In defense of Molly + Merope comments

[bennetfan101]

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Roxanne:

> But really can't you understand why she felt the way she did?  
The  Weasleys 
> have taken Harry into their family.  And yeah at that point Molly  
had been a 
> lot more involved than Sirius had.  15 is a weird age in teenage  
terms.  
> Adults don't always know how to treat you.  I love how Rowling  
portrayed both 
> Harry at that age as well as how the adult around him  reacted.  
As far as the 
> story Molly and Sirius make excellent foils.   What was best for 
Harry probably 
> lies somewhere in the middle.



Personally, I found this scene rather hilarious, though Molly did 
hit way below the belt. Molly and Sirius were perfectly at odds with 
each other, and it was sort of like they were arguing over custody 
of Harry or something. So I see what you mean about Molly; jealousy 
as a motive for her behaviour has been presented frequently, and I 
think many things in OotP support that particular argument (ie, 
Molly's "Aunt Petunia-ish" look when Sirius accompanied them to 
King's Cross Station).


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