3 DARKEST Moments from the Harry Potter Books (Not Shown in the Movies)

Ron Weasley’s older brothers, Fred and George Weasley, are typically known by fans as the mischievous twin brothers defined by pranks, jokes, and light-hearted chaos. And while most of the time their behaviour consists of harmless troublemaking, there are actually a few moments throughout the series where Fred and George’s actions become far more questionable. There are three moments in particular that come to mind, only 1 of which made it in to the films. So if you’re a movie-only fan, then some of this is going to be eye opening for you.

Let’s peel back the curtain on the Weasley twins and take a look at their DARKEST moments in the series.

Topics Covered In This Video:

• Fred and George Weasley’s darkest moments explained
• The dark side of the Weasley twins
• Were Fred and George actually evil?
• The Weasley twins’ most disturbing pranks
• Fred and George moments mostly left out of the films
• The darkest Fred and George moments in Harry Potter
• Why Fred and George were more dangerous than fans remember
• Fred and George’s “harmless” pranks explained
• The Weasley twins taking things too far
• The problem with Fred and George Weasley
• Fred and George and the Unbreakable Vow explained
• Ron Weasley’s Unbreakable Vow story explained
• Did Fred and George almost kill Ron?
• Why Arthur Weasley was furious with Fred and George
• The Unbreakable Vow in Harry Potter explained
• Why the Unbreakable Vow is so dangerous
• Fred and George locking Montague in the Vanishing Cabinet
• The Vanishing Cabinet prank explained
• Montague trapped in the Vanishing Cabinet explained
• How Fred and George nearly killed Montague
• Why the Montague prank was darker than people remember
• The Vanishing Cabinet and Draco Malfoy connection
• How Fred and George accidentally helped Draco Malfoy
• How Death Eaters got into Hogwarts explained
• Fred and George’s role in the Hogwarts security breach
• Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes love potions explained
• Why love potions are darker than they seem
• Amortentia and love potions in Harry Potter explained
• Why love potions are basically magical coercion
• The disturbing truth about love potions
• How love potions connect to Voldemort’s origin
• Merope Gaunt, Tom Riddle Sr., and love potions explained
• Why Fred and George selling love potions is so disturbing
• Harry Potter lore analysis, theories, and explanations

Questions Answered:

• Were Fred and George Weasley actually evil?
• What are Fred and George’s darkest moments?
• What is the darkest thing Fred and George ever did?
• Did Fred and George almost kill Ron Weasley?
• Did Fred and George try to make Ron take an Unbreakable Vow?
• How old was Ron when Fred and George tried to make him take an Unbreakable Vow?
• Why was Arthur Weasley so angry at Fred and George?
• What happens if you break an Unbreakable Vow?
• Did Fred and George understand how dangerous the Unbreakable Vow was?
• Who was Montague in Harry Potter?
• Why did Fred and George lock Montague in the Vanishing Cabinet?
• What happened to Montague in the Vanishing Cabinet?
• Did Montague almost die in the Vanishing Cabinet?
• How long was Montague trapped in the Vanishing Cabinet?
• How did Montague escape the Vanishing Cabinet?
• How did Draco Malfoy learn about the Vanishing Cabinet?
• Did Fred and George accidentally help Draco smuggle Death Eaters into Hogwarts?
• Why was the Vanishing Cabinet prank so dangerous?
• Why are love potions so disturbing in Harry Potter?
• Do love potions create real love?
• What is Amortentia?
• Why are love potions compared to the Imperius Curse?
• Why did Fred and George sell love potions?
• Were Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes love potions dangerous?
• How did a love potion lead to Voldemort’s birth?
• Why are love potions not treated like Dark magic?
• Were Fred and George’s pranks actually harmless?
• Did the Harry Potter films leave out Fred and George’s darkest moments?

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