of Mammoth in 2010 came with a curious name.
It is RecStrats, a shortening of "Recreation Vision & Strategies In Mammoth Lakes."
Created by Carl Ribaudo of the Strategic Marketing Group of South Lake Tahoe and facilitated by former Tourism and Recreation Manager Danna Stroud, the document ultimately may turn out to be as important as the Town's General Plan.
Not a policy document, it was created to provide all town and area leaders with a way to think in common terms about where the Town is headed in terms of what we do best – having fun.
Looking back at 2010, we can see that our problems are as big as ever. We have diverse seasons, major issues, inundations of visitors, yet one mantra has been ringing out for much of the year: preparation for renewal.
Our attitude toward solving those problems may have undergone a kind of tectonic shift.
The Planning Commission, the Town Council, the Recreation Commission, Mammoth Mountain Ski Area and individual businesses have all endorsed the notion of being ready when reinvestment comes to town.
Hot Creek Aviation lawsuit still in appeal
There's nothing quite like whistling past the graveyard.
Except now, with the $30 million Hot Creek Aviation litigation having gone against the Town, Mammoth Lakes is way past the graveyard.
Now it is wandering about in the never-never land of appeal.
Having made its argument in Sacramento in October, town officials came back to the High Country in low spirits.
It was a year of extremes.
Right off the bat, Mammoth hit 110 percent of normal snowfall.
Then, spring simply never showed up until it stopped snowing the last week of May. A cool and green May gave way to a gorgeous June and even July, as the massive snow and rain from the previous six months prolonged the arid Eastside's green and flowing period far into August.
Summer was one of the most beautiful in collective memory.
First and foremost and before we get into the nitty-gritty, here's a collective shout-out and way-to-go for the snow crews, cops, dispatchers, fire crews and PIO Stuart Brown. There are more, too. A fine job on an impossible storm. Yay to all of you! Mammoth Marketing chief Howard Pickett said he was sitting next to a guy who was connecting through SFO from San Diego and spent much of the 35-minute flight pleading for air service to Diego. ...
Better than expected. Much better than expected. Really, really great, in fact.
These conclusions by Mammoth Mountain about the success of air service this past year indicate that Mammoth is getting on the map in ways that will benefit not just the economy, but much more.
First, it's turning out to be a very good investment for both the Mountain and the region, no small matter, given the recession. "What we are getting is a $23 million dollar return for a $2.2 to $2.5 million cost," said Howard Pickett, the Mountain's Chief Marketing Officer.
While those in Mammoth obsessed about snow last weekend, Mammoth's Ski Cross star, Johnny Teller, was in Innichen, Italy competing in Sunday's World Cup race.
Not only competing: Teller made it to the podium for a third place bronze medal, behind winner Scott Kneller of Australia (a former Mammoth Mountain Ski Team racer) and Switzerland's Alex Fiva.
The Sierra Center Mall and Mono County Superior Court will open again Thursday for business, after emergency officials found and fixed two propane leaks and opened vents blocked by heavy wet, snow. The mall was closed all day Wednesday, due to the problem.
Citing heavy snow, the Mammoth Lakes Fire Department locked down the Sierra Center Mall on Wednesday morning, effectively closing the Mono County Courts as well as several businesses.
The cause was a "heavy smell of propane," caused by the blockage of vents on the rooftop, said a city official.
Mammoth Mountain received a total of between nine and a half and fifteen feet of snow from the four day storm that ended early this Winter Solstice morning.
Another storm is forecast for later this evening and into Wednesday, with Thursday predicted to be the clearest day in a week.
Mammoth Mountain added another 12.5 feet between Friday and Monday, making the four-day storm something to remember.
And it's not over yet.
More snow is on the way for the Central Sierra, with another 18" to 24" expected above 7,000 feet by Wednesday evening. Another storm is expected after Thursday and into the Christmas weekend, as well, although forecasters are waiting to refine their forecast for that one.
The end result has been, and will be, a whole lot of snow.
While radical new designs are taking hold in snowboarding and recreational ski design, one thing hasn't changed much.
"Race skis have not changed that much at all," said Robin Falkingham, the longtime ski racer supplier at Command Performance in Mammoth.
"The race ski hasn't changed dramatically because the race courses haven't changed dramatically."
He said the only difference in the past couple of decades has been that the skis have become shorter, but that's not out of design considerations, but because of the materials with which skis are now built.
Violist Hillary Herndon joins the Felici Trio in concert this weekend for "Music of the Heart." The program features passion-filled works by Rebecca Clarke, Ernö Dohnányi and the great Romantic composer, Johannes Brahms.
The music Ernö Dohnányi - Serenade for String Trio in C Major, opus 10. Dohnányi ranks next to Franz Liszt as the most versatile Hungarian musician and is generally considered credited with shaping Hungary's musical culture in the 20th century.
Eager snowmobilers and wary wilderness watchers are going to have to wait a bit longer for a final decision on a long-awaited snowmobile crossing of the Sonora Pass area Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) – but just a little longer.
"I'm can confidently say that we will approve the option with the two crossings, (by the end of the year)" said Humboldt Toiyabe National Forest's Bridgeport District Ranger Mike Crawley Tuesday.
"I know that will be unpopular with some but we are trying to meet Congress' requirements for public safety (and the two crossings are deemed to be the safest)," he said.


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These two celebrations, combined with the fact Ray Lewis' burst-every-blood-vessel-in-my-body pregame dance was a feature of Madden 12, means three of the four celebrations parodied in that Eli Manning Saturday Night Live skit are confirmed for Madden 13. And EA Sports last week released a prototype of a fourth, a humorously lame celebration the skit's writers cooked up as the gag's ultimate punchline.
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I'm more of fantasy reader than scifi reader. But I like to read good science fiction (along with mystery, literature, various non-fiction). Because I don't read enough to determine the best of the best I have in the past relied on "generally accepted" lists. Reading Hugo winning novels has been rewarding to this end. However, lately, I feel like the best science fiction is getting over looked. Either that or there has not been much great science fiction lately. Great is defined as books that will be on your "best of" lists 20 years from now. The Hugo awards are still a good source of good reading but they may have jumped the shark somewhat. I can point to 2001 when a Harry Potter book won. 2002 American Gods – Great book but fantasy 2003 Hominids – Very good (that's 1) 2004 Paladin of Souls – Very good fantasy 2005 Jonathan Strange – Great but fantasy 2006 Spin Very Good (2) 2007 Rainbows End – I loved his earlier work – this one not so much 2008 Yiddish Policemens Union – Very good, glad I read it but I am not big on alt history 2009 The Graveyard Book - Very good, glad I read it but I am not big on YA 2010 Windup Girl & The City Great (3 or is it 4) 2011 – Blackout – By the time an author wins 3 they seem to be winning on popularity and the qulity does not seem up to par. 2012 - Very good fantasy That's 3 for 12 (starting 2001). I know it is a speculative fiction award but the trophy is a rocket. Where is the great science fiction? What am I looking for? Good question. Post on this site are generally all over the place (or skewed but author input). I would not trust any reviews on Amazon. So two questions: Has there been great science fiction written in the 21st century? Are there credible scifi only awards and year end lists?
Here's one... I'd put Blindsight by Peter Watts high on the list of my great science fiction novels written in the 21st Century. It was a 2007 Hugo, Campbell and Locus nominee. Recall being quite disappointed that it didn't win. Anyhow, you can read it for free on Peter's website. (http://www.rifters.com/real/Blindsight.htm)
Perhaps the most credible sf award is the Arthur C Clarke Award. The Hugo hasn't picked a decent book as winner for years. The Nebulas are a joke - Jack McDevitt gets shortlisted every year, I think it's in the charter. The BSFA Award has picked some good shortlists and winners in its time, but it too is a popularity context like the Hugo. The Tiptree picks some interesting books most years, and the PKD does occasionally. Great sf novels of the 21st century... Omega, Christopher Evans (2008), is very, very good. Light, Nova Swing and Empty Space, My John Harrison (2002 - 2012), are excellent. Life, Gwyneth Jones (2004), is superb. Intrusion, Ken MacLeod (2012), is perhaps his best yet. 2312, Kim Stanley Robinson (2012), may also be his best since the Mars trilogy. The Caryatids, Bruce Sterling (2009), definitely needs to be better known than it is. The Marq'ssan Cycle, L Timmel Duchamp (2005 - 2008), should also be more widely read.
There has been some great SF this century. You can look at the locus recommended reading lists for each year for an overview of part of the books each year, they likely miss some subgenres and not everything will be to everyone's taste but it is a start. For example recommended books published in 2006. edit: Some great SF (in my opinion), Richard Morgan's Altered Carbon (2002), Charles Stross' Glasshouse (2006) or Halting State (2007), Air by Geoff Ryman (2005), and there are many more the aforementioned Watts amongst them.


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Premier Copper Products
A family owned business, Premier Copper Products offers a wide range of high quality affordable copper kitchen sinks and bathroom sinks. These products are hand crafted by skilled artisans out of the exclusive factory in Mexico. Most items in stock ready to ship same or next business day. Custom copper sinks and bath tubs can be done in little as four weeks. They offer accessories including drains, switch plates, protective wax, and specially made silicone caulk that is color matched and non-reactive. Premier Copper Products also offers Tru Faucets kitchen faucets and pot fillers. Go green with copper sinks made of 99.9% recycled copper wire. Copper is a uniquely durable metal with the endless ability to regenerate its patina. This Patina gives copper its antibacterial and antimicrobial properties. The natural beauty of Premier Copper Products will be the focal point of any bathroom or kitchen and the envy of all your friends and family.
Premier Copper Products Copper Bar Sink Collection
Premier Copper Products copper bar sinks are individually hand crafted by skilled artisans and are manufactured with 99.6% recycled copper.
Other Products In The Premier Copper Products Copper Bar Sink Collection
Premier Copper Products BR14DB2
14" Round Hammered Copper Bar Sink W/ 2" Drain Size$189.00-$189.00(5)
Premier Copper Products BS15DB2
15" Square Hammered Copper Bar/Prep Sink W/ 2" Drain Size$237.00-$237.00(1)
Premier Copper Products BR16DB2
16" Round Hammered Copper Bar Sink W/ 2" Drain Size$228.00-$228.00(2)
Premier Copper Products BREC16DB
16" x 14" Gourmet Rectangular Hammered Copper Bar/...$399.00-$399.00(1)
Premier Copper Products BRECDB3
Rectangle Copper Prep Sink W/ 3.5" Drain Size$237.00-$237.00(8)