Where does it say that Molly is a pureblood fanatic???
M.Clifford
Aisbelmon at hotmail.com
Sun Feb 27 03:35:48 UTC 2005
No: HPFGUIDX 125267
> Valky said:
> How quickly did we dismiss Percys 'quiet' affair with Penelope.
> Why did he hide it at first? <snip>
> Janet:
> I have three words for you: Fred and George.
>
Valky:
Of course, Fred and George would have factored into the equation.
That's entirely true, but he's *hiding* it, dramatically... Locked
in his room all summer, won't let Ginny tell anyone... *swore* her
to secrecy.... It just doesn't seem to fit that he regards F&G's
taunts *that* highly. Sorry, it just doesn't make sense that he
would be so completely secretive to avoid a bit of ribbing, that
would likely pass in time.
> Valky earlier:
> I can imagine a scenario where he was worried, afraid that he
> might let his Mum down <snip> [but] she set him straight
> <snip> and *totally* supported him in it, hang the consequences.
Janet:
> Never mind Molly, or the fact that Penelope was Muggle-born (and I
agree that Molly wouldn't care, and don't think Percy would even
*think* she would care).
Valky:
Oh we are *definitely* on different wavelengths here.
Contrarily, I think COS points out repeatedly that Molly's opinion
matters *most* to Percy of all things.
COS (to Ron caught leaving the Girls Bathroom)
"Get - away - from - there -" Perry said, striding toward them and
starting to bustle them along, flapping his arms. "Don't you care
what this looks like? ....."
This is an echo of Molly, if ever I saw one. And what about counting
the times Percy insist he will write to Mother if the siblings don't
behave properly.. I counted thrice before Halloween, and it
continued throughout the year..
Clearly, to me at least, the opinion that Percy holds in highest
regard here is his mother's, and the reputation of his family is
definitely on his mind throughout the entire year.
The only other Weasley so deeply affected by family reputation in
canon is Molly (plus a little bit of Ron), so I think Percy would
*definitely* care what his mother thought of his girlfriend.
The fact that Penelope is muggle-born lends from there to a lot of
speculation about Molly.
Valky
Percy was keeping his affair quiet to avoid the amount of
> aggravation he would get from his siblings, and Fred and George in
> particular. Even real-life families can be obnoxious about their
siblings'
> love lives (says the oldest of four children), and it is clear
from the
> expressions on the twins' faces when they finally find out about
Percy and
> Penelope that they intend to take full advantage of the situation.
>
>
> Janet Anderson
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