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

[horridporrid03]

No: HPFGUIDX 125261


>>Betsy:
>...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.<

>>vmonte:
>Sorry, you are wrong here. The reverse is true.<
<snip>
>It would be quite clear to the readers of the HP books if [Molly] 
did not care for Hermione and Harry.<
<snip>

>>Valky:
>Hmm I don't think Betsy doubts Molly's feelings for Harry and 
Hermione, (right Betsy?)<
<snip>

Betsy:
Right-ish, Valky. I do have *some* doubts as to Molly's feelings for 
Hermione, based on how quickly Molly turned on Hermione in GoF.  
Remember, Hermione had been developing a relationship with the 
Weasley family since PS/SS.  She had been a guest at Molly's home, 
and Molly had met Hermione's parents at least once.  Hermione was 
more than just a name her son and daughter mentioned from time to 
time.

Now honestly, would anybody meeting Hermione think, "got to lock up 
my sons with *that* one around,"?  And yet, Molly, after reading 
*one* bad article by Rita Skeeter of all people (who is clearly 
defined as a liar by the entire Weasley family at the beginning of 
GoF), suddenly decides that Hermione is the kind of girl to chase 
after boys based soley on their fame.  Why on earth was Molly so 
gullible?  One explanation is that Molly really *doesn't* trust 
Muggles or Muggle-borns.  (Harry is *not* Muggle-born.  And his 
parents are war heros.  Plus, he's got the adorable little orphan 
factor going for him.)

If you add that to Ron's natural reaction to half-breeds (Lupin and 
Hagrid) and Molly's own reaction to an unknown werewolf, I think 
there's plenty of canon to suggest Molly is really not as liberal as 
Arthur.

>>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?.<

>>Valky:
>Mine is a Bloomsbury edition and it says "packed" so it's likely a 
misquote.<

Betsy:
Well, poo.  I had a whole thesis building off the word "swarming". So 
there goes my, Molly is completely bigoted against Muggles, argument 
<g>.  But I still think that there is some latent distrust of 
anything not wizard in Molly, and at times of worry or stress it 
comes to the forefront.  So she's not Death Eater, and won't become 
ESE, but she *is* old fashioned in her views - more so than Arthur.

Betsy