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Molly Weasley<\/a> \u2014<\/strong> \u00a0Harry’s proxy parent \u00a0from the very moment he \u00a0realizes that Hagrid conveniently omitted directions to \u00a0Platform 9 3\/4. If you’ll recall, Mrs. Weasley \u00a0is the one who pushes \u00a0Harry \u00a0trolley-first into a \u00a0brick wall; she is the one who lovingly hurries he \u00a0and Ron towards the Hogwarts Express (“off you go!”). And even though she has eight other mouths to feed, \u00a0at least three animals to take care of, \u00a0and a huge garden full of vegetation to de-gnome, *every* year she treats Harry as tenth member of the family.<\/p>\n Not least, she saw Bellatrix to her deserved end: being blasted to pieces \u00a0by Harry Potter’s Muggle-loving, hand-knit-sweater-wearing adopted mom who ensures the last word she ever hears in this life is an obscenity.<\/p>\n Tonks<\/strong> \u00a0is my momgoals. Immaculate being, model Hufflepuff. I think we can agree that there’s no space at all for criticism of this character aside from \u00a0her EXTREMELY UNNECESSARY \u00a0fate. Tonks falls in love with werewolf bae Remus Lupin (“I don’t care!” refers to her feelings toward his wolf-y genetic makeup), \u00a0and approximately five minutes after bearing his child gets back up to drive \u00a0the forces of evil into the ground.<\/p>\n Nymphadora gives her life so that her son can \u00a0grow up in a better world, devoid of toeless rats and overzealous depots, and that is the saddest, most mom thing \u00a0that \u00a0ever was. The same can be said for:<\/p>\n Lily<\/strong> \u00a0Potter<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0is an indisputable 11\/10 on the mom scale, having saved her only son \u00a0from Voldemort’s murder \u00a0stick through literally only her feelings. \u00a0The Killing Curse is serious business. You saw what Mad-Eye Crouch \u00a0did to that poor, unsuspecting mutant spider<\/a> \u00a0in \u00a0GoF.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n But \u00a0because Voldemort underestimates the eternal bond of \u00a0fam \u00a0(I mean, I don’t blame him; who would’ve tested the \u00a0side effects of maternal \u00a0feels on the Unforgivable Curses), Harry lives. Then half-dies in book seven. Then lives again!<\/p>\n Hermione and Ginny<\/strong><\/p>\n It was doubly \u00a0weird to see these two in nineteen-years-later makeup<\/a> (the artists got Ginevra’s haircut \u00a0all wrong), but correct me if I’m wrong in saying that \u00a0both of them would be particularly \u00a0chill as moms. Having narrowly escaped the wrath of snakeface and his \u00a0cronies probably puts you in a good position to not make a big deal out of most situations, because nothing your kids will ever experience could be a third as bad as being possessed by a sentient diary.<\/p>\n Both Gryffindors live up to their House descriptions (courageous lionesses) and \u00a0make A+ role models for their offspring.<\/p>\n Voldemort<\/strong>: While we have no way of knowing his parenting techniques, \u00a0I would guess that LV was either a) a helicopter \u00a0mom, \u00a0or b) a \u00a0cool mom<\/a>.<\/p>\n If we’re \u00a0basing this solely on \u00a0the interactions we’ve observed in canon, I’d \u00a0choose \u00a0helicopter. A tough love relationship that would’ve guaranteed some \u00a0leash kid action<\/a> \u00a0had she been a human. \u00a0But given the Horcruxy circumstances, I’m more inclined to go with compensatory Cool Mom. Like, “Nagini, I might have to \u00a0use you as \u00a0vessel to contain a \u00a0piece of my \u00a0hell-bound soul but I’ll totally let you stay out as late as you want and harrow some \u00a0Mudbloods \u00a0if you just let it happen.”<\/p>\n Sadly for Mom Riddle, not even the Elder Wand \u00a0could protect Nagini \u00a0from the determination and grit of Other Boy Who Lived. Moms can’t always be in \u00a0two* \u00a0places at once, I guess.<\/p>\n *They can be in seven, tho<\/p>\n Hagrid<\/strong><\/p>\n “I’ve decided to call him Norbert<\/em>. He really knows me now, watch. Norbert<\/em>! \u00a0Norbert<\/em>! Where’s Mummy<\/em>?” Ron: “He’s lost his marbles.”<\/em><\/p>\n We can agree to disagree, Roonil. I’d argue that if anything, Norbert was \u00a0welcome \u00a0marble reinforcement for poor Hagrid, whose mistakes \u00a0were many<\/a> \u00a0over the course of \u00a0seven books. There’s something really sweet about \u00a0Hagrid as a brooding hen, forgiving her \u00a0for most things, including, but not limited to: \u00a0setting his facial hair aflame, possessing an inherent nature \u00a0to hunt and kill, and nearly pecking Ron’s hand off.<\/p>\n That last one \u00a0sent \u00a0the dragon off to a \u00a0sanctuary in Romania. The result: Hagrid’s sobs \u00a0of loss \u00a0were \u00a0interspersed with \u00a0chuckles \u00a0when Charlie Weasley \u00a0discovered that Norbert \u00a0was actually Norberta.<\/p>\n Which HP moms get a bouquet of daisies?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What would J.K. Rowling’s brainchild be if not for all its moms? Let’s explore. Molly Weasley \u2014 \u00a0Harry’s proxy parent \u00a0from the very moment he \u00a0realizes that Hagrid conveniently omitted directions to \u00a0Platform 9 3\/4. continue reading<\/span>![\"\"](\"http:\/\/img.sparknotes.com\/content\/sparklife\/sparktalk\/hpmoms_tonks.jpg\")
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