Molly is not ESE!

[delwynmarch]

No: HPFGUIDX 125050


vmonte wrote:
"Percy unfortunately, has no sense of humor about himself."

Del replies:
Agreed. But does that mean that the Twins have a right to persecute
him the way they do? Does it mean that they have a right to demand
that he develops a sense of humour?
I have friends who have no sense of humor, and I refrain from the
slightest teasing with them, because I just know they won't get it and
can get hurt easily. Inversely, I have friends who just love being
teased, so I engage in heavy teasing with them. Learning how people
like to be treated and acting accordingly is part of loving them IMO.

vmonte wrote:
"I love the scene were F&G give Neville a canary crème and Neville
turns into a canary. I like that Neville is able to laugh about it
just as much as everyone else--that says a lot about him, IMO. Percy
on the other hand, would not have handled that well."

Del replies:
I personally hated that scene, because laughing at myself like that is
*exactly* what I would have done in Neville's shoes, except that I
would have done it because I had no self-esteem at his age. I believed
that I was such a failure that I deserved to be made fun of and that I
had no right to stand up for myself. And Neville is not so far from
that kind of thinking, or he wouldn't introduce himself as "nobody" in
OoP.

vmonte wrote:
"What I am sure about though, is that this family will stick together
 when things get tough (unlike the Malfoys). "

Del replies:
I wouldn't bet on it. Things have already gotten tough, and we've seen
the Weasleys start to disband while the Malfoys have gotten closer
together. Percy opposed his father throughout OoP, while Draco
supported his, even when Lucius was sent to prison.

Del