Mother Molly (was: Some OOTP Questions)

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Tonks here: 

I read the Ren Hen article and I do not agree with it. But this post 
got me to thinking. There is another part in SS/PS where Molly gets 
the twins mixed up and they say "honestly woman and you call 
yourself our mother".  What if she isn't their mother? What if the 
twins and Ginny are the children of Molly's bother that was killed 
in the War?
 
They don't mention it because Molly and Arthur treat all of the kids 
the same. And Ron would have been about a year old at the time,  and 
Ginny a baby. Only the older kids know and no one ever discusses it. 
It would be a kick wouldn't it. Harry gone to live with his Aunt. 
And Fred, George and Ginny gone to live with theirs, and the vast 
difference in the way that the orphans are treated. Would be like 
JKR to do something like that to us.  It is a bit odd for Molly to 
forget that she has 3 other children who have not been prefects. She 
was so excited that it slipped out.  Only rational explanation IMO.


Alla:

I don't agree with Red Hen's article either for the most part of it. 
I mean, I would be the last one to call Molly a "perfect mother". 
She is far from it, IMO, but no way I would call her a toxic mother, 
either.

I see Weasleys as loving family  and really, if we were to do some 
comparison of families in the series, I don't know whether there are 
families who are presented in more favorable light than Weasleys. (

Sure, some parts of Molly's parenting REALLY gets to me. Strangely 
enough, "robes scene" is probably one that gets to me the most.

But I only have to remember Molly's boggart scene and I can forgive 
her many things. I see a mother who loves ALL her children  and who 
is terrifying of losing ALL her children in war.

Tonks, yes, the assumption about Fred and George being Molly's 
nephews was made at some point ( I think). I think you are  the 
first one to include Ginny in it though. I am not sure if I agree 
with it, especially about Ginny, but in any event I don't think 
Molly forgot about twins on purpose.


Just my opinion,

Alla, whose favourite Weasleys ARE twins and Ginny.