Fred & George Weasley
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Fred Weasley & George Weasley |
| Occupation: | own and run Weasley's Wizard Wheezes |
| Relationships: | Arthur & Molly (parents) Bill, Charlie, Percy, Ron, Ginny (siblings) Angelina Johnson (George's wife, Fred's ex-girlfriend) Fred Weasley II (George's son), Roxanne Weasley (George's daughter) Weasley clan (in-laws and nieces/nephews) |
| Fandom: | Harry Potter |
| Other: | born April 01, 1978;[1] Fred died May 02, 1998 |
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Fred Weasley and George Weasley are characters from the Harry Potter series. They are identical twins and are two of Ron Weasley's five older brothers. The two have a very close relationship in both canon & fanon, to the extent that they frequently finish each other's sentences, appear to have identical interests, set up in business together and are rarely seen apart.
Canon Background
- See Fred and George Weasley at the Harry Potter Lexicon
Fandom
Fan Response
Fan opinions of Fred and George vary widely.
- Not Just Fredandgeorge – The Twins’ Differences at the Harry Potter Companion
- The Weird Weasleys by A. J. Hall (the twins as "sociopaths")
Shipping
The twins' close sibling relationship is sometimes extended to Fred/George twincest, the most popular pairing for Fred and George. This is often expanded into threesome pairings, such as Fred/George/Harry or Fred/George/Hermione. Such threesomes are also sometimes written Fred/Hermione/George (for example) to indicate that there is a sexual or romantic relationship between Fred and Hermione as well as George and Hermione, but no strict incest.
A variety of relationships between Fred, George, and Angelina Johnson are also common. For example, some suggest that Fred/Angelina was a relationship before Fred's death in Deathly Hallows,[2] and that the canonical George/Angelina pairing arose from their shared grief. Others propose a pre-existing Fred/George/Angelina relationship before Fred's death.
Other popular post-Deathly Hallows pairings for George include George/Lee, George/Luna, and George/Hermione.
Common Tropes, Fanon, and Themes
| Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
Post-Deathly Hallows:
Notable Twins-centric Fanworks
Fanfiction
- Sorting Fred by Morrighan - Gen, humour. "There are people who are easy to sort, and there are people who are more difficult. And then there's Fred Weasley..." (2001)
- Changeling by lydiabennet - Gen, semi-darkfic. "Fred wants a dog more than anything, and he'll do anything to get one. Anything at all." (2005)
Fanart
- Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes, Archived version - post-canon Geoge art by alexneonakis
Doujinshi
- Futago no Quidditch Go! Go! (2001)
- Hoshi ni Negai wo (2001)
- Double Moon (2002)
- Amai Wana (2002-2003)
Meta & Discussions
- Twinspeak, done right., Archived version, a post by u/Uncommonality to the /r/HPfanfiction subreddit. (2019)
Communities & Resources
- fredandgeorge, a general LiveJournal community
- fred_re_fredded, a Fred-lives AU/denialfic community
- George Weasley works on A03
- Fred Weasley works on Ao3
- George Weasley works on ff.net
- Fred Weasley works on ff.net
References
- ^ J.K.Rowling Official Site. 12 December 2004. Archived at the Harry Potter Lexicon: Guide to jkrowling.com - Brithdays. (Accessed 01 July 2012.)
- ^ In a post-Deathly Hallows documentary, J. K. Rowling describes Angelina as "Fred's ex", so the relationship is usually considered canon. However, it is unclear how long the two dated; all that is mentioned in the books is that Fred and Angelina went to the Yule Ball together in their sixth year.