Ron

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Dawn wrote:
> Speaking of Ron.  I loved him so much in the movie.  But it 
bothered 
> me a little that he came off as a total sidekick.  I didn't like 
that 
> b'c when someone is a sidekick, they're not really their own 
person.  
> I never got the impression that Ron was a sidekick from reading the 
> books.  Did any of you?

Well, I did, except that in the books he was quite a more fleshed-out 
sidekick.  Harry is always the hero; while Ron, and Hermione for that 
matter, do heroic things, still Harry is the hero of the story ~ 
i.e., in the end he has to conquer the bad guy(s) alone.

On the other hand, I do see what you mean, because in the movie, so 
many of his wonderful lines, actions and reactions had to be cut, 
that he necessarily remained "Ron, Harry's friend and sidekick," 
instead of being able to fill out into "Ron, witty interesting kid 
who is friends with Harry and is under it all a sidekick."  Er.  So 
to speak.  I'm looking forward to future films to watch characters 
like Ron and Hermione flesh out!

Mahoney