Am I the only one

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 96066

Neil wrote:
> Has anyone else's opinion of Molly Weasley changed?  In the first
three books I really liked Molly.  Sure, she was on the tough side,
bossing the kids and Arthur around, but her good heart and fondness
for Harry outweighed that.
> 
> My opinion started to change in GoF and by the end of OotP, I no
longer liked the woman.  Now the love and kindness she showed seems to
be far out weighed by her controling attitude.
> 
> She is bossy, pushy and just plan iritating.  She thinks she is
always right and feels everyone should bow to her will.  She is not
happy just bossing Arthur and the kids around anymore. Now she feels,
Harry, Hermione, even Sirius and the other members of the order should
do as she says.
> 
> Does anyone else feel like telling her to shut her mouth or is it
just me?

Carol:
A *very* brief response here--We know from Molly's boggart that she's
terrified that everyone she loves will be killed. IIRC, she has
nighmares about one or more of them dying. Most of those people,
including Harry, are still children in her view. No wonder she's going
overboard into protective mode. She includes Harry as almost her own
child since he has no parents an his guardians are unloving Muggles
who don't understand him. And Hermione's parents are Muggles, too, so
she's included in the protection to some extent. As for Sirius, she
thinks he's being reckless to tell them more than they need to know,
especially since Dumbledore himself has expressed that view. I also
think her fears are in no way unreasonable. She's almost certainly
going to lose at least one loved one.

I think that Molly is doing her best to protect the people she loves
in the only way she knows. I wouldn't want to be in her shoes as VW2
nears. (That clock in the hallway gives me the shivers every time it's
mentioned. I'm waiting for the hand labeled Percy to point to "mortal
peril.")

Carol, who hopes you'll return to your affectionate view of her and
have some compassion for her when the boggart proves prophetic