Ron/ Definition of "Shipper" & "Mary Sue"

[naama]

No: HPFGUIDX 7410

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer 
<pennylin at s...> wrote:


> Carole already filled you in on the slash genre.  I will only add 
that the "thing he'd miss most" business is most likely just a 
function of the plot.  Harry doesn't have a girlfriend at that point 
like Cedric & Krum, and it sort of helped the plot along that both 
Harry's best friends were down at the bottom of the lake along with 
his love interest (Cho).  Otherwise, there wouldn't be that nobility 
bit going on.  
And, don't forget that he didn't take Ron to the surface & then try 
to come back & be the hero -- he immediately turned to help Hermione 
& refused to leave until he could be sure of her safety (& Cho's).
>

I think you've forgotten Fleur's sister, Gabrielle. It was 
mainly because of her that he was the last to return (not to mention 
almost drowned). His "moral fibre" was exemplified precisely by 
helping a person who was completely UNrelated to him, and moreover, 
WAS related to one of his competitors.

Naama