OOP: Ginny Bandwagon & Molly's behavior

[kattfirmin1]

No: HPFGUIDX 66861

I've tried replying to a couple of messages, and it seems my 
messages get lost, so I'll try once again.  My first topic is 
Ginny.  I've been a big fan of hers since book 2, I guess *most* of 
the other Weasley kids are fun to read about, so I was interested to 
see more of her personality.  I have to admit, I wasn't disapointed 
at all in OOTP in that regard.  She's really showing tons of spunk 
and bravery, and I really hope she gets to move closer into Harry's 
inner circle, perferably as a girl friend, (keeping my fingers 
crossed) but I'd settle for just good friends.  I DO NOT see Harry 
with Hermione at all.  They seem to have more of a brother/sister 
type relationship.  I really think Hermione and Ron will make a 
match of it eventually.

Okay, about Molly.  I agree with a lot of what's been said about 
her, both positively and negatively, but I just wanted to say two 
things in her defense.  As for her always getting on her childrens 
cases, maybe if Arthur would take the lead once in a while and do 
some of it, she wouldn't have to be so nagging.  (He wasn't upset at 
all with the kids stealing the flying car, and when George and Fred 
gave Duddly that candy, yea, he yelled at them a little bit, but 
wasn't going to tell Molly, and wasn't really going to punish them 
either about it.  You can tell that Molly has had the brunt of it 
for probably most of their marraige).  

My second point is Scabbers.  Now that Arthur and Molly are in The 
Order, they obviously know Sirius is innocent, and all about 
Wormtail.  Think about how many sleepless nights she's probably had 
thinking about a mass murderer and a Death Eater living in her 
house, sleeping in her childrens rooms, for twelve years.  That and 
Ginny almost being killed by Voldermort probably has her maternal 
instict kicked into high gear.

Oops, I just thought of a third point.  She is probably feeling out 
of control having to actually live at the Orders Headquarters, and 
with all the stress of people going in and out, having no real 
authority like she would in her own home, all she can do is try to 
protect her kids from as much as she can.

That said, her comment to Sirius about him being in Azkaban was WAY 
out of line, and she should have at least apologized to him, which I 
don't think ever happened.  Nothing excuses that.

Katrina