Mother Molly (was: Some OOTP Questions)

[Julia]

No: HPFGUIDX 125016


 
> >>Richard Jones 
> >I've started to reread OOTP and I have some questions I hope you 
> can all help me with.
> <snip>
> >(3) The Twins.  Molly says after Ron is made Prefect "That's 
> everyone in the family!"  (OOTP 9/163) Is that just a set up for 
> George's joke ("What are Fred and I, next door neighbors?") or is 
it 
> something more?<
> <snip>
> 
> Betsy:
> 
> I've always read this scene as a bit more of "toxic mom" Molly 
> coming out.  I don't think she does it consciencely, but Molly is 
> excellent at setting part of her brood against the others.  The 
> twins are her favorite weapon, though I think she thinks she's 
> trying to keep the twins in check.
> 
> But after comments like what you quoted above, it's no wonder the 
> twins go out of their way to make Ron's job as Prefect hard.  
Molly 
> did similar things to Percy.  The twins made his life fairly 
hellish 
> as well.  I know the Weasleys are supposed to be the "perfect" 
> family, but IMO, Molly is far from the "perfect" mom.
> 
Julia:

I've read an essay at Ren Hen:
http://redhen-publications.com/Weasleys.html
about Molly and the whole Weasley family and I can assure you that I 
now see Molly in completly different light. Now the Weasleys don't 
seem to be lucky to have each other...
really worth reading!

As to the quote - I'm very suspicious about tha one too. I can't 
imagine that mother can ever be in such state of shock that she 
can'r remember her two sons. But I don't know what to think about 
it. Maybe she is refering to some other family - not the Weasleys? 
Because I refuse to believe that the twins and Ginny don't belong to 
the Weasley family... or that molly forgot about it!

Julia