I LOVE that they got together. It makes perfect sense that George would get with Angelina after Fred's death. They were already close friends, they played on the same quidditch team, in the same house, both missed Fred. She would most DEFINITELY be the one who he would turn to. Angelina and George had a HISTORY together also. They were close, as evident in Goblet of Fire. She was sitting a couple of times with them both in The Goblet of Fire sitting between them both, proving that she was close to them both. It's not like she barely knew George, and just jumped with him after Fred died. They probably mourned together, two close friends, and it turned into something else later. I think they are the perfect couple.

In a way it's a little creepy. Wasn't Angelina's Fred's girl at Hogwarts? I wonder if in their grief over the loss of Fred, that they found each other? I wonder too, how long after Fred's death did they tie the knot? If it was years afterward, then I suppose it wouldn't be as creepy. I also think it was a nice gesture for them to name one of their children after Fred.

Wait a minute. George married Angelina? I didn't even know about that one. Anyhoo, I think they'll be sweet together.

Yes, George and Angelina do get married and have children, two in fact. It was on JKR's family tree that she released that had all the Weasley children on it plus Draco and Luna. Not married, but with their own spouses.

I do think it's kind of weird. It reminds me of Cho when she liked Harry. How she kind of...was around him because he saw Cedric last. I dunno. I just think one twin isn't teh same as the other. Or maybe she secretly liked George better. Who knows? That might be a good question for the author.

Well, Fred and George were so similar in many ways so it's not very surprising. They not only shared looks, they shared their sense of humor, zest for life, love of jokes, love of family, their wit and charm, etc. They just seemed to be identical right down to the core.

After the loss of Fred, I'm sure Angelina was there to comfort George, and it's quite likely he was there to comfort her. You can't blame Angelina for falling in love with him seeing as how everything she saw in Fred was right there in George. And it's not hard to imagine, seeing as how the twins were so alike in every way, that George would be attracted to the same qualities that Fred was, which was Angelina.

I'm sure things were awkward at first, but you can't stop love! And as long as they are happy, that's all that matter.

I think Angelina won't marry it's an insult to Fred's memory. It's what Cho
would of done! She probably married later because Fred probably would
want her to be happy. *sobs*

But the whole point is that Angelina did get married...to George.Did you see the family tree? They even went on to have 2 children, Fred and Roxanne.

Just as a side note, sometimes it's helpful to have read a thread before making a comment on it as you can occasional take things out of context.

I guess it's a little odd, really, but my guess is that they got together, to keep the siprit of Fred alive or something all random like that.

I don't really mind it much. It's just the fact that if they only got together for Fred, then it's a little weird to ahve two children. But i think they probably grew to love each other. Just the Droobles, you're right-it really would be a good questions to ask JKR.

I think that is so sweet!!! I had always hoped that they would end up together!

I don't think they would get together to "keep the spirit of Fred alive" Angelina and Fred were not together when he died. They were still good friends. I think they were both very devastated when Fred died, and consoled each other. They fell in love from that. They were already close friends. I am SO happy about it! I just wish they would have named Roxanne a better fitting name.

I am glad they got together i really am, but i have all these questions bubbling around in my head about why Angelina chose George, after she had been with Fred. I dont think it was anything to do with George being second best after Fred or that he remined her of Fred but i'm still very confused about the whole matter

i agree, ?Roxanne?, what were they thinking? i supose that its not that bad, but it could have been better

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jayden

I can definitely see George and Angelina falling in love, marrying and having kids. I don't think it's weird at all. Angelina was not Fred's girlfriend, technically. She just went to the Yule Ball with him. They could have just been very good friends. I can totally see how two people helping each other through a tragedy could fall for each other. It has happened before. I love this ship!

Grief brings people together. If you are already close, and something that tragic happens, you are bound to draw even closer. They did have more in common than just Fred though. They had quidditch, Fred, and a friendship that they'd had since age eleven. Great reasons to me.

sassyne, i don't really think they kept his spirit alive (Because that sounds really random) but i do think that Angelina was with Fred at first (Well-they went to the Yule Ball together at least) and maybe she just ... eventualy fell for George, because she realized that even though he looked like Fred ... he was different?

I have no clue what i'm even on about here. Just ignore this post i guess.

no, no, no

you have a point there moon. she could have. i suppose we are just gonna have to ask JKR.

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jayden

No, I agree with you. That's what I was telling the other poster. They wouldn't marry just to "keep Fred's spirit alive" They fell in love. I am glad they are together.

I don't think that it's right for that she just went for her boyfriends twin brother. it's not like a t-shirt that you get a rip in that can be replaced in a simple trip to the store; Fred is a person: unique and iriplaceable.

Who said she "replaced him"? George and Angelina were good friends also. George turned to his very good friend, who was also hurting and grieving when Fred died, and it turned into love and marriage. Do you really think George, fred's twin brother and best friend, would just marry Angelina so she could "replace Fred"? No, they comforted each other, and built on their alreday close friendship. Love was bound to happen.

I don't think Angielina was a replacement. She was obviously grieving too. She could relate to George (Well-she hasn't lost a twin, but that's besides the point).

Exactly sassyne. I doubt they would've had children if it was just to "Replace" Fred. (Can you imagine Fred and Roxanne? They must be adorable).

I can just see George falling for Angelina, but feeling guilty he could feel happy hen he's just lost his twin. So cue drama, as George goes through loss, love and life ...

Wow. That sounds like a soap-drama.

Oh how I wish J.K Rowling would write ONE MORE book just so we can see all this for ourselves. I just want to know how everyone came to be together instead of having to guess.

Well, I do think they look good together, I mean, why not? She did look good with Fred, but please don´t hate for what I am about to say, it´s only my most humble opinion:

At the beginning I didn´t like it. I know it happened, I know they even had a couple of kids, but still, I didn´t like it, and extremely silly me, I didn´t expect it.

Yes, I also believe that grieving makes people come together, and they were always very good friends and all, but my choice for a wife for George would have been probably Alicia, not Angelina.

However, I don´t think that they did it for any awful reasons. I respect their choice and I think they problably made/will make a great couple. They´ve known each other for a very long time and shared not only friendships with other people but also mischief making.

Not I think it could have been totally expectable, but actually it took me by surprise! It was a bit of a shock at the beginning, but now I´ve learned to live with it (almost as much as with the fact that Lily´s middle name is Luna...)

Still, I think they make a very cute couple and the babies are probably gorgeous, but it was something that took me completely by surprise!

You have every right to an opinion. I wasn't happy with Neville and Hannah. I think he and Luna make a better couple. but I have accepted it. I can see that he and Hannah are alike in a lot of ways. I have gotten over it...almost.

I think its so sweet that george named one of his kids Fred! i mean how adorable is that. I personaly think that (not saying everyone else should to!) that Fred and George were closer than anyone in the family. the loss of fred must've been devistating to george ( as well as everyone else) i think they would have a very interesting, fun, and cute family. (THEY SHOULDVE MET HARRY GINNY RON AND HERMIONE AT KINGS CROSS IN THE EPOLOGUE!!!!)

I don't think Angelina was trying to replace Fred with George, either. George and Fred are (were?) very much alike, yes. But George was always more soft spoken, less bold. He still didn't any bull, but he was the more soft spoken and more...thoughtful of the two.

Angelina would probably beat herself up, thinking she was somehow trying to replace him, but eventually would realize how different the two are in those small, important ways. George and her both loved Fred, in very different ways. Angelina loved him as a very good friend (as they, obviously, stopped singing each other at some point) and George as a very close brother. They both took it hard, I think. George more, and so Angelina started comforting him...and I can see them talking about the 'good 'ol days' and all and they'd just start falling for each other...



Okay, that ended more sappy than I expected.

Lupin94, did you think that, perhaps, they hadn't had their children yet? Or JKR really didn't want things to get TOO crowded. They could've come and gone before Harry and co. arrived. I think it would've been a bit much, frankly.

True. that would be crowded. and a little cheesy. not to say anything rude, but i can see george and angelina having kids young. i think jkr wanted readers to just see the trio reuniting with their kids.so i agree with you. (somewhat)

Well I don't think that's why Cho liked Harry, when she showed signs of interest in him BEFORE Cedric died, back in GoF! Whereas there's no indication that Angelina had ever had much interest in George....I don't know, I think it's a little creepy (even JK admitted it after she actually thought about the pairing for a second--which makes me wonder how much thought she put into the pairing in the first place? Part of me thinks she could have come out with G/A in response to criticisms that there were no interracial couples in the books (esp. after she sunk D/L for no reason after all the hints in DH she put in)...), and in some ways a little demeaning to the twins, like, "Oh well they're interchangeable, one will do just as well as the other!" But on the other hand I can kind of see how they might have bonded while grieving for Fred, and grown closer and then fallen in love and married....kind of like in Pearl Harbor (though Fred wouldn't come back, lol).

I wonder what Fred would think of it, lol?

We never saw much of the Fred/Angelina/george thing. Who know's? Maybe Fred was just friends with her for the Yule Ball. Maybe George had always like dher. maybe he didn't. Maybe Angelina always liked him better than Fred and always felt guilty about it. MAybe she didn't.

There's a lot of guess work here, but who know's? I guess this is where we can stray from canon and invent our own version of the story.



I wonder also how much thought JK put into these pairings. (CoughSheDidn'tThinkAtAllAboutNevilleHannahAndRolfLunaCough) (IE. She should've had CoughDLCough). But maybe GA is a good thing. It's something we'll all have to fanfic about.

J.K Rowling didn't say it was creepy, what she said was "some people may think it unhealthy" She said she thought they went quite well together.

Well admitting that some people might think it to be unhealthy is admitting that it's creepy to some people--and JK can say she "thinks" they go well together all she wants, but I'd have to see it to believe it as they say....

She also said (if you're following everything she says in interviews) that Fred and Angelina had been an item (hence the 'unhealthy' comment), so Moon if you're going to believe that George and Angelina married you have to believe that Fred and Angelina had been more than just friends as well....

Well, as that's canon, i'll stick to it. I don't think George would've married Angelina or gotten together with her, if he knew that he was going to be hurting Fred in any way, because they'd never do that to each other. As they did, i'm assuming Fred would've been ok with it.

I know Fred would be okay with it. Angelina obviously wasn't the love of Fred's life, as they weren't together when he died. Just because she was his ex it doesn't mean they were madly in love. Fred would just want George to be happy, and he was as happy as he could ever be with his wife and their two kids. I just wish they'd had more than two.

Why? Not everyone wants huge families (esp. when they came from one and have had experienced being poor because their family was too big)....I think two kids is a nice number!

I wonder if Angelina is ever disoriented by how similar Fred and George appear (like say when she's waking up and groggy, or in other moments when she's not fully herself--whether she's ever been confused or accidentally called George, "Fred"?)....

I doubt it, I have identical twin sisters, and have never called them the other's name, sleepy or not. She knows them well enough to get that straight. As to George not wanting a big family possibly due to being poor, well we know he din't have any financial strains. The joke shop raked in the galleons. I still see them with more kids.

OK, maybe one other kid!

Poor or rich, makes no difference as to how many children a couple wants or ends up having.

Since this isn't a SUPPORTERS ONLY thread, I want to add that IF Rowling was going to kill off one of the twins, she should have chosen George instead of Fred. This way Fred and Angelina - who I believe dated while at Hogwarts - would end up marrying each other. As it is (Fred dying), why would Rowling even consider having George marry Angelina? Why not some other woman, an unknown person instead. Like with Luna and Rolfe!

Oh well, I long ago gave up trying to figure out Rowling!

Dumbledore's Widow, i have to agree in saying that it probably would have been easier just to kill George insted (Which sounds aweful to say, but it is true i suppose) but she said she had always planned it'd be Fred. I guess there was no getting out of it really.

I don't think Angelina would slip up and call George "Fred". It's a possibliity, but like what sassyne said-i know a pair of twins too, and even though they look alike, you could always tell who was who. But then ... Fred and George were "Identical to the very last freckle" so who knows really?

I think two kids is a perfectly fine number, though i wouldn't say no to maybe one more.

Well I'm sure as their sister growing up with them you of course would never mix them up--I'm not so sure about someone not that intimately aquainted with them both....and as Moon noted, the book *does* say they're identical to the last freckle--and I know a pair of identical twins who are so damn identical (like pretty much carbon copies of each other) that I can only tell them apart by their glasses (the glasses of on of them has a slightly darker/thicker frame-that's the only diff!)--so it might not be that easy....

And he may not have financial strains now, but if he had as many kids as his parents did or near that number he certainly would....that's one of the major reasons *why* the Weasleys were so poor, is that they had so many children, it's a big factor--so in order not to *get* into financial straits they would not want too many more kids than two--three might be okay....and maybe George wants his kids to get more attention than he did, etc? But whatever....

Hi! I'd like to point out a few little things that just came into my mind...

I don't have any kind of experience with identical twins, and even though JKR did say,

I like to remember that they both have very different personalities, and anyone who spent a reasonable amount of time with them was able to tell them apart, among them, Alicia and Angelina.

Both girls not only spent their lessons for 6 years with them, but also were on the Quidditch team, and were very aware of the differences between both twins. I don't really think that the whole incident of Angelina ending up with George was something that came out as planned or to just "replace" the other one. I don't really like that match, but I give the girl more credit than to say that...

Yes, I would have liked it so much more if George would have ended up with Alicia, and I believe this probably happened because they were friends from the beginning. Of course we would read that the twins would hang out mostly with Lee, but I don't know why it's easy for me to fit Angelina in the picture of their mischief-making as well. Does this happen to any of you guys as well?

I don't really think that Fred had a serious relationship going on with Angelina, I think he did like her, as much as to ask her to the Yule Ball, not really as much as to date her, that's why I forgive George for marrying her in the end, mostly because they were all friends.

Now, the kids thing. Yes, another would have been nice, what about twins too? They are supposed to come on the male side, and there was a hole there for me too. I don't think the financial thing was an issue for them, maybe they just didn't want a big family, or maybe he did have the fear of going broke eventually because of a big family... Maybe he was afraid of having to handle kids as troublemakers as he and Fred were... Who knows.

Still I feel like JKR didn't give this a lot of thought, especially since she got the date wrong for Fred's death (it should have been 1998, not 1997.) Just like Moon(I luv you Luna) said, I'll also stick to it since it's canon, but I'm not really happy about it. Fanfiction can always provide nicer results, at least for me.

I don't really know what to make from George and Angelina. It's good in some ways and bad in others. I agree that they are very close in thinking Angelina would be the first person George would turn to after Fred's death but I just think of them as very close friends. I also think that George would have been better off with maybe Alicia Spinnett. I think that because Fred and Angelina were very close it doesn't work with me.

Well I mean like in a not fully conscious state--kind of like how Harry was *so* sure that it was his father he had seen when he saw himself casting the patronus right before passing out. I can maybe see (like if Angelina was knocked out or something) and is coming to and sees George and for a sec maybe didn't fully remember herself and groggily identified him as Fred instead of George--maybe I'm the only one thinking of such scenarios, but I imagine that could def. cause conflict.....

Ah, i get what you mean, sherrilina. Yes, that's a possibility, and a pretty interesting one. That'd be something to talk about ...



I agree, really. All the Weasley's had small amounts of children (And Charlie even had none) which makes me think that they probably all knew what it was like to have heaps of sibblings and the finacial struggle too. George'd have no problem with the joke shop supporting them all, but maybe it's just a worry at the back of his mind?

Either way, two children i see as perfectly fine. I only have a sister, and i don't think i'd be able to handle another one. so maybe it's a good thing there's only two.

I think that what JKR was getting at is that war is an ugly thing and it doesn't matter who you think should die because it can't be controled. If she had decided to just kill of side charecters the war wouldn't make sence because it wouldn't be 'real'.




I don't think that it would be very relilistic for them to have twin but it would be really cute all the same. As for them not having any kids, I just think it turned out that way. I think that they just happend to have 2 kids and they were happy to raise 2 children. I don't think it was because George worried about having financial trouble.

Did I miss something with George and Alicia? I mean, I have read the books numerous times, and don't recall any type of romantic or even flirting scene with the two of them. It was always Angelina basically around both Fred and George. Angelina had to be close to BOTH of them, since they were pretty much always together. I think she had a close relationship with them both, and that's why she ended up with George.

umm when where angelina and fred together?? i just confused about that through reading this cos all that was mentioned with them two liked many people have said that they only went to the yule ball together...then nothing between them was mentioned again, so mayb the 3 were all just good friends and things blossomd between her and george while they where griefin for fred ...?? xXx

Well, yes they did go to the Yule Ball together, but i dunno i think JKR said that they actually went out. I know, i'm useless at answering questions.



I think it's because people would generally ship Fred/Angelina, and people stick George with either Alacia or Katie (Well, that's just based on what i've seen). I would've stuck George with the muggle girl who liked their "Magic Tricks" from HBP.

But i agree. Angelina was friends with both of them, i believe and i like to think that Angelina just went to the Yule Ball with Fred, like they didn't go out or anything (Which apparently they did). This way, it's like ... Fred dies in the trio and the two elft behind comfort each other.

And they end up falling in love and having two children. Either way.

But Angelina was Fred's girlfriend!!!!
Apart from that, it's perfect- I really love Moon(I luv you Luna)'s little post-Fred scenario there, but before he lost his ear could she even tell the difference?! And I also agree with No George without Fred with George being killed off instead-as much I hate to say it- mostly just because I just liked Fred that tiny bit more. But aren't twins the mother's fault? ( I don't mean that twins are a bad thing, or that the mother could do anything about it anyway, I just can't seem to find another word to put there instead!) Please corret me if I'm wrong!
Okay, I've just read Kaitlin's post- maybe you're right about the familalarity thing! (sp.) I guess being on the same quiddtich team and everything for so long she would have had ample time to tell which is which (and who she liked better) although I don't find their characters to be vastly different- at least not compared to others in the series. Molly did seem to have a lot of trouble telling them apart- but this was probably mainly the twins fault!

I think it would be a bit strange, but still...Very nice if they turned into a couple...
They're so...
Aww... Cute...

Angelina is such a cool girl! George definately has good taste in both character and looks if the films are anything ot go by^^. They really suit each other. I think Fred would have supported George's choice.