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(#13) Fred Weasley Is Actually Alive
From Redditor u/Lots42:
TL;DR: Fred Weasley is alive, hiding as his brother, in order to fight crime.
Fred's death was faked at the end of the Harry Potter saga. Possibly by the Weasleys themselves. Why? Because they knew they'd need a deep cover secret agent to root out any chance of Voldermort's people causing problems. And who else would be perfect but an agent who could hide in plain sight? Just have George step aside and Fred walk around saying he is George.
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(#7) Fred Becomes A Hogwarts' Ghost
From Redditor u/becauseican95:
Fred replaces Peeves as Hogwarts's poltergeist. I assume the regulations for becoming a Hogwarts ghost is to die in Hogwarts, so why wouldn't Fred Weasley fight his way back to be and become the new Poltergeist? He likes pranks and making people laugh, and he could watch over the future Weasley generations!
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(#1) George Never Celebrated His Birthday After Fred's Death Until His Son Was Born
From Quora user Karthika Nair:
George hated the fact that he and Fred would never be together on their birthdays anymore, so he didn't celebrate them after his death. But George's son was born on the exact same date as him and Fred (1st April). And he named him Fred II. Also started celebrating birthdays now that Fred was by his side.
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(#10) Fred And George Missed Peter On The Map Because The Names Of Animagi Don't Show When In Animal Form
From Redditor u/anuragkadiyala:
Ever since someone on Tumblr pointed out that it doesn't make any sense that Peter lives with Ron for three years, yet Fred and George fail to notice this on the Marauder's Map, I've been wondering how this can be explained. I finally figured it out! It's because the Map shows names of Animagi only when they're in human form, and, when they are in animal form, only if the Map's user know that they are Animagi. Think about it: nobody except Lupin, who has witnessed their transformations countless times, was able to see Peter and Sirius in the animal form on the Map. Snape only saw Lupin and Sirius in the Shrieking Shack (who were both in human form), but not Peter (who was a rat at the time). Harry also never saw Rita Skeeter on the Map when she was a beetle. I'm pretty sure the Marauders included this feature because should the Map ever be found by a teacher, their being Animagi would still remain a secret. This would've been more important to them than the Map being completely accurate. Lupin didn't even tell Dumbeldore Sirius could turn into an animal when he thought Harry's life was in danger. That's how much he wanted to keep it a secret, even over twelve years later.
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(#3) Why Mrs. Weasley Doesn't Want Fred And George Starting a Joke Shop
From Redditor u/Sir_Dude:
Firstly, this only refers to the events of the 4th book in the series. Mrs. Weasley doesn't want Fred and George to start a joke shop because they've been doing illegal underage magic to create the merchandise. A lot of the stuff that Fred and George invented seems to need magic in order to be constructed. I would imagine some of the stuff can be done with a potion, but the vast majority requires the creator to perform magic when creating the item. When Ron and Ginny explain 'Weasley's Wizard Wheezes' to Harry (beginning of book 4), Ginny says:
"We've been hearing explosions out of their room for ages, but we never though they were making things. We though they just liked the noise."
At this point, the twins are 16, several months short of turning 17 and being allowed to legally perform Magic outside school. Evidently the explosions (Which I consider to be some form of magic used to create their joke merchandise) have been going on for awhile. As early as Book 2, when Harry came to stay with the Weasley's, it was noted that:
"...small explosions from Fred and George's bedroom were considered completely normal."
The twins were 14 at this time. We might wonder why the Ministry never came after the twins, after all, they are under 17 and supposedly tracked by the Trace. But the Trace isn't foolproof. Dumbledore explains on this point when Harry questions Dumbledore about an underage wizard performing magic in an adult wizard's home. Dumbledore replies:
"They will certainly be unable to tell who performed the magic. They rely on witch and wizard parents to enforce their offspring's obediance while within their walls."
Meaning that the twins were doing magic all along, but the ministry had no idea who was performing it (Fred and George are pretty good at bending rules and not being caught). The second part of Dumbledore's statement suggests that wizarding parents are responsible for their children's underage magic if the Ministry is unable to detect it. Likely, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley would have gotten in some sort of legal trouble if anyone discovered that Fred and George had been performing all kinds of underage magic, most of it dangerous and experimental (the kind likely to cause a magical catastrophe). By the time they do start the joke shop (age 18), they have been of-age long enough that no one will suspect the items were invented with underage magic, so Mrs. Weasley isn't angry about it anymore.
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