witches of the world (was: Lavender vs Hermione)

[ibchawz]

No: HPFGUIDX 160467

Betsy Hp:
Hmm, I grant that both scenes showed that each woman loves their
child(ren). But Molly was dealing with a mere possibility and fell
apart. Narcissa had to face up to, and deal with, that fear
becoming real.

However... One thing that isn't fair is that we've not seen Molly
dealing with a child in actual danger. She's not been given an
opportunity to show how she'd handle an honest to goodness crisis.
In many ways Molly is dealing with the more stressful *waiting* for
the crisis to come.

So while Narcissa has had a chance to show her courage, poor Molly
is left at home clutching her clock. And I won't say that Narcissa
would handle the clock better, or that Molly would deal with an
actual crisis worse. (Or, well, I guess I have, but I recognize
that I'm not being fair when I do so. <g>)

That Narcissa has had her trial gives me something to like in her.
That Molly has not... well, I'm left without a reason. So I guess
in this case it's really apples and oranges. It's not fair for me
to judge Molly until she's had her day. (And there are plenty of
other reasons for me to dislike Molly. <eg>)

ibchawz responds:
Actually, Molly Weasley has seen many of her family members in 
immediate danger.

Ginny was taken into the Chamber of Secrets and the writing on the 
wall indicated that her skeleton would lie there forever.  

In OotP, Arthur was attacked by Nagini and nearly died.  Both Ron 
and Ginny were present and participated in the battle Department of 
Mysteries.

In HBP, Bill was attacked and severely disfigured by Fenrir 
Greyback.  Both Ron and Ginny participated in the battle at Hogwarts.

I would classify these instances as "actual danger".  I'm sure I 
could come up with additional instances if I tried.  Perhaps these 
facts will assist you in your judgement of Molly.  Unless, of 
course, the "plenty of other reasons for me to dislike Molly" have 
already influenced your judgement to a point of no return.

ibchawz