Ron's accomplishments

[vjmerri]

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From: vjmerri
Subject: Ron's accomplishments
Reply To: [Yahoo! #6454] Re: Quidditch Book 5 and beyond
Date: 8/9/00 11:50 pm  (ET)

I don't think Hermione will make prefect (which she should have made at
the end of GoF in time to be prefect in year 5, when Percy made Prefect)
because, as others on the list have pointed out, Hermione, while big on
following rules, somehow still seems to follow Ron and Harry into the
latest bout of rule breaking. In Book 2 she instigates it (the theft from
Snape and the potion.) She was right up there helping Harry in three, even
when she diapproved; in four she actively helped Harry search for answers,
and I thought that _theoretically_ the champions were supposed to do it
themselves. She has no problem with wandering around in the invisibility
cloak. Now it all comes out right and they wind up saving people, but
still, Hermione is not the good little rule follower and enforcer that I
perceive a Prefect to be. Then again, she might get notice just after GoF
and we find out at the beginning of five. Hermione is very responsible
and perhaps that is more important that strict adherence to rules.

HOWEVER:

Someone in the HP universe needs to credit Ron with what he is done,
especially Ron and his family. He's always talking about "standing up"
beside his brothers accomplishments. Lets list his.

1. He had the courage to go into the protected wing in book one and
the intelligence to play and win against the giant chess set, including
accepting that he had to allow himself to be captured. Thus, Ron was a
critical part of keeping the stone out of the hands of Voldy.

2. In two, he is willing to use his magic on several occasions to protect
Hermione (at least he tries.)

3. He overcomes his greatest fear to go into the forest after the
spiders. How many others could face their fear created giant sized and
many numbered. He does this not so much to follow alongside Harry but
to solve the problem and help Hogwarts and Hermione.

4. He does help solve the problem. Professor Dumbledore in Book Two
give both Ron and Harry awards for "special services to the school"
and 200 points apiece. Just because Harry got them too is no reason to
forget Ron's contributions. Yet neither he nor his family ever mention it
again, and apparently he is only the third boy in 50 years to get such an
award. That ought to be sufficient for hiS family to talk about for years.


I'm sure there are other examples in 3 and 4, but I'm tired and don't
want to think hard.

The main point is that Ron got this special award for services to the
school, he saved the school from being closed and from Lucious, yet he
doesn't seem to see it as an accomplishment and neither, apparently,
do his family, since its never mentioned again.

vicki