Where does it say that Molly is a pureblood fanatic???
Casey
caseylane at wideopenwest.com
Mon Feb 28 15:54:06 UTC 2005
No: HPFGUIDX 125338
Betsy:
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.
Casey:
I think Molly is like most Wizards, she never really thought about
Muggles because they aren't part of her normal day-to-day life. Once
she married Arthur she would hear about the odd things Muggles did
but, outside of Hogwarts, she probably never had contact with them.
Yes she met the Grangers, but she doesn't really know them. Hermione
did stay at the Burrow, but how much do you really know about a girl
after only seeing her (IIRC) a few weeks during the summer. I doubt
Molly gets long letters saying how great Hermione is from Ron.
I also believe that, like many Wizards, she has a larger than life
view of Harry. He is a young man that lost his parents while saving
the Wizarding world. He kicks every motherly instinct she has into
high gear. Also, since she isn't his parent, she hasn't had to put
up with his back-talk and attitude like a real parent would have,
thus dulling some of that hero polish off. As a result it's very
easy to believe the gossip read in the papers.
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