Arthur & Molly Powers

[hogsheadbarmaid]

No: HPFGUIDX 113394

kmc <karen at d...> wrote:
> In message 113206, Tangent writes "the Weasley parents haven't 
> struck me as particularly powerful".  IMO Molly Weasley needs 
> to be a very powerful witch.
> 
> First Molly ...
> 
> <snip> 
> 
> Recently there has been a lot of posts about "mollycoddling", we 
> met Molly briefly in PS/SS but really did not get to know her until
> she was dealing with the "empty nest".  She is trying to hold onto
> the role she has had for a large number of years.  She is undergoing
> a life crisis and struggling to find a place in the WW now that her 
> task as primary teacher, nurse, disciplinarian, nurturer is no 
> longer needed.  
> 
> Now on to Arthur...
> 
> <snip>
> Arthur is one of those rare individuals whose careers are exactly 
> what they want to do.  He is content with who he is and does not 
> seem to envy others.  
> 
> In Cos, he is not afraid of Lucius Malfory. He stands up to Lucius 
> Malfoy in Borgin & Burkes.  He quizzes Harry about Lucius' actions 
> in Knockturn Alley hoping to "get Lucius Malfoy for something..".
> Dumbledore uses Arthur as part of his threat to Malfoy at the end 
> of book.  
> 
> If we look at their childern, assuming power to be hereditary, Bill 
> has been ancient Egyptian charm breaker for Gringotts.  Charlie 
> works with dragons.  Not occupations for below average wizards.  4 
> of their 6 sons were Perfects (My guess is that Ginny will be a 
> Perfect in Book 6.)  Two have been Head Boys. Bill & Percy both got
> twelve owls.  Fred & George are very clever inventors (Flitwick 
> leaves a piece of their swamp as a testimony to their skill.)  On to
> Ginny, and I will just quote George from chapter 6 OotP:
>  
><snip> 
> IMO Arthur and Molly are very secure and powerful wizards, who have 
> no need to prove themselves.  


now barmaid:

great post kmc! 

Two additional thoughts:

1)  Voldemort says "there is no good and evil.  There is only power 
and those who go after it or not". (my paraphrase)  It seems to me 
that the Weasleys are the antithesis of the Big V's philosophy.  They 
are powerful and feel no need to grab Power.  (this seems to 
frustrate Percy)  They understand the "power" of "good" the 
importance of seeing good and evil -- not just power.

2)  The Weasleys are one of the few glimpses we get into the greater 
WW.  That, and Harry's time after running away in PoA -- both his 
experience of the Knight Bus and his time staying at the Leakey 
Cauldron.  These are some of the only times we see the non-elite 
parts of the WW.  Outside of that we see the world from the "Ivory 
Tower" of the academy or from the view of the government.  I have 
been thinking lately that there is so much Harry, and therefore the 
faithful reader, does not know about the WW.  

I am grateful for the bit we see through the everyday life of the 
Weasleys, but I am very interested in knowing more.  While we are, it 
seems, not supposed to bye into V's worldview of "there is only 
power" it is also true that the world of the powerful is really all 
we see.

         --barmaid