Fleur and the Weasley women

[ericoppen]

No: HPFGUIDX 152371

While I agree that Fleur Delacour could have been a lot more polite 
when we saw her _chez_ Weasley, I think there'd have been a lot of 
friction even if she was as sweet as could be and the second coming of 
Melanie Wilkes (from _Gone with the Wind._)

Molly Weasley is used to being _the_ Alpha Female in that little pack, 
and does not care much for competition.  And Fleur, being part-veela, 
can't help but make guys go slightly gaga, which had to irritate Molly 
(and Ginny).

I shouldn't be a bit surprised to find out that part-veela women often 
have a lot of trouble getting along with "normal" magical women, 
merely because their "attraction" creates a great deal of resentment 
among the more normal witches.  They'd see it as unfair competition, 
and would resent the part-veela no matter what she did.