In defense of Molly /Merope comments

[hickengruendler]

No: HPFGUIDX 136465

Phoenixgod 2000: 
>  
> 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. 
>  

Hickengruendler:

IMO, there were two scenes in OotP that hinted to them making up.

First was the boggart scene, where Sirius saw Molly at her weakest. And 
more, he could identify with Molly there, which was IMO made clear in 
the scene, where he looked at the boggart of Harry's dead body for 
quite a long time.

The second scene was after Arthur was attacked, when Molly thanked 
Sirius that he allowed them to stay, there. And it seemed very genuine. 
And after these two scenes, we never saw them arguing.

True, we didn't actually see Molly apologiting, but neither did we see 
Sirius apologizing for telling Harry, that he was less like James than 
he thought. And I thought that was just as low as Molly's remark. 
(Well, to be honest, I was very shocked about Molly's remark that first 
time I read it, but while rereading not anymore, because I knew what 
Sirius would say to Harry later, and I thought a bottle of his own 
medicine just served him right. Not that that excuses Molly's words, 
though, but I couldn't help but thinking "Serves him right").

Hickengruendler