The Kiss and Fanfics

[Ebony]

No: HPFGUIDX 7477

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Michelle Apostolides" 
<michelleapostolides at l...> wrote:
>  Ron has had to grow up hiw whole life being very aware of Harry as 
a kind of saviour ( he unwittingly defeated someone who was 
threteaning his whole community's existance ) and then has to deal 
with being Harry's closest friend and experiencing at close quarters 
what Harry has to deal with - the good and the bad. Jealousy has 
little to do with maturity. It just is there whether he likes it or 
not. I like Ron loads. In fact,  I like all the Weasleys. But I can 
see why Ron has grown to resent Harry.

Wow, Michelle... I never thought of it that way.  As I've been trying 
to get inside Ron's head for the R/H (of sorts) fic I'm writing, this 
never occurred to me.  I like the Ron that I'm writing, but he's not 
above criticism.  Just like there are some things about Harry that 
bother me.

Let me say that I've enjoyed all the Ron posts.  I loved Ron at first-
-until GoF I didn't dislike anyone but Draco--but think he's starting 
to bug.  

Carole also pointed out something that Ron would have to overcome... 
how do you think he handles criticism?  Very well?  Does he shrug it 
off?

And BTW, I *adore* the Weasleys.  JKR gets a gold star for fleshing 
out all of the members of the family perfectly... I'm re-reading the 
beginning of GoF this week at bedtime and I've been laughing so loud 
*again* at the chapters at the Burrow, etc. that my next-door 
neighbor's been pounding on the wall.

--Ebony