Love Those Weasleys [re: Notes on the Weasleys and their Hardships]

[dfrankis at dial.pipex.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 21256

Pippin wrote:

> 	It dawned on me finally: it's not that Molly doesn't know 
> Hermione's okay. It's just that Molly's  one of those people who 
> believes *everything* she reads. Remember in CoS, she wanted the 
twins 
> to look up how to denome the garden in Lockhart's books, even 
though 
> they'd obviously been doing it all their lives. 

It strikes me that in all areas where she has not had direct 
experience to the contrary (Fudge), Molly is very traditional in her 
views.

Evidence:

Arthur agrees with Hermione about House-elves.  Where do Ron and 
Percy get their views?  Not from Dumbledore.  Similarly Ron on giants 
and werewolves.

"Mum has a second cousin who's an accountant.  But we never talk 
about him."  Arthur would be fascinated by a Muggle relative, however 
distant. ("but you're an *accountant*!  Do you use *Claculators*?")  
Why don't they talk about him - Molly doesn't want to.

She married into a very old wizarding family; she has not to our 
knowledge pursued a career of her own; she doesn't approve of Bill's 
dress; getting a MOM job is the ideal career choice; she reads Witch 
Weekly.

It will be interesting to see what her expectations for Ginny are.

She would disbelieve Rita Skeeter about MOM news, but not about other 
things; she would believe Lockhart not only because of his personal 
charm but also because he endorses traditional views (werewolves are 
a scourge, etc.).

This is not to say that her beliefs are deeply entrenched or she is 
not open minded: she just hasn't thought much about things that don't 
affect her directly, such as Arthur's career at the MOM.  It's the 
more to her credit that she doesn't pressure Arthur to modify his 
stance for his career.

David