In defense of Molly /Merope comments

[phoenixgod2000]

No: HPFGUIDX 136463


> Alla:
> 
> I think as SSSusan pointed out to me, JKR actually may have taken 
> fans criticisms of Molly misgivings to heart. :-) Have you seen 
much 
> of Molly bickering with Arthur in HBP? 

True. And let me say for the record that despite my molly-hate, 
Mollywobbles was funny. I just hate the tendency of some writers to 
make strong female characters by making the males weaker.
 
> Alla:
> 
> THAT I have to agree with 100% unfortunately, but  all characters 
> have flaws, right? I think Molly's blind gealousy of the fact that 
> Harry was much more attached to Sirius than to her covered  her 
> judgment on the matter.
 
Still, there are some flaws easier to overlook than others.  Molly 
grates more than most. I'm still on the OOTP hate train with that 
one because now that Sirius is dead there isn't any way for her to 
treat him better or reconcile. 
 
> Alla:
> 
> I agree with you in general, but again I have to disagree on 
Arthur. 
> When he wants to tell Harry about Sirius in PoA, he does, despite 
the 
> fact that Molly does not want him to,

Maybe it was just the way I visualize the scene but it struck me as 
one of those things were Arthur was shaking like a leaf in *please 
don't let my wife find out* sort of way. Still, that could be my 
personal interpretion of the scene. I lost my copy of PoA and 
haven't read it in ages.
 
> I think Arthur has more backbone than you are giving him credit 
for, 
> personally. :-)

True, I just wish there were a few more scenes with takecharge!
Arthur instead of hearing second hand about how his anger can be 
terrible to behold.
 
> Alla, who cannot believe that she sort of disagreed with 
Phoenixgod 
> on something else other than Harry/Ginny topic. :-)

We'll always have Snape :)

And I haven't given up hope of getting you on the H/L love train.

phoenixgod2000