In defense of Ron

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No: HPFGUIDX 4859

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, eggplant88 at h... wrote:
> The only time I found Ron really obnoxious was when he had a fight 
> with his best friend, a friend who had saved his sister's life, a 
> friend who had demonstrated a willingness to risk his own life to 
> save Ron too. I understand why he had the fight, he was jealous of 
> Harry, and I understand why he was jealous, he was insecure; however 
> understanding why somebody is obnoxious does not make him one bit 
> less obnoxious. Harry was going through a very difficult time, he 
was 
> scared to death he was either going to get killed in the first task 
> of the tournament or even worse make a complete fool of himself, 
> almost everybody at school hated him, he was depressed and needed 
> moral support from Ron. He didn't get it. Harry didn't ask Ron to 
> risk his life, he just asked him to be his friend and Ron refused. 
> His only friend was Hermione.
> 
> It's hard for me to get very weepy over Ron's early years, everybody 
> has problems growing up but it seems to me Ron's childhood was 
> wonderful, as close to being perfect as anybody ever had. Harry's 
> childhood on the other hand was a pure undiluted nightmare, but that 
> would never make him let down a friend when he needed it most. Harry 
> has forgiven Ron so I guess I should too, but he should have the 
good 
> grace to be thoroughly ashamed of himself.