Stereotyping

[cubfanbudwoman]

No: HPFGUIDX 84932

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Cindy C." <cindysphynx at c...> 
wrote:
> Molly in particular went from a character that
> was internally consistent and made sense to being just plain 
> *weird.* Tidying the place up while war preparation goes on all 
> around her. Stuck in a time warp and unable to grow with her 
> children.  

Siriusly Snapey Susan here:
Well, Cindy, you didn't offend me, but I do feel I need to respond to 
this.  This is a house which has been CLOSED UP for 10 years, with 
Kreacher apparently doing nothing towards its maintenance, cleaning 
or upkeep.  This will be headquarters for the Order and--by 
extension, since both senior Weasleys are members of the Order--home 
to all of the Weasley family & its "offshoots" [read:  Harry & 
Hermione].  As such, 12 Grimmauld Place needs to be livable.  TEN 
YEARS of dust, filth and, apparently, magical beasties run amok, 
means a lot of work to make the place liveable!

Besides that, if 1) you are Molly = Mum of 7 = an adult lifetime of 
housekeeping; and if 2) you are stuck at HQ at those times when 
you're not off pulling guard duty; and if 3) you are scared to death 
that one or more of your brood or "offshoots" [which includes the key 
target, after all] is going to be murdered, then I think it is 
understandable that one might feel the need to put a helluva lot of 
energy into SOMETHING.  Bashing tapestries and beating carpets and de-
moxying [or whatever they were--book not w/ me] can go a long way 
towards filling time, using up energy, and keeping one's mind off of 
contemplating those awful potential happenings.

In short, I don't think Molly acted weird at all.  I'm a mom of two, 
and I understand both the protectiveness and the desire to stay BUSY 
when worried.  Hmmmm.  Maybe I'm just weird, too. 

Siriusly Snapey Susan