After watching the final Harry Potter film, 
philmophlegm speaks "What was all the fuss about? He's hardly Boromir!"
This is true. Fred Weasley and Boromir have .... almost nothing in common. But now I am wondering about an alternative world where Boromir disappoints Denethor by refusing to go into the army, but instead sets up the first joke shop in Minas Tirith.
philmophlegm speaks "What was all the fuss about? He's hardly Boromir!"This is true. Fred Weasley and Boromir have .... almost nothing in common. But now I am wondering about an alternative world where Boromir disappoints Denethor by refusing to go into the army, but instead sets up the first joke shop in Minas Tirith.
- Current Mood:
sightly pished
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And meanwhile Faramir would just be sad, because having to be the grand high commander of Gondor's army cuts into his reading time even more.
And meanwhile Faramir would just be sad, because having to be the grand high commander of Gondor's army cuts into his reading time even more.
Fred might not be a great hero, but he was Ron's brother and Harry had known him since the first trip on the Hogwart's express. Cedric might have been the first close death, but he was in a different house and older than Harry. Harry saw Fred almost every day for 4 or 5 years, and shared Xmases and birthdays and quidditch practice with him.
I'm sure that Gondorian culture would not be *at all* open to high ranking nobles going into trade - let alone opening a joke shop! I am amused by the idea of it as Boromir's secret ambition though. :-D
I find Fred Weasley's death especially tragic because he is a twin and leaves a severed half, so to speak.