Dating Muggleborns(was: Where does it say that Molly is a pureblood fanatic

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>>Valky said:
>OOOOH good canon Betsy. How quickly did we dismiss Percys 'quiet' 
affair with Penelope. Why did he hide it at first? Was he worried 
about whether others approved of him dating a Muggleborn girl?
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>I can imagine a scenario where he was worried, afraid that he might 
let his Mum down by giving *them* something else to smear her with... 
Then he talked to her about it, and she set him straight about love, 
and *totally* supported him in it, hang the consequences.
>Awwww..<

>>Janet Anderson: 
>I have three words for you:  Fred and George.<

Betsy:
I can buy the idea that Percy is protecting himself from Fred and 
George.  He's probably protecting Penelope, too.  (I can just imagine 
the kinds of pranks the twins would get up to, and I can also imagine 
Penelope being less than amused.)  I don't think there's any clear 
cut examples in canon that shows exactly what Molly thinks of her 
sons dating Muggleborns.  (If Bill marries Fleur, the half-breed, as 
has been predicted, that may give us a better idea of Molly's views 
on blood purity.)  Though Molly's acceptance of Hermione as the 
heartless Muggleborn slut in GoF does suggest she's got certain 
suspicions.  And if Percy picked up on Molly's lack of comfort with 
Muggles and Muggle-borns, he might be nervous about bringing Penelope 
over for dinner.  And I agree with Valky that Percy would be *highly* 
aware of his mother's views.  

However, I don't know if Molly's bias (or fear of peer disapproval) 
would translate to frowning on Percy dating a Muggleborn witch.  I 
could see it appearing more on how Penelope ran her household or 
raised her kids, if she and Percy got married.  Molly as overbearing 
mother-in-law is very easy for me to see.  Though again, canon is not 
clear on this point, and I don't know if it ever will be.  (If Ron 
starts dating Hermione, it will be interesting to see Molly's 
reactions.) 

Betsy