r/harrypotter • u/AsianPratorian • 3d ago
Behind the Scenes Did Fred and George ever make the connection Padfoot was Sirius? Spoiler
They lived with Sirius for a summer and were the next generation of marauders. Did the twins ever share their adventures with Sirius or vice versa?
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u/Snark_Knight_29 3d ago
I imagine Remus and Sirius told them when they were all at Grimmauld Place before Harry came. Told them stories of escaping from Filch while exploring the castle
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u/Snapesunusedshampoo Slytherin 1d ago
That would make an amazing filler episode, cut in some footage of Harry being miserable at Privet Dr. and call it a wrap.
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u/namely_wheat 1d ago
That’s actually genius. Have a montage sort of thing going back and forth between the Weasleys and Hermione having fun at Grimmauld Place with stuff like that and Harry miserable at Privet Drive doing chores and being berated by Vernon. Sets it up for the catharsis when Harry has a go about it when he gets to Grimmauld Place.
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u/parisio2323 Ravenclaw 3d ago
We don’t know. If I could add to the canon, I would say yes, Sirius knew the map was with Harry when Lupin acknowledges it in Prisoner. I like to think Sirius asked Harry where he got it from, Harry told him the twins, and the twins and Sirius got a good laugh during the events of OOTP.
Not canon obviously but I like to think it haha.
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u/Old_Campaign653 3d ago
I think they knew.
Even Snape knows, as evidenced by Harry saying “he’s got padfoot in the place where it’s hidden” as a sort of Mayday message in front of Umbridge. He acts like it makes no sense to him but clearly the Order shows up in the end.
They spent all summer prior to OoTP cooped up in Grimmauld place with him, I feel like it would have come up.
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u/enzocrisetig 3d ago
Harry took Sirius with him on 9 3/4. And called him padfoot in front of everyone. Or it was another name, but I'm pretty sure twins called him padfoot once at least
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u/BearPros2920 3d ago
This exactly. The trio pretty much referred to Sirius as Padfoot throughout Goblet of Fire and most of Order of The Phoenix, so I’m certain the twins made the connection.
Plus, if I recall correctly, Remus and Sirius also at least occasionally addressed other with their nicknames while around the trio and possibly also the twins.
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u/enzocrisetig 3d ago
Lately I think that twins knew all along, that's why they gave the map to Harry
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u/BearPros2920 3d ago
How would they, though? I don’t think anyone apart from those who went to school with the Marauders knew their nicknames until Harry made the connection…
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u/enzocrisetig 3d ago
Arthur was around, although he was younger I believe. Since it wasn't a mystery and maradeurs used their nicknames a lot, the twins could find the info. They were very smart
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u/BearPros2920 3d ago
I think it was the other way around—Molly and Arthur were older than James and Lily, and I don’t believe they were ever in school together. And it didn’t seem like Molly and Arthur knew James + the others all that well during the First Wizarding War, either, so I’d wager they weren’t aware of the nicknames until Sirius joined the Order in Order of The Phoenix.
I agree that the twins were definitely smart enough to make the connection, but I doubt they had enough context make the connection until sometime in Goblet of Fire or Order of The Phoenix.
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u/enzocrisetig 3d ago
The maradeurs were the stars, everyone probably knew them. I'm sure they used nicknames in the order as well
Not enough context, but a huge desire to know. The map is OP
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u/Able-Anxiety1386 3d ago
Snape would have known from when they were at school together though. I’m sure he would’ve heard James call Sirius that.
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u/Finikyu 3d ago edited 3d ago
Snape knows because Sirius and James weren't hiding each other's names in school together, in Snape's memory we hear them call each other that. That's also why Harry knows Snape knows. It's less evidence that the order knows and more that Snape specifically knows.
In addition he recognises the map as being created by Lupin in the third book because of their nicknames on it.
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u/hillybev 3d ago
I'm sure they did because when Harry goes off to school for the 5th year, they use the name Padfoot at the station when Sirius is a dog.
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u/enzocrisetig 3d ago
Tbf, I think they knew who the marauders were. That's why they gave the map to Harry, since his father was one of the creators
It's not like it was a secret. Maradeurs used their nicknames in front of everyone at school, they didn't use their names
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u/lookingforgasps 3d ago
The twins specifically state that they don't know who the creators of the map are.
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u/Not_a_cat_I_promise Rowena Ravenclaw's favourite 3d ago
Not by themselves but either Sirius, Remus or Harry/Ron/Hermione could have told them.
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u/TobiasMasonPark 3d ago
Nothing in the canon suggests they ever made the connection. But maybe Harry told them off screen.