Dumbledore, Leader of Men (and Women) (was: Chapter Discussions: Chapter 4)

[marinafrants]

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--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Paula Gaon <paulag5777 at y...> 
wrote:
>  Mrs Weasley is simply not the type that operates on reason as we 
know it.  She's all emotion and heart, takes in everybody, and 
doesn't know how not to worry.  <snip>  IMHO, this is what JKR was 
telling us about Molly's character when we saw the Boggart turning 
into dead bodies of Molly's family and Harry.  Boggarts can read 
everyone 100%.  So, Molly's not out of line, she's just being Molly
>  

I agree that Molly's behavior in OOP is consistent with her 
previously established character.  But "being out of line" and "just 
being Molly" are not mutually exclusive.  Most people are just being 
themselves when they do whatever they do, out of line or not.  Snape 
is just being Snape when he terrorizes Neville.  Remus was just 
being Remus when he kept crucial information from Dumbledore in 
PoA.  Heck, Voldemort is just being Voldemort when he goes around 
killing and torturing people.  This doesn't make their actions any 
less "out of line."

Marina
rusalka at ix.netcom.com