Molly-- Thoughts on a witch

[huntergreen_3]

No: HPFGUIDX 109552

Caesian wrote:
>>[snip]He suggests, in fact, that it is the other way
around - parents owe their children the sacrifices they make to raise
them and help them in the world, but children must be allowed to grow
beyond the bounds of their parents beliefs and lives.

But then there is something to be said for felial piety - on this one 
I must agree that Harry really does owe Molly a good telling off.<<

HunterGreen:
For what though? I can certainly see a reason why Ron or Fred or 
George might want to tell Molly off, but I don't see what on earth 
she has done to Harry. 
Remember, she owes nothing at all to Harry, she's not his mother, 
she's the mother of his best friend (we don't see Hermione's parents 
doing anything for Harry). She isn't motherly to Harry because she 
has to be, she is because she chooses to be. Its something that Harry 
needs, and she's one of the few people to step in and give it to him. 
Very few adults actually reach out to Harry, which is the only way he 
developes any sort of relationship with them since he never reaches 
on his own. She doesn't go as far as Sirius (who makes the effort to 
write to Harry), but she still treats him almost as if he were one of 
her own children (and she does already have quite a number of 
children to deal with), which is very admirable. Harry telling her 
off for "something" would be very cruel.