Sirius and Molly...

[snosageau]

No: HPFGUIDX 71819


> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Kathryn Cawte" <kcawte at b...> 
> wrote:
> >  
> > While Sirius isn't (in my opinion) a real danger to Harry per se 
> he is a
> > threat to Molly. She could easily lose harry to Sirius and I 
think 
> that she
> > subconsciously blames Sirius for coming back and threatening her 
> role in his
> > life. I don't think she actually means to take it out on him so 
> much as she
> > does but she's worried and he's there, an easy target. She can't 
> do anything
> > about any of her other fears but him she can pick on.
> > 
> > K

I read the situation in the same light. Molly is, I feel, feeling 
threatened by Sirius. She and Arthur have, to all intents and 
purposes, have adopted Harry as a part of their family. She cares 
deeply for Harry as was shown in the previous books and wanted to 
take him for the whole holidays following the events in the graveyard 
at the end of GoF. She treats him in much the same way that she 
treats her sons. She even takes responsibility for his "back to 
school" shopping, including his clothes (she even bought his dress 
robes!) Now, here she has Sirius, who has more of a claim over Harry 
than she does, coming along to take over her role of caregiver in his 
life. Actually, I saw the whole debate over what Harry should be told 
after his arrival at OoP Headquarters in much the same light as a 
debate between two (not very amicably-sp?) separated parents over how 
their child should be raised. She wants to protect Harry (and her 
other children - I'm including Hermione in this too) by hiding the 
Order's business from them, a typically over-protective parent thing 
to do, while Sirius, who in my opinion, is rightly accused of seeing 
Harry as James and therefore a contemporary, wants give Harry 
information, which in his own belief will keep Harry safe. Out of the 
two I'd have to agree with Sirius. He at least recognises Harry's 
need to know everything.

snos - who knows this post got a little rambly towards the end, but 
apologises with the excuse that her brain has turned to mush after 
being on holidays for the last two weeks and is trying to get it 
turned back to normal before going back to work tomorrow.