Was Percy! now Percy/Molly/Hermione

[serenadust]

No: HPFGUIDX 35910

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Laura Huntley" <huntleyl at m...> wrote:
  Sometimes, it seems, the only way to get through to kids is to 
raise the decibel several levels.  As far as I am concerned, she is 
a phenomenal mom.  I mean, she's got the body type and everything -- 
don't you just want to curl up on her lap and listen to bedtime 
stories? ^_~
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Yep, Molly knows that some kids really need the 2 by 4 between the 
eyes just to get their attention, but she's really a big softy when 
the chips are down.



> On to another topic, I still don't see the problem people see with 
Hermione in her first year.  Honestly, she wasn't all *that* bad, 
was she?  I mean, she was a bit chattery before the Sorting and the 
first time they went to "broom lessons" -- but I expect that was 
nerves.  And she *did* lie for Ron and Harry after the troll 
incident.  *And* she fully devoted her efforts to helping Harry and 
Ron solve the mystery about the Philosopher's Stone as soon as she 
realized it was important, not just the boys fooling around.  Yes, 
perhaps before the troll incident she came off a little annoying, 
but once she, Harry, and Ron became friends, she has always been 
fiercely loyal to the both of them, which is more than I can say for 
Ron.   

Gee Laura, you were doing so well with Molly.....
I had just gotten all comfy in her lap, ready for my bedtime story 
and, well, now I'm all upset and bothered.

Firstly, have you ever actually had to deal with anyone like 
Hermione in the first year?  I mean, she's constantly butting in, 
completely uninvited, on Ron and Harry. She evesdrops on their 
conversation with Malfoy concerning the midnight duel.  I was ready 
to strangle her at that point.  It doesn't matter that she was right 
about the duel.  In fact, that makes her even more annoying.

As for her great loyalty to Ron, she sure showed that during the 
whole Crookshanks/Scabbers conflict in PoA.  He repeatedly asks her 
to keep the cat away from his already ailing pet, and she completely 
ignores his feelings, although I can't see why anyone would find his 
request to be unreasonable at all.  Her insensitivity to others can 
be breathtaking at times. Remember her response to the death of 
Lavenders rabbit? She consistantly favors being right over being 
kind.

I really don't dislike Hermione on the whole, but I don't really see 
her as a paragon of all virture either.  She has many fine 
qualities, to be sure, but her faults are no less significant than 
Rons.  It's just that IMO, she gets a pass on them because she's so 
smart.


Jo Serenadust, fan of all Weasleys and ESPECIALLY Ron
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