Similarities between Arthur Weasley and Dumbledore

[camdenandmo <camdenandmo@earthlink.net>]

No: HPFGUIDX 49164

Hello, everyone.
I am new to the group and I am doing my best to read all of the archives, but I 
have not completed them, so I hope this has not been discussed.  I was 
reading a description of Arthur Weasley that featured terms such as "crackpot 
genius, eccentric, muggle loving, respected, etc."  Almost every way to 
describe A. Weasley, could also describe Dumbledore.  Not trying to get into a 
are Harry/Dumbledore/Weasley related discussion, but I just find some 
connections very interesting.  Don't have my books handy so I can't directly 
quote, but there are many interesting parallels.
For example, L. Malfoy's complaints about A. Weasley and Dumbledore both 
seem to center around the fact they are "muggle-loving."

Dumbledore is described as eccentric, and his first words to students at 
Hogwart's (PS/SS) are an example.  Weasley's obsession with Muggles is 
over-the-top enough to be defined as eccentric.

Weasley's easy going, understand nature regarding the punishment of his 
children is very similar to Dumbledore's treatment of HRH's rule breaking.

These are a few examples that came to the top of my head.  There are a few 
other factors I find interesting, although I am not certain emough of 
Dumbledore's past, family, etc. to call them similarities, such as the success of 
the Weasley children (2 headboys), etc.  

I have don't have any real theory regarding the importance of these 
similarities (a muggle studies professor turned headmaster, perhaps), but I do 
find them interesting.  Any discussion towards this would be quite interesting, I 
believe.

Thanks for reading.  I love the group by the way.
Stacie