Thank you! I thought it was Terri, but didn't want to credit it until I figured out for sure. And no wonder I couldn't find it on DTC.
But yes, it does give us a reason for allowing the Marauders to run wild and also for why they and perhaps not other ex-students were invited. We do not know whether Fabian & Gideon were actually such 'pranksters', too altho' I think it is hinted at just by their initials. But it suggests that they might have been just as nasty as the Marauders could be, since we see Fred & George up to some questionable offenses as well.
And while I love fanfics that have Frank Longbottom as a voice of reason in Gryffindor, in truth the fact that Sirius said only Moody refused to use the unforgivables as an auror must raise questions about aurors Frank & Alice. Of course, this is Sirius talking and so it is probably exaggerated, therefore I can still hope for Neville that his parents were nice people. But considering Frank's mother is what my southern dad would have called a 'tough ole bird' I wouldn't count on Frank being sweetness and light.
We then have Mungdungus - not exactly an 'upstanding' citizen and I have to wonder about the criteria for Albus' choosing Order members.
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Date: 2014-06-12 01:48 pm (UTC)But yes, it does give us a reason for allowing the Marauders to run wild and also for why they and perhaps not other ex-students were invited. We do not know whether Fabian & Gideon were actually such 'pranksters', too altho' I think it is hinted at just by their initials. But it suggests that they might have been just as nasty as the Marauders could be, since we see Fred & George up to some questionable offenses as well.
And while I love fanfics that have Frank Longbottom as a voice of reason in Gryffindor, in truth the fact that Sirius said only Moody refused to use the unforgivables as an auror must raise questions about aurors Frank & Alice. Of course, this is Sirius talking and so it is probably exaggerated, therefore I can still hope for Neville that his parents were nice people. But considering Frank's mother is what my southern dad would have called a 'tough ole bird' I wouldn't count on Frank being sweetness and light.
We then have Mungdungus - not exactly an 'upstanding' citizen and I have to wonder about the criteria for Albus' choosing Order members.