Molly Weasley's (Red?) Hair

[Kelley]

No: HPFGUIDX 4401

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, Malabud <Malabud at e...> wrote:
> Nick and Kelley have been discussing back and forth the color of 
Molly
> Weasley's hair, and I thought I'd add my thoughts. 
> 
> The gene for red hair must come from both parents in order for the 
children
> to have red hair. Of course, it is not necessary for Mrs. Weasley 
to have
> red hair to pass on the gene. Considering that *all* the Weasley 
children
> have "flaming red hair", it is highly unlikely that she does not 
have red
> hair herself.
> 
> I don't own a copy of PoA (blasphemy, I know), so I can't quote 
directly,
> but isn't there a passage in the opening chapters about how all the 
Weasleys
> (including the parents) have red hair? Harry's looking at the cover 
photo on
> the Daily Prophet of all the Weasley's in Egypt. The photo is in 
black and
> white, but Harry knows they all have red hair. Can someone help 
with this
> passage?
> 
> Malabud

Yes, you're right, I believe Amanda has posted it.  I guess that 
line "...all with flaming red hair" is meant to describe all the 
Weasleys, not just the kids.  I've been pondering this, and am 
wondering, did someone, perhaps here or on hpanonymous, or Hogwarts 
Adult School, maybe just mention that they'd always pictured Molly 
with brown hair, and Arthur with the red (where all the kids got it 
from)?  I'm thinking that maybe I read this in a post, and it was 
tucked away in my brain, and has become lodged there.  It's been 
there so long, I just thought it was 'true.'  That's probably what 
happened.  Still seems a bit odd that Arthur and Molly ~both~ had the 
flaming hair, fell in love, married, etc....  Oh, well, whatever.

Thanks all, 

Kelley