OOTP observations

[amiabledorsai]

No: HPFGUIDX 132609

Sherry Gomes:
> First  of all, what was with Molly at Grimauld place?   ...Was she
that jealous of the bond between Harry and Sirius?

>Sirius.  I know we debate this regularly on the list, but reading OOTP
immediately after reading GOF and POA before that, I am convinced
something not quite right was happening with Sirius during OOTP. 

Amiable Dorsai:

Molly was near the end of her rope, I think.  She's lost weight (from
stress, presumably) and she can't even handle a boggart.  Her reaction
to the boggart, tells the tale: she's terrified that some or all of
her family are going to die--to her credit, she includes Harry and
Hermione in her fears.

I think jealousy may play a part in her feelings about Sirius, but I'm
also sure there's more than that.  Sirius, after all, broke her
youngest son's leg once.  His actions could have led to Ron's being
bitten by a werewolf or Kissed by a Dementor.

And now Voldemort, the bastard who killed her brothers, is back.  She
knows her sons, she knows Harry, and she knows they'll be in the thick
of it if they can.  She wants to protect her children, she desperately
wants to keep them out of it...

And there's Sirius, egging them on.

And I think she shared your feeling that there was something not quite
right about Sirius.

Amiable Dorsai