In fact they've been in training as mavericks ever since we first met them. Going up against molly is good training for going up against "authorities" like Umbridge.
Still doesn't make it *right* and it did have the effect of giving her an excuse to be even more harsh with the kids she was able to "catch".
True, they've been mavericks since Day One, but then Molly is the sort of Mum one either submits to meekly or rebels against exaggeratedly. Regarding the Umbridge stunt, it may have resulted in her being even more draconian, but the image must have given the Umbridge-haters a nice warm glow and a determination to keep on resisting this suddenly ridiculous-looking tyrant. Rather like the deservedly-famous footage of the student standing in front of the tanks in Tiananmen Square in 1989, I would suggest.
Re: Devil's Advocate Time
Still doesn't make it *right* and it did have the effect of giving her an excuse to be even more harsh with the kids she was able to "catch".
True, they've been mavericks since Day One, but then Molly is the sort of Mum one either submits to meekly or rebels against exaggeratedly. Regarding the Umbridge stunt, it may have resulted in her being even more draconian, but the image must have given the Umbridge-haters a nice warm glow and a determination to keep on resisting this suddenly ridiculous-looking tyrant. Rather like the deservedly-famous footage of the student standing in front of the tanks in Tiananmen Square in 1989, I would suggest.