Molly's "revenge" Re: Requiescat in Pace: Unforgivables

[Charles Walker Jr]

No: HPFGUIDX 174904

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "zanooda2" <zanooda2 at ...> wrote:
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> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "guzuguzu" <guzuguzu@> wrote:
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> > I don't believe it is offensive to assume a housewife does
> > not have the skills of a trained warrior or assassin; nor offensive to
> > assume Molly in particular has no experience dueling or using real
> > violence at all.
> 
> 
> You know, I thought that maybe Bella just underestimated Molly, that's 
> all. She didn't take her seriously, Molly was for Bella just that short 
> and plump housewife, who can only be good at household spells, nothing 
> more :-). Bella didn't consider Molly to be a real threat.
> 
> She changed her attitude halfway through the battle, but she didn't 
> change it enough. She was still laughing and taunting Molly, as if she 
> considered Molly's challenge to be a joke. I think that Sirius is 
> mentioned in this scene not only because his death was about to be 
> avenged, but also because Bellatrix repeated his mistake. Sirius 
> underestimated Bella, and Bella underestimated Molly, IMO.
> 
Charles:
Yep. Bellatrix underestimated Molly because she thought that Molly was
"just a housewife" But not only was this housewife a powerful witch,
she was also a soldier in the Order of the Phoenix. She may not have
been in the order the first time, but her brothers were. She knew what
the order was about and she was a full fledged member. When DD asks
the Weasleys to join in GOF, he doesnt ask Molly, "can I count on
Arthur?" He asks, "Can I count on *you* and Arthur."

Even though the OotP is an underground resistance type of organization
does not mean that their members are any less formidable. Look at the
French resistance in WWII. How many housewives and clerks and typists,
what have you decided to pledge their lives to get the Nazis out of
their country. Would you laugh at them? Is a bullet from them any less
deadly from any SS man? Nope. A mother whose family is threatened is a
force to be reckoned with.

Just ask the remains of someone who messes with the cubs of a mama bear. 

Charles, damn proud of Molly and her defeat of Bella.