Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we're discussing the Weasley twins - Fred and George. More specifically- we’re going to be discussing the differences between the pair, and what happened to George POST Deathly Hallows.

Fred and George are the 4th and 5th born children of Arthur and Molly Weasley- they were born in the year 1978 and it’s probably no surprise to anyone that they’re IDENTICAL twins. This means that they’re physically identical in nearly every way- however, the twins are extra similar in that they also share very similar personality traits. In fact, most of the time it’s hard to tell them apart. Given that they are so similar, today I want to explore how we can actually determine which is one which. Additionally, I wanted to take a look at their individual contributions to the series to see if one twin is more significant than the other (from the perspective of the story only).

First things first: one has to be older, right? Well yeah, it turns out that when they were born on April 1 1978- Fred popped out first. So he must be the OLDER, wiser brother- right? Tragically, Fred was also the first of the brothers to die- suffering an untimely death during the Battle of Hogwarts. JK Rowling has revealed that Fred’s death was one of the hardest to write in- however, she did ALSO reveal that Fred was the chosen brother to die because he was ‘slightly more conspicuous’ suggesting that Fred plays a slightly large role in the books/films than George. Actually, it turns out that Fred is mentioned over 900 times in the books, while George is only mentioned around 700 times. The reason for this is not entirely clear, however it may be because Fred is the slightly more vocal brother-the one who is more likely to act and speak first.

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