Where does it say that Molly is a pureblood fanatic???

[horridporrid03]

No: HPFGUIDX 125220


>>Janet Anderson:
>I am the first person to admit that Molly gets on my nerves 
sometimes, but I definitely disagree with the people who have 
suggested that her family  believed in the doctrine of pure blood, 
let alone that she herself does.
>On the contrary, we know that: 
>1) Molly's brothers, the Prewitts, were *killed* by Voldemort et al 
during the first Voldemort War.  If they were in agreement with him, 
why would they have been killed?<

Betsy:
Regulus Black was killed by Voldemort because he didn't agree with 
Voldemort's methods, but Sirius made it clear to Harry that his 
family *did* believe in the importance of being a pureblood.   The 
Noble House of Black was *not* a supporter of Voldemort - not once 
they realized his methods.

I'm not suggesting that Molly's family had the same level of blood 
pride the Blacks did, but the WW is full of examples of people 
placing importance on bloodlines without embracing it with the fervor 
of the Death Eaters.  (Fudge is another example.)

>>Janet Anderson:
>2)  Ron calls Salazar Slytherin a "twisted old loony" for his 
beliefs, and says that if wizards hadn't married muggles they would 
have died out.  Ron, like his siblings, was homeschooled by Molly, 
and I think it's fair to assume that the Weasley children learned 
their basic values from her as well as from Arthur -- after all, they 
spent more time with her, since Arthur was at the Ministry.<

Betsy:
I think that Molly has adopted Arthur's (and Dumbledore's) views on 
Muggles, and if she were asked, she'd say Muggles were very nice 
people who do the best they can and wizards shouldn't be mean to 
them.  Of course, a wizard shouldn't mingle either.  And there are 
hints of pureblooded thinking in Molly's reaction to the werewolf in 
Arthur's room, and Ron's own reactions to Lupin and Hagrid.

>>Janet Anderson: 
>3)  Molly invites Hermione to the Burrow, to dinner at the inn in 
Diagon Alley, includes her on her Christmas and Easter list, etc. 
with only one hiatus when she believes on Rita Skeeter's authority 
that Hermione has been trifling with Harry's affections. (As to why 
she believes Rita Skeeter, Molly isn't the best judge of celebrities -
- she admired Gilderoy Lockhart, too.)
<snip>

Betsy:
But this is the same Rita Skeeter who was discussed by the entire 
Weasley family as being untrustworthy at the beginning of GoF.  
Actually, I think the Rita Skeeter incident is a perfect example of 
Molly's bias.  She *does* like Hermoine.  She just doesn't fully 
trust her.  I wonder what her reaction to Percy's Muggle-born 
girlfriend was like?  And I wonder how she'd react to Ron dating 
Hermoine (if it ever happens)?  I get the sense that deep down Molly 
thinks Muggles and Muggle-borns are a bit untrustworthy.  

>>Janet Anderson: 
>4) If Molly's family had been pureblood believers, or sympathized 
with the aims of Voldemort, Lucius Malfoy would probably have said 
so.  His remarks sound as if he views the Weasley family as a 
monolithic entity supporting all that he hates and rejecting all that 
he stands for.<

Betsy:
I don't think all purebloods sympathized with Voldemort.  And I don't 
*think* anyone is suggesting that Molly and her family were as into 
blood supremacy as the Malfoys are.  Plus, Molly has embraced her 
husband's beliefs (at least outwardly).  And I think Lucius would 
count anyone as a blood traitor who sided with Dumbledore, who has 
some *very* liberal views himself.  

>>Janet Anderson:
>In short, being called a "blood traitor" by people like Mrs. Black 
and Lucius Malfoy can only be to the credit of Molly as well as to 
her family.<

Betsy:
To us, the readers, yes.  And maybe even to the Weasley children, but 
I don't think there's much in canon to suggest exactly *what* Molly's 
beliefs are, but there's a fair bit that hint she might not be as 
liberal as her husband.

>>Janet Anderson:
>Oh, and I read the remark about "swarming with muggles" as about as 
bigoted as complaining about traffic jams and long lines.<

Betsy:
I think the word "swarming" is pretty negative.  But my book 
(scholastic paperback) says "packed" which is much more benign.  Does 
the British version say "swarming" or did someone misquote somewhere 
down the line?. 

Betsy