ah the mysteries

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 149932

Olivier:
> And there you have it. ESE!Arthur in full-fledged form.  
> Alternatively, you can read the books again and (re-)discover that  
> Arthur is a fond father a loving husband, a bit on the eccentric side  
> maybe, and that Lupin is a sympathetic man who never managed to  
> discipline his friends at school because they were the first persons  
> he ever had a good times with.
>

Pippin:
Not quite full-fledged...you've neglected to give Arthur a motive
for all this. I'm sure you've thought of one, though <g>

You can read the books and make plausible cases for
 Harry/Hermione or even Harry/Luna...but that doesn't make the hints for
Harry/Ginny go away. Or you can say, as people did,  that seventeen 
is much too young to be involved in a serious relationship and 
JKR would do terrible harm to the cause of preventing teen marriages 
if she showed one that worked. Gosh, it must be JKR's duty as a 
socially responsible author to have Arthur and Molly's marriage fail<g>--
or maybe she has different ideas on how to encourage social 
responsibility in teenagers.

Just like she might have a different idea than some people on 
how to combat prejudice.

IMO, it'd be a bit naive, or else highly insulting to werewolves, to say that 
a sympathetic kind clever man wouldn't revolt against being a second-class 
citizen because  he once had wonderful friends.  Tell you what, I'll give you 
three wonderful friends to spend your childhood with,
if you'll surrender your civil rights to people who hate you...any takers? 

It's also a bit naive, or else highly insulting to werewolves, to say that 
people hate them because  they haven't met any decent ones. I don't 
think JKR is going there.

Pippin