#anti molly weasley

[thecarnivorousmuffinmeta]

How similar in temperament are your versions of Molly and Hermione? I can't help but wonder if they would be thick as thieves or Dire Enemies if they were contemporaries

Thoughts on Hermione

Thoughts on Molly

Oh, Hermione's a thousand times worse than Molly. Molly's the normal amount of judgement and spite you expect from a person. Yeah, she's not as nice as Harry thinks she is, but she's relatively normal. Hermione will cut your face.

As for whether they'd get along or not...

It depends.

In canon they get along fairly well but do have their moments of friction. Namely, in fourth year, Molly believes that Hermione's a gold digger because of the Rita Skeeter articles and that she's after Harry and Viktor and who knows who else. Now, they got over it, we discover Rita's a fraud, Hermione shuts Rita up, and Molly moves on to hating Fleur instead and thinks Hermione's just wonderful for Ron.

But they're both extremely judgemental and it's not so much about who the other is as a person but their veneer.

Hermione hates Lavendar and Parvati, and true part of it is their treatment of her, but a large part of it is that she views them as silly girls obsessed with makeup and boys. Hermione despises the very idea of them.

Molly, for her own part, likes girls next door who are pretty enough but not bombshells (e.g. Fleur) who know their place and have the humble virtues that she approves of.

It works out because they're at the ages they're at. Molly is so "mother" that Hermione doesn't think about the fact that she's raising these seven children, has no career, and has a very affectionate relationship with Arthur and is interested in things like household charms. She's Hermiones surrogate mother, not her peer. Hermione, in turn, is a bright young woman, Ron's close friend, and easily becomes a sort of Percy-like (but without all the betrayal) daughter for Molly.

I think they'd hate each other if they were the same age.

Hermione would think Molly is dumb, unambitious, too focused on boys and her future as a house wife while Molly would think Hermione's snobby, uppity, and weirdly focused on employment.

[carevixe]

Maturing is realizing that Molly Weasley was not a good mother to her children. Conditional love is not actually love (EX: Percy, the twins, etc) and unless they conformed to her ideas of what they should do, they were harassed or neglected. (EX: all of her children). I loved her in the first books, but the older I get the more I recognize that she’s toxic.

[expectopatronum81]

I honestly hate the fact that it was molly Weasley who killed Bellatrix. Its just SO impossible. I get that it only happened coz Bellatrix was arrogant and underestimated her opponent, and taunted molly about fred, but it doesn't make sense and neither is it satisfactory. The only part I like about it is 'Not my daughter u bitch'... but overall I hate that it was used to show that motherly love triumphs over possessive love

In the same battle, Remus dies at the hands of dolohov as he had been inactive for a few months and performed more protective spells, compared to dolohov who was very battle hardened by tht point. But the same logic doesn't apply to molly, who was also in hiding at the time, and who's been inactive her entire life (in a battle sense) before ootp? Bellatrix was trained by voldemort himself. She's the most hardcore death eater there. She was able to throw Kingsley (guy who could duel 2 DEs at once) off after only a few minutes, could block Dumbledore's spell, took down 4/5 snatchers on her own, can literally throw a knife quick enough to hit a disaparating house elf, has experience from the first war too, and is just batshit crazy overall (I m not including killing Sirius coz he died due to his recklessness, also not including azkaban coz it doesn't affect DEs the way it affects normal ppl). We get zero evidence of Molly being powerful during the series. We never see her duel even once. We r nt told anything about any capabilities of hers or if she had any inclination towards fields lyk this before she settled down to have a family. It would be more believable (not convincing imo but at least better than what we have) if we had a single indicator of any power she might possess but we just don't get anything.

The author just wanted to convey the overall message tht housewives and mothers can be just as skillful, which is a good thing overall but idk how much tht works in a battlefield. Also wanting to prove a point doesn't exempt u from having to give some evidence to support it, otherwise it just invalidates and weakens the message conveyed.

Idk, i just wish that scene was written more realistically and gave a more satisfactory ending to Bellatrix after everything she's done

[hchollym]

How do you feel about the 'locking Percy into a pyramid' "prank"? I dunno why, but that specific one has always pissed me off.

I recently saw a post on Screen Rant listing 5 of Fred and George's pranks that were funny & 5 that were cruel, and they listed shutting Percy in a pyramid as funny... I almost screamed. 😡

It's definitely crossing the line. I don't care if Percy could have used magic to escape (which is debatable) or if the twins wouldn't have left him in there for long (which I doubt anyway); it's still wrong.

Bill's entire job is breaking curses at these pyramids; ergo, the pyramids are dangerous. Even if they've checked that this specific pyramid was safe, you never know for sure. There could have been dormant curses that became active in an enclosed space (i.e. when the door was shut) that could have effected Percy.

Not to mention that there could have been spells to prevent the use of certain magic in the pyramids, so Percy may not have been able to get out. He could have run out of oxygen or a part of the ceiling could have collapsed from suddenly closing the door (that's not supposed to be closed), and Percy could have been seriously injured.

I also don't think they would have gotten him out quickly. I fully believe they would have left him there and made some excuse to their family that he went back to the room to study for NEWTs (which his family likely would have believed).

Plus, it would have been terrifying for anyone to be locked in a pyramid, and causing genuine fear is not what I would consider a funny joke.

That being said, I don't actually think the twins intended to hurt Percy or put him in danger (just to be clear, that still does not make it okay). This is an unpopular opinion, and I know it sounds strange, but hear me out: I think the twins literally have no concept of cause & effect.

They don't seem to recognize that behavior = consequences (I don't mean consequences as in a punishment; I mean the consequences to other people that are effected). They compartmentalize their actions as being one-and-done jokes that don't have any lasting effects, and part of that is because they are incapable of taking responsibility. They know it's not fun to get in trouble, but it's never their fault when it happens; it's Percy's for being too dramatic or Ron's for being too sensitive, etc.

I headcanon that Fred & George both have ADHD (though Fred's is slightly more severe), because they have many characteristics of it (and ones that I see commonly in my students). That is not to say that all people with ADHD act this way, but it can certainly be a symptom of it. Since people with ADHD struggle with executive functioning skills, this can manifest in ways such as having trouble connecting "right now" to the future or having difficulty understanding why they hurt somebody's feelings.

This has been a pattern with Fred & George, even at a very young age (i.e. when they turned Ron's teddy bear into a giant spider), and that's why I tend to think that they have ADHD, and unfortunately, some of their traits were exacerbated by Molly & Arthur's parenting. Molly & Arthur were never consistent with them; sometimes they were punished for behavior (by Molly), but other times they were rewarded with positive feedback such as laughter (by Arthur). When children aren't held accountable for their actions consistently, it makes it very difficult to create a connection between actions, consequences, and remorse. This becomes an even bigger problem when the child is not neurotypical.

Anyway, this turned into a bit of a rant (sorry), but the point is, this "joke" was completely out of line, regardless of their motives.

Thanks for the ask! 😊

[femmedefandom]

so aside from Bill and Charlie, I don’t actually like any of the Weasleys (talking book canon, not fanon or movies). most share a naive binary « you’re with me or against me » mentality in which they are always in the right/have the moral high ground and can be prejudiced or outright cruel to those who oppose it. from major ideological disputes to differing opinions and interests, if you don’t agree, then you’re not worth their time or affection. or they’re just not wonderful people.

Arthur: this is a man who is so grossly incompetent that after years working in an office specializing in muggle artifacts, he still has no idea how muggle life works or even how to pronounce basic words. treats muggles like fascinating creatures to be studied, not humans, despite having vague ideologies about supporting their existence. operates as a supporting act to his wife, not as a united front. had more children than he can afford to support on his salary. raised those children to believe all Slytherin are evil.

Molly: majorly judgmental and passive aggressive woman who wields her love and approval like a bait and switch for her children. so smothering that every single one of her adult children got out ASAP. claimed a literal 14/15 year girl was a harlot based off rumors and completely discarding years of friendly relations. despised her first son’s fiancée for having the audacity to be beautiful, French, and disagree with her opinions. cut all contact with Percy when he joined the ranks of the ministry/not wanting to die for Dumbledore’s cause that seemed under manned and outmatched, despite him giving no indication that he was involved with DE. had too many children to give appropriate attention, care, and support to, leaving them to feel neglected and not worthy.

Percy: stuck up snob yes, but I don’t think his ambition is necessarily a bad thing considering he grew up without a lot and wants différent for himself. What he is is sort of tunnel minded in thinking that just because he doesn’t outright support DE, that his work in the clearly corrupt ministry was doing any good. Following the law is right in theory but not all laws are fair. He swung too far in the other direction when he could have used his position to warn people about policies set up to hurt them.

Fred & George: for those who like them, they’re wonderful and brilliant pranksters down for a good time any time. But they turned their brother’s teddy bear into a spider in his arms giving him lifelong trauma. Relentlessly terrorized Percy in the name of a joke (that he was the butt of and never enjoyed). stuck that Slytherin kid Montague in such a life threatening situation that he had to risk untested apparition to get out and survive and laughed about it. Boo-d literal children who got sorted into Slytherin and set the tone that a sorting out of their control was enough reason to be mocked and degraded.

Ron: wants everything but doesn’t work to get it. He complains when he’s not the best but you don’t see his efforts to improve. Loves being Harry’s friend but hates being « Harry Potter’s » friend and takes that frustration out on him. Always willing to assign everyone the worst motivations from outsiders like Viktor to any Slytherin to his best friends Harry and Hermione. He’s just really petty.

Ginny: has a celebrity crush on a kid at age 10 and holds onto that for years despite very limited interaction with the person in question, which is super creepy. like her mother, she hates on Fleur for having the audacity to be beautiful, French, and receive Bill’s love (apparently it is also her fault that guys in general are smitten with her). we’re told she received support and advice from Hermione about Harry and then when Hermione expressed concern that Harry didn’t agree with, Ginny immediately cut her down and invalidated that. not too much to go off with Ginny but with the little I read it’s not good.

[moonlightdancer26]

What know what other character I love who gets paid dust? Fleur frickin Delacour. My girl was a Triwizard champion and a war hero. She was an extremely talented witch and a very smart (BILINGUAL!!!) person, not to mention badass and tough as nails, and yet other characters treat her like some kind of floozy. Ginny and Molly are allowed to antagonize and make fun of her with zero consequences, and the text validates it. What is it about Fleur that makes her so awful in their eyes? That she’s French? That she’s quarter Veela? That she’s pretty? That Bill is marrying her and not some demure English girl his parents picked out for him? Like the twins do with Percy, they constantly antagonize her and then act like SHE’S the terrible one when she defends herself. My girl put up with being objectified her entire life. Pay her some respect.

I CAN’T EVEN EXPLAIN HOW MUCH I LOVE FLEUR

She literally deserves the world. She wasn’t even from Britain, yet she permanently moved there for Bill and was still getting accustomed to learning English. She also quite literally had NOTHING to do with the war besides Bill. She could’ve fled, but willingly stays and risked her life for the man she loved. She may have been “aRrOgAnT” (are people not allowed to complain about things they aren’t used to??) but she was also brave, loving, kind, strong, loyal, and protective. Molly was a grown ass woman and should’ve given Fleur more recognition for moving countries and making an effort to form a good relationship with Bill’s family. She should have also scolded Mione and Ginny whenever they’d mock her. She also tried to pair Bill up with Dora despite the fact that both of them were in love with someone else. And shouldn’t she have made an effort to be nice to Fleur? Bill clearly loved her, did Molly not trust her own son’s judgement?

If Fleur had not been a traditionally feminine French woman, I’m sure as hell they wouldn’t have antagonised her.

And, like you said, she was literally objectified by everyone all her life. That dinner scene in the Yule Ball where Roger Davis literally wasn’t listening to a word she said, like holy shit imagine that kind of shit happening to you everyday. And the phrase “Just look at her! She was asking for it!” must’ve been used on her a billion times, it’s literally so gross I feel so bad for my girl. She deserves all the respect

Also I was writing my tags and my sister asked me why I was so invested 💀 I’m out rn but I still wanted to answer this

[hp-debates-ramblings]

Couldn't reblog dunno why

This is Reason #6 of why I don't like Molly

Who is a great character; but I don't seem to like 'Great characters' for some reason.

[cubeapples]

i still think one of the worst things to happen in DH was molly killing bellatrix. it was literally just wistful thinking and bad writing on JK’s part.

[thereisnolumos]

I think Fred and George are like my favorite of the Weasleys that we see the most of. Percy isn't so bad either. I get why Percy does what he does. I feel bad for Harry, but I get Percy. I love Fred and George cause they so funny, and plus I feel like they have a secret soft spot for Harry. Like they treat him like a little brother but more gently cause they're aware of the trauma and abuse he's going through. When Fred died I cried. It was so horrible in the books.

Fred and George are the best. They’re caring with a random clearly neglected boy they just met on the train, and yet they’re vengeful when they believe it’s justified and sometimes downright scary. They’re complex and flawed and fucking awesome. The only thing I have a problem with regarding them is that JKR didn’t bother to write them as separate characters with their own personality traits. And I HATED the way Molly treated them, constantly diminishing and berating their dreams and interests. But I hate how she treats all of her children really

I actually like all Weasley brothers, except Ron. It’s such a good example of supporting characters being written better than the main one. Each brother is unique, and complex. I love the subtle rebellions against their parents (especially Molly) of Bill and Charlie as soon as they got to “fly out of the nest”. I actually relate to it a lot, wanting to be your own person and getting freed from your family’s control, but not wanting to remove them from your life. In my situation we found the common ground much better than they managed to, but anyway.

I looove Percy and I wish his character had been explored more. I do understand his position completely, after witnessing Dumbledore’s incompetence at least three years in a row (and we have no idea what was going on in Hogwarts before Harry went there) I too would’ve been flabbergasted with the blind faith my parents gave in him. Him hating on Harry was horrible, I would imagine him sticking more to “Harry is being manipulated by Dumbledore” rhetoric, than outright hating on a CHILD, but well, JKR needed a conflict and I can understand him going too far and extreme with going against Dumbledore and everything and everyone connected to him. Also, Percy was THE ONLY ONE, out of four brothers currently in Hogwarts, to notice that something is wrong with Ginny in CoS. He loves his siblings a lot, especially the little ones. His letter to Ron was his way of carrying for him and trying to protect him from what he at that moment believed to be a great danger (and I really can’t blame him for distrusting Albus-children are the best soldiers-Dumbledore)

Fred’s death was one of the most hurtful to me, I cried a lot. Out of all the Weasleys she HAD to kill him off??? Ronald was RIGHT THERE! The hero’s bestie and all that. If she wanted the unfairness of war and all that, Percy’s death would be much more dramatic. He just reunited with his family after years of separation only to be ripped right away. He could’ve die protecting one of his siblings… that would’ve made more sense. Fred’s death was just… bad and pointless. He didn’t even die from a spell in a duel or smth. The fucking wall fell in him.

[niconeekokneecaps]

So I see you're anti Molly Weasley (I admire your bravery), and can I please go off on something about her that I hate with a burning passion of a 1000 suns?

It's when she makes a dig at Sirius for *checks notes* not being in Harry's life because he was falsely convicted of murdering Harry's parents and sentenced to Azkaban without a trial. Even back when I was a fan of her, I was honestly appalled by that.

And then she's over here trying to gatekeep and prevent him from actually having a relationship with Harry, it just pisses me off so much. In general, she pisses me off.

I’m sorry this took me a while to respond because I’ve been busy with college. Thanks for the ask as well. :)

But this is one of the main reasons I don’t like Molly Weasley. There are a few other reasons (like how she treats Ron & the twins), but this is one of the biggest because that wasn’t 100% Sirius’s fault that he wasn’t in Harry’s life.

Sirius had just lost his best friend and another close friend (James & Lily) and would’ve been, understandably, devastated at more than likely not thinking straight at the time. And that is paired with the betrayal of Pettigrew being the traitor that sold them out in the first place.

Not to mention, the fact that he never got a trial and Harry was placed with the Dursleys by Dumbledore and even after the events of POA, Dumbledore didn’t even attempt to get Sirius a proper trial to give him a chance at freedom and the ability to be in Harry’s life.

All of that lead to being stuck in his childhood house, in which he suffered heavily and being around Kreacher and his mother’s portrait day after day with everyone telling him to stay inside. That had to heavily affected him, having to live around that again.

However, despite all of this, Sirius tries to be there for Harry, even if he is slightly misguided in what he thinks Harry needs, or what he thinks Harry should do (eg. sneaking out to Hogsmeade to meet in OOTP). Sirius still clearly had that love for Harry, which Harry wants and Sirius is happy to give.

[thecarnivorousmuffinmeta]

would they get along if Hermione was Molly's age and Molly was Hermione's age? In some ageswap au where Molly is somehow marrying into Hermione's family or something?

Would Hermione and Molly be friends if they were the same age?

Honestly? No, probably not.

First, I'm not sure Hermione would be married. It's possible. But on the other hand, without Ron being such a fixture in her life and if there was no obvious choice then it's possible Hermione would pursue a career rather than get married and have children.

If she did...

I can only imagine we'd have the same problem as the other post. Hermione would be judging Molly of being worthy of her child or not and Molly lacks ambition, seemingly lacks intelligence at least compared to Hermione (whether this is true or not is up in the air), and just wouldn't be what Hermione would approve of at all.

Molly, for her own part, would likely be very offended by this career woman overbearing mother who doesn't approve of her.

[mirrorofliterature]

as much as I dislike molly, arthur is equally to fault, equally to blame.

good parenting is a coordinated dance, and molly and arthur... are not in sync, they constantly undermine each other, and I just.

hm, thoughts.

[whatohitsonfirewelp]

Daily reminder that Severus Snape isn’t a good person and Molly Weasley isn’t a good parent

[hchollym]

Hello! So, this might seem like a weird ask. The whole thing is based on the canon world, that is wizards and stuff. Everything that's going on in the books is still happening! I just don't want you to confuse this with a Muggle/No magic AU.

My question is, if Percy—for some random reason please suspend your disbelief here—decided to become an EMT in the muggle world (without using magic that is), how would his family react to it?

Again, the things that happen in the books are still happening, the only thing is that Percy's decided to go into muggle EMT instead of the Ministry.

Like, would they be kinda mad because Percy is putting muggle stuff/outside stuff over the war they're fighting?

Or would they be much more understanding? Maybe think Percy's cooler? Ngl, I'm asking you this for the sake of my daydreams.

Sorry for taking so long to respond! 🙁

Oh wow! That is a very unique idea/question! 😄

Do you mean that Percy became an EMT right after Hogwarts (instead of working for Barty Crouch)?

That would be super interesting!

Hmm... 🤔 You know, I surprisingly don't think most of them would react badly.

Arthur

Arthur is obsessed with muggles. However, he does not seem to see them as equals. In his mind, muggles are poor fools that need to be protected. It's less like fighting for racial equality and more like people fighting for animal rights.

In Book 2, he states:

“Just Muggle-baiting,” sighed Mr. Weasley. “Sell them a key that keeps shrinking to nothing so they can never find it when they need it.. Of course, it’s very hard to convict anyone because no Muggle would admit their key keeps shrinking — they’ll insist they just keep losing it. Bless them, they’ll go to any lengths to ignore magic, even if it’s staring them in the face…"

Then in Book 4, when Fred gives Dudley Ton-Tongue Toffee, he says:

“It isn’t funny!” Mr. Weasley shouted. “That sort of behavior seriously undermines wizard–Muggle relations! I spend half my life campaigning against the mistreatment of Muggles, and my own sons —”

So he probably doesn't think Percy is making a good decision to actually work in the muggle world, but I don't think he gets too upset about it either. If anything, he may see this as an opportunity for him to learn more about a topic that he clearly enjoys, and it could potentially help his cause by having proof (from Percy's testimony) that muggles deserve to be treated fairly.

Molly

I definitely think Molly reacts the worst out of everyone. She doesn't hate muggles, but she certainly isn't overly fond of them either.

She definitely dislikes Arthur's obsession with them (though in her defense, that probably has more to do with him wasting money on it/focusing on it instead of helping her with the kids/house).

In Book 4, Arthur says,

“Ah yes, I can see the plugs. I collect plugs,” he added to Uncle Vernon. “And batteries. Got a very large collection of batteries. My wife thinks I’m mad, but there you are.”

Also, what's even more telling is that in Book 1, when the Weasleys are at King's Cross Station, Harry overhears her say:

"-- packed with Muggles, of course --"

I know that JKR included this line so that Harry could identify another wizarding family, but she should have used something else (like Platform 9 ¾) instead, because they are literally in a muggle train station, so the comment seems unnecessary and rude. Think about if you went to Chinatown and said "packed with Chinese people, of course."

Plus, Molly wants all of her children to work at the Ministry of Magic. This is a comment in Book 4 (about the twins):

“And then there was this big row,” Ginny said, “because Mum wants them to go into the Ministry of Magic like Dad, and they told her all they want to do is open a joke shop.”

This is the same instance where she literally burned all of their order forms. She seems to have (sort of) accepted Bill & Charlie's choices, as well as Fred & George's joke shop (after they make a lot of money), but Percy is the child that she expected to go into the Ministry the most.

There would definitely be a massive row with her.

Fred & George

They likely wouldn't care much, because they clearly don't mind muggles either. In Book 4, after they gave Dudley the Ton-Tongue Toffee and Arthur yells at them, they say:

“We didn’t give it to him because he’s a Muggle!” said Fred indignantly. “No, we gave it to him because he’s a great bullying git,” said George. “Isn’t he, Harry?”

If anything, I think they love that Percy is now the family "disappointment" because they've spent so long getting yelled at by Molly that this is a nice change of pace. Plus, it takes the pressure off them. Even if they open a joke shop in the wizarding world, Molly still won't be as angry with them as she is with Percy.

Suddenly "Perfect Percy" isn't so perfect anymore, and it probably (ironically) improves their relationship.

Bill, Charlie, Ron, & Ginny

They are probably all rather incredulous about the entire thing and think Percy is mental for not wanting to work in the wizarding world (and Hermione encourages this idea because she clearly wants nothing to do with the muggle world anymore), but I really don't think they treat him badly over it.

They probably just think he's finally cracked under all the pressure he puts on himself, and if this gets him to loosen up, then it's not all bad.

I do think Charlie & Ginny would find it a little cool though, and they're both more likely to actually talk to Percy about his new life, whereas Bill & Ron will probably avoid the topic altogether.

Other Thoughts

One of the most interesting parts about this AU is that is has the potential to drastically change the story. If Percy doesn't work for Barty Crouch, then chances are, whoever is in his position doesn't do as good of a job running the department on their own, so people figure out something is wrong with Mr. Crouch much sooner.

Once that happens, they (i.e. Dumbledore) may very well be able to put the pieces together about Barty Crouch Jr., and then his plan fails, Harry never goes to the graveyard, Cedric never dies, and Voldemort never officially returns in a body. So is the war even going on anymore? Possibly not for a few more years while Voldemort tries to capture Harry!

Even if the war continues in the exact same way as canon, I think Percy's job in the muggle world could actually be beneficial. He could be there to prevent some of the damage & protect the muggles, and he could help muggleborns & their families escape through the muggle world in a way that wouldn't be traced back to them.

There's a lot of potential there for a great fanfic! 😉

Thanks for the ask! 😊

[expectopatronum81]

-JK Rowling's original draft for the Battle of the Department of Mysteries.

IN TEXT:

"Harry runs for it with prophecy but Sirius is in trouble - goes back - chucks away the prophecy -Sirius chooses death rather than the Dementor - snake there - Voldemort comes"

Personally, I wish this had made it to the books.

In the book though, Sirius's arrogance and underestimation of his opponent in his last moments are supposed to parallel Bellatrix's last words as well, hence showing the distinct similarity between the 2 cousins fighting on diametrically opposite sides.

What does this prove anyways? That Sirius was arrogant? Ofc he was, we see examples of this throughout the 5th book. Plus this in NO WAY compares to the type of arrogance Bellatrix exhibits. She takes pleasure in Molly's grieving of Fred and taunts her asking what her children would do without their mother.

Sirius does have a dark malicious streak, yes, but it still doesn't compare to the way Bellatrix takes pleasure in the torture of her victims.

On the other hand, if Sirius's death had been written the way it is here, it would show a facet of his character. Throughout the books, Sirius tries to pretend as if everything is perfectly normal. When he isn't able to keep up the act, he locks himself away from the world by staying in Buckbeak's room for hours, indulges in drinking, and is affected by the smallest of remarks. Nobody shows him any compassion except Harry, who never shows it out though( poor boy's never learned how to). Mrs. Weasley calls his depressive isolation 'fits of sullens', and literally flings his deepest regret to his face over a simple argument concerning Harry. Dumbledore insists he has to stay in the house despite being a personal witness to all this.

Showing Sirius choosing death rather than trying to fight off the dementors( something he claims would enjoy: “Personally, I’d have welcomed a dementor attack. A deadly struggle for my soul would have broken the monotony nicely") would have really shown the depth to which he struggled during those 12yrs, and just how much he was brushing off his suffering by making that claim. Making him choose death as a means of escape even when Harry's safety hasn't been fully guaranteed at the moment( the thing he cared for the most) would have instilled a deeper understanding of why he acted the way he did in phoenix, and would have ultimately made his death soo much sadder( not lyk we needed that tho 😭 )

[fanfic-lover-girl]

Narcissa is a total queen. My favourite HP mom.