Happy April Fools Day! Just as good as a 2-for-1 deal at Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes, the holiday doubles as Fred and George Weasley’s birthday! And if you ask us, the ultimate day of pranking is the perfect day to celebrate the hilarious twins.
To celebrate the masters of mischief, we've rounded up some of their best moments from the books to have our own laugh today!
When they were up to no good, but it was a good time…
- “Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs,” sighed George, patting the heading of the map. “We owe them so much.” (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban)
- “Never been expelled, have we?”
“We’ve always known where to draw the line,” said Fred.
“We might have put a toe across it occasionally,” said George.
“But we’ve always stopped short of causing real mayhem,” said Fred.
“But now?” said Ron tentatively.
“Well, now –“ said George.
“—what with Dumbledore gone—“ said Fred.
“—we reckon a bit of mayhem—“ said George.
“—is exactly what our new Head deserves,” said Fred.
(Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix)
- “Special discounts to Hogwarts students who swear they’re going to use our products to get rid of this old bat,” added George, pointing at Professor Umbridge. (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix)
Every time they teased their mom…
- “I love hearing Mum shouting at someone else,” said Fred, with a satisfied smile on his face… (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix)
- “Fred, you next,” the plump woman said.
“I’m not Fred, I’m George,” said the boy. “Honestly, woman, you call yourself our mother? Can’t you tell I’m George?”
“Sorry, George, dear.”
“Only joking, I am Fred,” said the boy, and off he went.(Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone)
- [Mrs. Weasley] turned to the twins. “Now, you two — this year, you behave yourselves. If I get one more owl telling me you’ve — you’ve blow up a toilet or —“
“Blown up a toilet? We’ve never blown up a toilet.”
“Great idea though, thanks, Mum.”
(Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone) - “I don’t believe it! I don’t believe it! Oh, Ron, how wonderful! A prefect! That’s everyone in the family!”
“What are Fred and I, next-door neighbors?” said George indignantly…
(Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix)
- “You’ll be able to tell us apart now, anyway, Mum.” (George Weasley, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows)
Perfectly getting under Prefect Percy’s skin…
- “If we’re not careful, we’ll have another Head Boy in the family. I don’t think I could stand the shame.” (George Weasley, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets)
- “Make way for the heir of Slytherin, seriously evil wizard coming through …”
Percy was deeply disapproving of this behavior.
“It is not a laughing matter,” he said coldly.
“Oh, get out of the way, Percy,” said Fred, “Harry’s in a hurry.”
“Yeah, he’s nipping off to the Chamber of Secrets for a cup of tea with his fanged servant,” said George, chortling.
(Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets) - “What do we want to be Prefects for?” said George, looking revolted at the very idea. “It’d take all the fun out of life.” (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban)
Each time a one-liner packed the perfect punch line…
- “You haven’t got a letter on yours,” George observed, “I suppose she thinks you don’t forget your name. But we’re not stupid — we know we’re called Gred and Forge.” (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone)
- “You don’t want to bottle up your anger like that, Harry, let it all out,” said Fred, also beaming. “There might be a couple of people fifty miles away who didn’t hear you.” (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix)
- “Anyone can speak Troll,” said Fred dismissively, “all you have to do is point and grunt.” (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire)
- “’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, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix)
- “Give her hell from us, Peeves.” (Fred Weasley, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix)
