[HPforGrownups] Re: Mrs. Weasley

[Susanne]

No: HPFGUIDX 44949



Hi,

Friday, October 04, 2002, 11:07:44 AM, bugaloo37 wrote:

> I do not believe Harry could have a more worthy "foster-
> mother" than Molly.  Ron obviously regards Harry highly and 
> understands his lack of caring adults in his life.

I agree with the above, but as a mother, I think Molly could
tone things down a bit, when it comes to giving really nice
things to Harry and being really nice to him (tone of voice,
for example) and then being the complete opposite to Ron.

I couldn't hurt my own kid's feelings in this way (I know,
most people don't think Ron's feelings are hurt by this, but
we can't be sure).

I just looked ever the robes scene in GoF:

**************

"Mum, you've given me Ginny's new dress," said Ron, handing it
out to her.

    "Of course I haven't," said Mrs. Weasley. "That's for you. Dress
robes."

    "What?" said Ron, looking horror-struck.

    "Dress robes!" repeated Mrs. Weasley. "It says on your school
list that you're supposed to have dress robes this year. . . robes
for formal occasions."

    "You've got to be kidding," said Ron in disbelief. "I'm not
wearing that, no way."

    "Everyone wears them, Ron!" said Mrs. Weasley crossly. "They're
all like that! Your father's got some for smart parties!"

    "I'll go starkers before I put that on," said Ron stubbornly.

    "Don't be so silly," said Mrs. Weasley. "You've got to have dress
robes, they're on your list! I got some for Harry too. . . show him,
Harry... ."

    In some trepidation, Harry opened the last parcel on his camp
bed. It wasn't as bad as he had expected, however; his dress robes
didn't have any lace on them at all - in fact, they were more or
less the same as his school ones, except that they were bottle
green instead of black.

    "I thought they'd bring out the color of your eyes, dear,"
said Mrs. Weasley fondly.

    "Well, they're okay!" said Ron angrily, looking at Harry's
robes. "Why couldn't I have some like that?"

    "Because. . . well, I had to get yours secondhand, and there
wasn't a lot of choice!"

    said Mrs. Weasley, flushing.
******************

With all the wizards out there, I can't really believe that
a maroon dress like thing with moldy looking frilly lace was
the only choice.

I get the feeling, Molly is somehow stuck on maroon, and
won't even consider any other color for Ron, no matter how
much nicer the other choices may have been.

And why does she have to say things like: "I thought it would
bring out the color of your eyes, dear." in the light of Ron's
obvious distress.
It's like rubbing salt into the wound, and I find it
supremely insensitive.

So, yes, Molly is great for Harry, but I'm not so sure she's
all that great for Ron.

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Best regards,
 Susanne                           mailto:siskiou at earthlink.net