OOP: Molly, was Disappointing AND Excellent

[Amy Z]

No: HPFGUIDX 67179

I wrote:

> > Also, we now know what we didn't at the close of GF, which is 
that 
> > she's [Molly's] been in the Order twice now.
> 
> Me again:
> 
> I seemed to have missed this - she's not in the picture of the 
> original Order that Mad-Eye shows Harry, and when she breaks down 
> while tackling the boggart, Lupin tells her that she doesn't 
> understand that things are different this time because she wasn't 
in 
> the original Order.  Can you help me out?

No, sounds like I misremembered.  I don't have my book with me, but 
I'll take your word for it.  What a gracious way to tell me I don't 
know my arse from my elbow, Phyllis--thanks.  <g>

I do take Deb's point about a woman being in charge of the 
housecleaning.  I think it may well show that the limitations of 
sexist expectations still constrict JKR's imagination.  OTOH, it's a 
typical and funny Rowling twist to put this motherly homemaker in 
charge of "housecleaning" and have the housecleaning actually be 
quite hazardous and requiring considerable DADA talent.  And instead 
of it being the only woman, we see three women in the Order (not 
counting the ones who don't do anything except pick Harry up at the 
Dursleys') and two of them are not at all the homemaking type.

Amy