What people are on about? Imaging raising 6 boys and staying sane. She did a great job.

There were a few things regarding Mrs Weasley’s parenting that went over my head as a kid but I really appreciate now that I’m rereading as an adult: -at King’s Cross, when she found out that the young boy who had asked for directions was the famous Harry Potter, she immediately told her kids not to gawk at him. She realized he must feel overwhelmed and just wants to be treated like a normal kid, not like a celebrity or a museum piece -even though we had spent a dozen chapters getting to know Harry, Mrs Weasley barely met him, and yet she didn’t hesitate to send him a hand knit sweater and snacks when Ron told her that Harry wasn’t expecting to get anything for Christmas -the “not my daughter you b****” scene I just assumed was rage at her daughter nearly getting killed, but now I realize it was more than that. Her brothers died in the first war. Her eldest son was permanently disfigured just a year ago. One twin son lost an ear and the other died. Her adopted son was (as far as she knew) dead. Now the killing curse missed her one and only daughter by a hair. No WONDER she was angry

"Tax the Malfoys they do not need all those peacocks" 😂😂😂❤

People calling Molly a bad mother probably raised a Dudley…

I have never heard this POV before. I always thought she just treated Harry like an adopted son, and treated her own kids like her own kids. i.e. they were all loved as individuals.

I'm one of 6 kids with mostly brothers, so I vibe a lot with the Wealsleys. We haven't had a Percy situation yet, but Molly really is a lot like my mom. She did the best she could with what she had. I feel like Molly was written really realistically, with all the complexities and faults of a real human mother, but also she can do magic.

Honestly my biggest issue with Molly was when she believed the slander Rita Skeeter wrote about Hermione and then starts to treat Hermione different until Harry calles Molly out. I often use this example to illustrate the problem with echo chambers or consuming baised media. Molly knows that Rita Skeeter sensationalizes and out right lies in her writings and yet when she reads what Rita wrote about Harry and Hermione she believes it because it feeds into this tragic, sensitive hero image of Harry that she wants to believe. "He still cries about his parents, bless him". And so she believes the lies about Hermione and starts acting coldly to her, sending her smaller treats than anyone else. It makes Molly very flawed and and real but still i am annoyed with her for falling for it .

Molly arguably loved her children a little too much that she wanted them taking the "respectable" or "safe" paths in life to ensure that all of them would be well off and not having to go through what the family at large did - didn't like the twins taking a risk on the shop without a "decent" path. This was obviously not the best, but to twist that into "Molly is a bad mom" is a mean-spirited take. Molly will be a much-visited, well-remembered mother.

The state of those books hurt my soul

From what I've seen there are people in the fandom who ships harry and voldemort(🤢🤮), think dumbledore is the actual evil mastermind, believe ron was abusive to hermione etc..molly being a bad mother is just another one of these. In a fandom as big as this you're bound to find all sorts of weirdos..but no point in letting them ruin our enjoyment of the books.

Peoples standards for mothers in fiction (and irl too) are insane sometimes lol. They're literally human beings, and therefore obviously flawed. Obviously there are extremes and abusive mothers but people have always been much quicker to point fingers.

0:07 is that a moaning myrtle cosplay with a toilet seat around her head? Peak!

I’m not really that much in the hp fandom anymore and more in the Riordan verse. But honestly how can they say Molly is a *bad mother* when she cares for all her children and try’s to make them the most stable life possible?

My only beef with Molly is how she treated Hermione in the 4th book and falling for clearly untrue gossip but that’s mainly because she was written by someone who is not a girls girl and it shows lol

Do i think Molly was a bad mother? no. Do i agree with all of her desicions? HARD no. I reread the books last year an was suprised by how much less i liked her for her choices, specifically around preparing the kids for the coming war, and sabataging the other adults attempts to inform or train them (seen as early as book 3 where Mr. Weasley has to go behind hher back to tell Harry that there's a presumed serial killer after him. Kinda important information). But it makes her A REALISTIC PERSON who doesn't want her kids to be in danger and is trying to protect them. Even if her way of protection is kinda infantilizing and ignoring the fact that trouble comes to Harry whether he looks for it or not, and he needs to be ready. TLDR: haters have some points? yes. Is thier conclusion right??? NO. No one in this story made 100% good choices, thats what makes them good characters.

Your book is in quite a state. Was it the property of the Half-Blood Prince?

You'd better believe I did a spit take when I saw The title of this video and came in like the Kool-Aid Man with my fists up screaming "WHO TF SAID THAT???"

My one beef with Mrs. Weasley is the way she treated Sirius when he was going through a mental health crisis. But I do think she was a good mother who cared about her children and she was always very sweet to Harry.

There are no perfect mothers, but Molly is about as close as you can get while being realistic

Are these the same “fans” who say Ginny and James drugged Harry and Lilly in order to “steal them away from their real loves” with there being no evidence in any material to support it. Are these the same “fans” that say Ron isn’t good enough for Hermione and she belongs with Harry or Draco one of which views her as sister the other viewing her as sub-human.

I agree… but you gotta admit “NOT MY DAUGHTER YOU B!” Was such a AMAZING FRIGGING LINE🔥🔥🔥🔥

"Omg, there's a bug! *fearful noises*" I have never related to you more. Thank you for the video! I never knew Molly haters existed, to be honest. I always liked Molly when I read the books as a child, and as an adult I appreciate her even more. The way she included Harry in the family (sending him the same knitted sweaters she sent her children, welcoming him into their home in the summer etc) warms my heart.

I've never seen Molly be a bad mom though? What because she yells at her kids when they f around? So what? More parents should be like her When the Horcrux spoke about Ron being the least loved, that wasn't the truth it was his own insecurities being thrown back at him to make him angry and therefore easier to corrupt Yes Molly loves Ginny, but she also loves her other sons and their vastly different personalities Bill- dashing curse breaker Charlie- the muscle that works with dragons Percy- consummate perfectionist aiming to be better that his circumstances Fred and George: The trouble makers Ron: one of the few who gives her grief unless he's with the twins Ginny: her only daughter who felt overshadowed by all of them because she's the only girl And so what if she kept trying for a girl, did she stop the others from living their lives? One breaks curses the other raises dragons, hardly the helicopter mother I can see how he was jealous of Harry especially since Molly immediately began doting on him, but that was because she could see the neglect on his face, And the fame thing wasn't even up to Harry and made it uncomfortable more times than it made him happy But going back to Molly she was not a bad mom, she was the best version of "doing her damn best" with what she had

The watch thing is interesting because Molly went about it the way that was most meaningful to each of them. Ron is frustrated with all of the second hand things that are all that’s available to him but has plenty of family and reminders of family whereas Harry has money where he he’s able to buy new things for himself and doesn’t mind second hand items. For Harry he’s getting an heirloom as another sign of being part of the family and Ron gets a new watch as a sign of importance and being valued.

These criticisms would make sense to come from like, idk, people who have watched a few/all the films once (barely paying attention), or never learned/met a large, poor family. A complete lack of understanding the subtext and just the general message of the parts of the story or even normal human behaviour.

Why does everything need to be something? Molly was awesome!! People need to chill.

I’ve always hated Molly slander. As someone who grew up with an abusive parent, I was ferally jealous of the Weasley kids. Any part taking place at the burrow with Molly and Arthur was like chicken soup for the soul. Chamber of Secrets was my comfort book because I found the loving domesticity of the Weasleys just as enchanting as Harry does. The part where the Weasley kids steal Harry from the Dursleys and whisk him away to the safety of the burrow was my fantasy as a kid. The internet thinks mothers are never allowed to be sassy, sarcastic, or scared, which is what Molly was usually doing during the scenes of her supposedly being a bad mother. Sure, there were scenes where her behavior wasn’t great, but in the context of her life it’s understandable. In a war not very long ago she lost family and friends. She’s scared for her children. And usually for good reason (stealing flying cars, dropping out of school, etc) Not all parents are perfect at expressing their emotions, but it doesn’t make them bad parents. Mothers are still human. If being a good parent means never making mistakes then there are no good parents irl. And let’s be real. If any of the Weasley kids heard you calling Molly a bad mom they’d hex you.

I begrudgingly need the in defense for percy video 😂

Never in my life I have heard “defense of Molly Weasley” until rn. Ppl actually hate her?! That’s crazy. She’s amazing Edit: not my daughter u b-

You mean... Molly wasn't doing everything for Harry so he would marry Ginny (who is a nympho) just to seal Harry's money? Ron wasn't only pretending to be Harry's friend to push him to Ginny (and ride on Harry's coattails)? Molly wasn't using Love Potions to keep her hubby in line, to have Harry marry Ginny, and Hermione marry Ron? And Ron isn't going to end up being a Death Eater? Next you'll be telling me that Dumbledore isn't 'evil' and doing everything 'for the greater good'. --- I feel so lied to by the fandom...

I never thought the Weasleys were POOR, exactly... just that they had a lot of kids in quick succession. In my head canon, Bill and Charlie sent their parents some part of their pay to help out once they left home. Percy was cringe but totally understandable: why are we always wearing mended hand-me-downs, why does everything we own seem worn out and overused (Why does Ron have a hand-me-down wand?? That's not how they work best! Give Ron a decent chance, ffs!)? If only Dad would make an effort to climb the ladder at the Ministry, we could be rolling in Galleons! (Kids always think Mum and Dad have all the money, and they don't know what anything costs or how to budget for a large family.) I would have thought Molly's histrionics were stressful, but she's not malicious, just over the top. "Where HAVE you been?" It's a good question!

Ironically the Malfoy’s inquired all of that wealth from muggles WAY before the statute of secrecy was placed. 😅

Good lord Mikaila, please for the love of all things HP, use a Reparo spell on that poor book!!

I always saw the "thats everyone in the family now" as in everyone who *wanted* to be a prefect became one, all in the family, since Fred and Gorge very much never aspired it.

"sorry for the trauma Fred and George"💀💀 it was one of the best and funniest lines from the series tho(especially George's reply)

Mikaila should really try homemade bookbinding, It would really bring new life to her books

1:24 dont worry my sea of monsters book is exactly like that too.😅 Btw you do make fair points!

I was not that bothered by the state of your books because my own copy of Sorcerer's Stone is only still "alive" by an ungodly amount of tape. 🤣🤣🤣😇😇😇

This feels a bit like a Snape's worst memory thing where people get a little enthusiastic with the read or take things an unreliable narrator says too seriously because of the whole fandom hot take culture that HP was one of the first major cross-media examples of. Twitter retcons aside Rowling isn't subtle about who's evil in her world, even in the later novels, because the Dahl-esque dry absurdity it runs on doesn't really leave much room for it.

1:26 it was physically painful to watch you slam the two halves of your books together 😭😭

What is the problem with fanfic writers? They always write her being manipulative and trying to marry off Ginny the harlot to HP for his money. Who started that horrible fanfic trope

Yeah, we should stop blaming people for things that are out of their control. That is why I would not like my kids to be on school and instead teaching at home because school would traumatize them and then would be ME to blame and have to pick up the pieces.

I feel you on the state of that book though. When I was reading my parents’ copy of the Goblet of Fire in middle school, it literally broke in half and the librarian had to keep it overnight in order to put a plastic cover on it and fix it.

5:37 tax the Malfoy’s they don’t need all those peacocks 😂 I’m dying

Tbo, my 5th book looks similar. It's just because the the thickness of it doesn't correlates with the strength of the cover. You need to have hardcovers for larger books :(

i've seen videos defending Ron but never Molly and i think they're really needed. I love your videos

still waiting on your percy book reviews. cant wait to hear your thoughts on the last two. i found this series later in life to and honestly. im sad i hadnt read any of it sooner cause it wouldve been a favorite more then it is for me now

i love u soooo much ty for making longform content!!! ❤

Molly was the best mother❤ and that book looks like he had abusive parents been through five breakups been through war and back... That book is not ok

I wholeheartedly agree. Part of the books and the series is growing up, and growing up is realising the adults in our life are not perfect and make mistakes. As harry grew up without parents. For him that realisation came through Dumbledore and seeing a man he put at a pedestal as just human and capable of grave mistakes. Now Molly is flawed in some ways, but she is by no means a bad parent. She loves her kids to bits and would die for them. Like most parents she won't agree with her kids every decision and that's fine. And let's be honest, if Molly ever had any knowledge that Ron felt unloved and like he was less important that woman would have smothered him with love to death. Parents are not all knowing or perfect, and at no point would Molly ever make any choice that would directly lead to hurting her children. I mean, part of the reason Fred and George were confident enough to runaway from school was knowing that whilst their mum will lose her mind, she will also still love them to bits. No matter what. She gave the same allowance to Percy when he made what was probably his biggest mistakes of his life. Anyway, love your videos !

Just saw your PoshMark commercial!!! What a performance ☺️

Please upload the fourth Percy Jackson book reading video 🙏🙏 it's what gets me through rough patches 😔😔

I think the occassions of true neglect towards Ron mainly -ignoring him disliking maroon -getting him an ugly robe while ginny gets a nice one -not making sure he knows that he is special Are mainly due to J.K wanting the conflict in there, regardless on whether it is constant with how she depicted Molly before .

0:48 'how does it feel to be emotionally stable' I JUST CANT-

It's a thing, especially in fanfiction. Always disliked that take.

That is one well-loved book :D

I recently finished the series so I love this❤

I don’t think she’s a perfect mother, but she’s not a bad mom

Awesome as always thanks love you so much your hilarious and I love your channel!❤

Merlin’s Beard your outfit is gorgeous! Love your deep dives 😊😊

One thing I didn't get about her, when I was reading books, is why she wasn't working. They struggled with money a lot, but she stayed at home, while all the kids were at school all year.

That Order of the Phoenix copy looks EXACTLY like mine. The binding on that particular paperback is so weak, too many thick pages with thin glue and a flimsy paper cover. You wouldn’t be able to properly read through that copy and it not look like it’s been through a war zone.

Honestly I love Molly she's such a iconic queen !

You always make great content. Wonderful job!!

As someone who has spent way to much money on Power Rangers action figures, a Tardis cookie jar, and multiple editions of the same books, I can safely say being a nerd is not free.

Mr Weasley was there too !😅

Love the Harry Potter vids Makaila your one of my fav ytberss (I love Mollieee

I've never understood why people think it would be "gross" for Harry and Hermione to get together, but not for Ron and Hermione to get together. If you argue that Harry and Hermione are like siblings, why can't you argue that Ron and Hermione are like siblings? (You could say that Ron often treats Hermione like he treats Ginny). People seem to be randomly attracted to others for reasons that can't always be understood by anyone else, but that doesn't mean it would've been terrible if they'd been attracted to someone else instead. I will actually argue that I believe Ron blew his chance in Half-Blood Prince. Hermione had arranged a date with him, but he decided to get with Lavender instead because he was jealous because Viktor had kissed Hermione 2 years before. I truly believe that it should've been over then. How many self-respecting girls would've given him a second chance after that? (None that I dated!)

She loved ron so much that she let two of his friends come over and stay there all summer for years. It's never mentioned that other Weasley children invited their friends and had them stay over. She fed and loved RONS FRIENDS Harry and Hermione as her own children

Yessss more harry potter opinions! Weasley slander in the fandom annoys me. I always wanted to go to Leakycon when Mugglecast talked about it, do you listen to them?

Yaasss. Pls more rants

You gave this to much effort... You're absolutely spot on and should keep doing these 😂😂😂 get them!

SUBTITLES THANK YOU

I think feeling less loved than your siblings is kind of just a large family thing and not indicative of bad parenting. At any given point, parents are going to be prioritizing one child’s needs over another, just because they only have so much time and some needs are more urgent than others. When there are a lot of kids in the family, it can feel like you are chosen least, even if everyone is prioritized an equal amount of times. It’s just a feeling, and it doesn’t necessarily reflect reality.

I had no idea this was a thing but I thank you for your service!

Hi just found your channel👋 First I love how many different fandoms you talk about be it Harry potter, Doctor who or Percy jackson. FYI those three are my favourite lol. Second Molly Weasley is the GOAT of mothers in HP especially in the books. So kind to Harry and Hermione, she welcomes Harry into her family. I love the chapter early on in Order of the Phoenix when she argues with Sirius about to tell Harry about what the Order is up. The fact she wants to protect him and allow him to have a sense of normality and says Harry is "as good as" a son. This to a boy who experienced cruelty and neglect from his aunt and uncle. Molly Weasley deserves the world❤

Do I think Molly Weasley is a perfect mother? No, Did she overall do well and raised 7 kids + Harry? Yes Although if I remember correctly her and Ginny were a little rude to Fleur but I think that’s her like biggest fault lol

By the way, the thing with Dumbledore’s questionable decisions is not concealed in the book ! We get to see his flaws, his neglect towards his family, his selfishness because of his talent, and finally his regret, which are not really well shown in the movie

1:23 girl I feel you. My copy of OotP tore into three pieces xD

Having recently started writing a fic with Molly as a decent person but not a perfect mother, I really vibe with this analysis. Thanks!

She has seven kids, that's difficult, especially when the first one is known to make pranks on occasion, the second one liking Dragons, the third one being a stuck-up, two twins who have made more pranks in their lives than the joker, one who gets in trouble each year and one who is probably the most passed around girl in hogwarts (don't @ I like Ginny's character but we gotta be honest with ourselves), she treats an orphan like a son who basically gets tossed around like a punching bad, has a husband that's basically always in danger wether it's getting attacked by a snake, getting an inquiry at work or literally comitting a crime with a car. I'm surprised she even has time to make the damn dishes! Six boys, you wouldn't want a girl? That doesn't mean she hates them. She has to deal with two human jack-in-the-box and is trying to help them in life, EVERY PARENT DOES THAT.

Great vid! I think you should start a podcast, I’m sure you’d get tons of listeners!!

My initial split-second reaction to this title was "Why would Molly Weasley need to be defended? She killed Voldemort's most formidable lieutenant. She's one of the most powerful witches in the country." Then my brain kicked in, I watched the video, and...really? I understand the arguments to some degree, but Mikaila's counters are spot on. Ron was certainly never neglected, and Molly was right to be worried about F/G. If not for the seed money from Harry, their business would not have grown anywhere near as fast. Molly also must have had serious concerns about F/G's magical skills as well, given their abysmal perfornance in school. Oh, for Percy: the Imperius Curse. I will die on that hill. I do believe that his initial split from his family was real, but at some point, Percy was cursed. He had understandable concerns at first, but after the Ministry fell, there is no way that he'd turn against the man who saved his little sister's life in the Chamber of Secrets.

I love these character episodes definitely do more as you see fit.

This is so off topic but I was wondering if you’ve ever thought of doing a book club? I have zero idea how that would work or even if it’s possible with thousands of people but I would totally sign up ❤

I don't agree with any of those criticisms. But she didn't she get a job after Ginny went to school? Why were all their secondhand clothes so shabby? Why didn't she mend their textbooks? She bought 7 sets of textbooks? What were they spending their money on that they were always broke?

100% agree

She was so real abt not learning from mistakes and emotional unstable-ness. Also, WHAT DID YOU DO TO THAT POOR BOOK???

That part abt ron's dad was so true

Your Harry Potter books and my Harry Potter books are twins in their suffering.

Je trouve que parfois elle exagère un peu en les couvant trop, mais elle finit par les laisser faire de toutes façons.

Everybody loves "not my daughter you b****" Molly, but what about "he's as good as" Molly?

Ron feel the elast loved... but in previous books, he also felt embarassed and awkward about his mother's affection (like most teenagers, that's normal ^^), so like, what was the goood parenting for him? XD

I will never not sob reading that chapter in Goblet of Fire after the graveyard and Molly Weasley hugging Harry in the hospital wing.

Whoa! Hold up... Someones saying crap about Mrs Weasley?! Who is it?? Let me at 'em!

If I was elon musk, I'd adopt you Mikaila 😭

Yay a new video :3

This never came to my mind. She had to play strict parent, as Mr. Weasley was obviously relaxed parent. Considering the complicated situation she did really great job. Also, JKR knows this situation quite well, it is the reason why Molly is very realistic.

im still wwaiting for your Battle of the Labyrinth book video, 😅

Totally agree with all the points you touch on in the video, but I would like to add a couple of things. First, a family is a system of relationships; Molly is not solely responsible for her children’s feelings or traumas, especially when she hasn't overcome her own. From the beginning of the Weasley family's story, their decisions have been driven more by individual happiness than by the common good, which explains the children's feelings. For example, Draco Malfoy deals with the rigid "family tradition" of being a Death Eater. The Weasleys are different. Arthur's job at the Ministry brings him satisfaction but not much money. Molly chose to stay at home to care for their children. This isn't to blame them but to show that their experiences during the first war led them to value happiness over economic stability. When Molly's brothers died, her older children were very young, likely causing insecurities in all her children. Ron's issues aren't because Molly makes him feel bad, but because he has five older brothers. Bill and Charlie were talented wizards, prefects, and Percy’s ambition is likely driven by a desire to match them. It's like each sibling sets a higher bar, and when it's Fred and George's turn reject it, choosing their own path (same decision as Arthur in the beggining) despite staying at Hogwarts to not disappoint Molly. Leaving wasn't easy for them. I want to defend Molly here. I don't think she doesn’t support her children; I think she's scared-scared that things will go wrong, that they'll lack a basic education, or that she'll lose them due to trauma. She also fears they might do something against their father or siblings in the Ministry. Let's remember that a large part of the scolding Ron gets when they take the flying Ford Anglia is because his father is facing an investigation. Yes, Ron could have literally died, but we are talking about Arthur's job being the family's livelihood. I'm sorry but I can't blame Molly for being scared. Ron's case not only inherits all the family traumas but also faces bullying from his brothers, who sometimes lack empathy. With six brothers, Ginny should be more traumatized than Ron, but although the trauma is the same, their personalities are different. Ginny has had to prove is that she is good enough, being a girl. Because Molly wanted a girl, yeah. I bet she was her darling. But we also know that the girl would open the broom shed to train alone. I wonder why she'd to do it in secret. We all have traumas. Molly, Narcissa, and even Lily Potter aren't perfect mothers. They are people doing the best they can. Saying Molly is a bad mother because she seems to give more affection to Harry than to Ron overlooks her empathy and deep understanding of both boys, as shown by her actions like the clocks.