I just don't know about Ron

[Rita Winston]

No: HPFGUIDX 7606

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Leilani Webb" <Aprilsong at a...> 
wrote:

> He becomes angry and jealous over situations that Harry has no 
> control over and he should be able to recognize that.

He's just a child.
I remember some things about being a teenager. Including frequently 
hurting each other very badly because of NOT KNOWING a better way 
to act, trying to figure out the best way to act but guessing 
wrong....

> With this history of fickleness, Ron could follow in the footsteps
> of wormtail and betray Harry.

My current theory is that Wormtail was not a traitor, not a coward, 
not resentful and jealous as a child. The betrayal took place in 
1980? I attribute it to "my other car went up my nose" -- powder 
cocaine, madly fashionable at that time, changes the addict's 
personality, and gives the addict a HUGE need for money.