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

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> 
> >>Naama:  

> >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.
> 

>From what we've seen, Molly's attitude towards Muggles is the 
prevalent, normal one in the WW (which we see in McGonagall's 
description of the Dursleys in the beginning of PS, for instance). 
It's kind of the premise of the books and the way *JKR* uses the 
term. Muggles are clueless, magic-less, afraid of the different. The 
divide between Muggles and wizards is unambigous and unproblematic. 

The thing that JKR portrays as problematic is the attitude to 
Muggleborns. It may seem psychologically sound that if you look down 
on Muggles (as the entire WW does), you would look down on 
Muggleborns too. However, that is not the case in the Potterverse. 
Some do that and some don't. Those who do are both wrong and evil. 

Basically what I've tried to say is that, yes, Molly shows the normal 
condescending attitude to Muggles, but that doesn't necessarily imply 
(in the Potterverse) that this "taints" her view of Muggleborns. 

So, I repeat: There is no indication whatsoever that Molly harbours 
anti-Muggleborn feelings or attitudes. Therefore, her reaction to the 
Skeeter article can be explained (if such an explanation is even 
necessary) via any number of factors, without Hermione being a 
Muggleborn having any priority over the others.


Naama