Typical Ron

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> Um... 14 year old boys actually do this?  At age 14?  Still?
> 
> Could just be me.  But that really sounds like behavior a kid 2-5 
> years younger would exhibit.
> 
> Even my thirteen year old boys don't do this.  My fifth graders (ages 
> 10-11) would, but most of my girls would sock the crap out of them if 
> they tried it.
> 

Ebony, Wow!  I'd love to come see your school.  Emotionally mature 14 year 
old boys?  <vbg>  

Alas, at the middle school I teach at, the boys (ages 11-14) still do dumb 
stuff around girls and many of the girls giggle in a Parvati and Lavender 
style.  I chaparone all the school dances and work with several clubs and 
sports after school  and I watch how they interact.  While it may not be 
dipping the girls pigtails in the inkwell, I'd say that grabbing her 
notebooks or pencil cases and playing keepaway is along the same lines. <g> 
While it certainly isn't every student, it is a majority, IMO.  Of course 
this week all stupid adolescent behavior is multiplied times 10.  Hormones 
rage the week before spring break, and when the temperature goes above 60 
degrees - forget it. <g>

To bring this back on topic, I don't think Ron's behavior is uncharacteristic 
of a 14 year old boy.  I know that you disagree with saying anyone is 
'typical' but Ron is the one who has had the most typical upbringing -and I'm 
talking in the wizarding world.  And when it comes to typical young male 
behavior, I would have to go with Ron's before Harry's. 

Are Ron's actions/words always the best in a situation?  Probably not.  Are 
they abnormal?  I don't think so.  He's just growing up.  Adolescence is 
rough, even if you weren't locked in a cupboard for 10 years.

~Moey
Who glances at her husband in front of his PS2 and wonders when he's going to 
mature emotionally. <vbg>
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"Can I have a look at Uranus too, Lavender?" 
        -Ron Weasley, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire


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