My most heartfelt apologies. In the original posting of this, I made a glaring error! I got the twins' names mixed up. Thanks go out to Kiki and TheSilverLady, who pointed this out to me!! You both get big icecream sundaes!! (Virtual ones, of course!)
This isn't really a second chapter... it's more of a companion piece to "Not who I Thought I Was." I just wanted to make sure that people read them in the right order. It's from Fred's POV.
I got told that the last bit wasn't flame-worthy, but the flaming allowance still stands. Tell me what I'm doing wrong!
Disclaimer: You know how it goes....
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Not Who I Thought He Was (a companion piece to "Not Who I Thought I Was")
I know that you know who George is. I overheard him telling you. No, it's okay. I wanted to tell, too. At least now I can talk to you. No, I'm not mad. If it hadn't been him, it would have been me that told.
It's weird, isn't it? I mean, who would have thought that George isn't my brother? We've been inseparable since... well, since forever. We've caused the most trouble at Hogwarts since the legendary Marauders.
We have, yet one of us isn't even truly real. At least, I'm not sure he is. Don't tell him I told you that. He's still my brother... We were raised as brothers, so we'll always be brothers. Right?
How can this be? How did I create my brother? Why did I do it? Did I already know that I was going to be part of a large family and want something, like a twin, that would make me stand out? Or was it maybe a way to hide?
Does this mean that if I wish him dead or gone, he'll disappear forever? I created him. If one of us dies, or is seriously hurt, we'll both die or be seriously hurt. It was a stake through Drak's heart, when someone thought he was a vampire, that killed him and No Reflection. Does that mean if I accidentally un-create him, I'll die too?
Mum would be so sad if she found out that one of her boys wasn't hers. I mean, she'd still love him, but it would break her heart.
And then there's Ginny. She adores George, even more than she does me. I don't know why, I mean, we've always treated her the same. Maybe she just likes his name. We've all protected her from the harshness of reality since she was a baby. She's our only sister. It would hurt her to know that her favourite brother wasn't her brother at all.
And would George still be allowed to go to Hogwarts? There are so many questions that this whole thing opens up. It's killer.
It's a great prank I've pulled, but I don't know if it was a good prank. In fact, I know it was a bad one. It was cruel to everyone, especially George. The worst part is that I don't know whether or not I should feel guilty. I gained a brother, after all. He gained a brother. That's happy, right? But what about his mirror Mum and Dad? I'll bet that they feel really sad everytime him or me is near a mirror.
It's tearing me apart. I've lied to everyone for 17 years, and forced George to lie, too. But I don't feel bad about it, I didn't even know. I just want to know one thing: where do George and me fit in now?
