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

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>>Magda: 
>Yes, but the question is: why was Molly so willing to believe that 
the Hermione that she knew was this heartless jade that Skeeter 
described?<

>>Naama:  
>Maybe she has a thing against girls with large teeth? Or very smart, 
goody two-shoes girls? Or brown, fuzzy hair? Or girls she suspects 
her son fancies? Could she have murky psychological problems with 
girls who befriend her daughter? Girls who aren't interested in 
Quidditch? 
>Since there's no other indication that Molly entertains anti-
Muggleborn prejudice, all of the above are just as likely. More 
likely, in fact, given Ron's loud and completely unambigous position 
on the subject of Muggleborns.<  

Betsy:
Except of course, that there *is* other indications that Molly 
doesn't fully trust Muggles.  She expresses it by her obvious 
disapproval of her husband's fasination with Muggles, her refusal to 
have Muggle items in her house, her successful efforts to keep her 
children *away* from Muggles (though they live right by a Muggle 
village), and her introductory statement in PS/SS.

There's nothing that suggests Molly hates Muggles or that she doesn't 
think Muggleborn wizards should go to Hogwarts, but there is enough 
to hint that she may be a tad suspicious of Muggles and therefore 
Muggleborns.  And on the other hand, I don't recall Molly ever 
expressing a distaste for brown hair, large teeth, or non-Quidditch 
fans, etc.

Betsy