The Twins / Ron / Weasleys

[kchuplis]

No: HPFGUIDX 145086

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> Miles:
> I think that your judgement is way too harsh.

kchuplis:
Eek. I don't. He absolutely alienates himself from the entire family. Willingly. With 
knowing hurt. That's really low.

Miles:
> Percy is in some ways the ideal son for Molly. He was a model student,
> prefect, Head Boy at Hogwarts. His ambition after his NEWTS was a career at
> the Ministry. At this point, Molly could take him as her husband and leave
> Arthur somewhere - Percy has all the career thinking that Arthur lacks in
> Molly's eyes.

kchuplis:
Can someone point out cannon here? I've never had the impression Molly is ashamed 
of Arthur. His hobby of wizarding up muggle things makes her nuts, but I don't recall 
ever reading anything that suggests she doesn't think Arthur is ambitious enough.

Miles:
> So, Percy the career wizard - Molly having christmas 365 days a year. But
> then - the split of the Weasley's with the Ministry. Molly chooses the side
> of Truth, and of Dumbledore. Percy chooses.... what he had learnt from his
> mother, his career. 

kchuplis
Help me out here. The only thing I can remember her saying that is even close to 
endorsing Percy's behaviour is when she tells the boys that they could do with taking 
a page from Percy's book (CoS pg. 33). But that seems like more of a "mom" type 
statement and not a huge endorsement of Percy's ambition. Plus, that is way before 
Percy completely deserts the family. 

Miles:
> But are the Weasley's the isle of felicity that Harry wants to see in them?
> Definitely not.


They are certainly the isle of felicity compared to the Dursley's but even to my eyes, 
they just seem like a family with fairly normal dynamics. Normal as in average.  
Normal as in like many families I know who have a generally decent relationship 
structure and affection shown in different ways and with some friction at times.

kchuplis
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