witches of the world (was: Lavender vs Hermione)

[horridporrid03]

No: HPFGUIDX 160500

> >>Betsy Hp:
> > <snip>
> > However... One thing that isn't fair is that we've not seen Molly
> > dealing with a child in actual danger.
> > <snip>
> > 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:
> Actually, Molly Weasley has seen many of her family members in 
> immediate danger.
> <snip of examples>

Betsy Hp:
Well, yes the Weasley family members have faced danger, but Molly 
generally finds out about it after the fact.  She's never in a 
position to help.  So we really *haven't* seen Molly face a crisis 
that she needs to solve on her own.

> >>ibchawz:
> 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.

Betsy Hp:
But... Molly's always in a weepy heap when she finds out about these 
things, isn't she?  She doesn't do anything to help solve the 
issues, in fact she often just causes a bit of a scene by yelling at 
the person who scared her.  So yeah, nothing in there for me to look 
at and admire. 

> >>ibchawz:
> Unless, of course, the "plenty of other reasons for me to dislike 
> Molly" have already influenced your judgement to a point of no     
> return.

Betsy Hp:
I will admit that my dislike of Molly will be pretty hard to 
overcome.  Actually, I was rather proud of myself for recognizing 
that Molly really hasn't had a chance to shine, and that therefore I 
couldn't fairly judge her crisis handling abilities. <g>  But yeah, 
she's going to have to do something fairly kick-ass to win me over.

Betsy Hp