Am I the only one

[cubfanbudwoman]

No: HPFGUIDX 95955

NOTE:  The snippage in the post I'm responding to was difficult for 
me to follow, so please forgive me if I've not got the following 
attribution correct!
SSSusan


Sienna wrote:
> 
> To my mind, the way that Molly treats the twins is abominable
> because they obviously have a wealth of talent better applied
> outside the academic world and she does nothing to encourage that.
> She also demonstrates preferential treatment for those of her sons
> that actually achieve what she personally wants them to achieve.
> It's just as well the twins are blessed with so much natural self-
> belief because otherwise that could be quite scaring.


Siriusly Snapey Susan:
I've tried to stay out of the Molly discussion, but... just to play 
devil's advocate here a bit...I do have a question about this Molly & 
the twins stuff.  Let's think about this.  The twins absolutely DO 
have oodles of talent with creativity & product development & 
marketing.  WE know this because we've seen them at school.  WE also 
know they've got Harry's Tri-Wizard Tourney winnings.  Molly doesn't 
see how they behave at school; she doesn't know about 
the "investment".  And these kids are fun, but they're a little 
goofy...and I'd say a wee bit irresponsible at times, too [ton-tongue 
toffee for Dudley?  FUNNY but irresponsible; products for their 
skiving snackboxes being tested w/o certain remedies; ...].  

Anyway, my point is, their talents may not be as clear to Molly as 
they are to us, and these guys are **17** years old.  How many 
parents--witch or wizard or muggle, in fiction or in RL--WANT their 
children to drop out of school simply because they're of age to do 
so?  Many parents understand that their children have different goals 
than they themselves would have, but they want them to at least 
*finish school* before they move towards those goals.  I think Molly 
& Arthur would be showing a distinct DEFICIENCY in their parental 
concern if they said, "Yeah, whatever" or if they actually encouraged 
F&G to drop out of school the moment they turned 17.  Why not finish 
that last year?  Looks better on the resume!  

Now, I think all is going to turn out just fine & dandy for our fun & 
frolicksome duo, and I'm enjoying immensely JKR's storytelling 
involving them, but I think Molly is not that out of line w/ what 
most parents would do or want for their 17-year-old children.

Siriusly Snapey Susan