SHIP: Ron & the Yule Ball

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No: HPFGUIDX 13774

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Kimberly" <moongirlk at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., cassandraclaire at m... wrote:
> > --- In HPforGrownups at y..., wings909 at a... wrote:
> > 
> > > 
> > > I disagree.  I don't think she was punishing Hermione. From Mrs. 
> > Weasley's 
> > > point of view, if the article was correct, then *two* of her 
> > children stood a 
> > > chance of being hurt.  I think she was just reacting like a mother 
> > would.  
> > > 
> > ____
> > 
> > Sorry. I'm with Ebony, I don't buy that at all. She WAS punishing 
> > Hermione, for goodness sake she pointedly gave the girl a 
> substandard 
> > present, and glared at her, and was cold to her, and so on. I just 
> > think she was punishing her for a percieved maltreatment of Harry, 
> > and not for any other reason. Like I've said before, Mrs. Weasley 
> > loves Harry, is protective of him, and doubtless thinks that with 
> all 
> > the loss in his life, it would be a sad thing indeed if his first 
> > girlfriend stomped all over his heart with hobnailed boots. 
> > 
> > This in no way supports any particular ship, either, IMHO. I simply 
> > happen to believe that Mrs. Weasley cares about Harry, is protective 
> > of him, that this speaks very well of her and her family, and that 
> > she is not the type of person to go around being nasty to teenage 
> > girls over things they cannot help. We all already agree that Ron 
> > likes Hermione anyway. That theory needs no extraneous support.
> > 
> > Cassandra,
> 
> I agree with you completely here.  I love Molly to death - she's a 
> loving mother and a fierce protector, but in this instance, I think 
> she was protecting Harry, not Ron or Ginny.  In Molly's case, she 
> tends sometimes to be affected by star power *coughLockhartcough*.  I 
> think she just read the article, made the mistake of taking Skeeter at 
> her word, and reacted out of her protective feelings for Harry.  She 
> was very cold to Hermione, and I think that it reveals clearly that 
> Molly doesn't have the same familial feelings for Hermione that she 
> does for Harry, which I think is more hurtful to Hermione than her 
> believing Skeeter's drivel, as many people have been taken in by 
> Skeeter in the past.  I'm guessing, though, that Hermione is going to 
> become more a part of her life, and hopefully eventually she will come 
> to love and accept Hermione as much as she does Harry.  

Somebody here mentioned Molly's mother hen instincts. I think that's what at the base of 
Molly's "favoritism". Its not so much that she likes Hermione less, but that Harry, because 
he is an orphan, awakens maternal feelings that Hermione, who has a normal happy home, 
doesn't.

Naama