Ron Week : More Questions

[Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer]

No: HPFGUIDX 16346

Hi --

firoza10 at yahoo.com wrote:

> Ron betraying Harry UNintentionally IMO is not a possibility because
> I really cannot see any scenario in which this could occur.

I bet JKR *could* come up with something though.  If that's the way she
chose to take the books. :--)

> Most people don't doubt Ron's intellect (master chess player, seems to
>
> have about the same grades as Harry) so his being 'taken in' doesn't
> seem reasonable to me. IIRC, someone said something to the effect
> that Ron is quick to leap without looking and THAT might cause him to
> unintentionally betray Harry. IMO, Harry is the one who doesn't look
> before he leaps.

Harry wades into danger without giving it alot of thought.  That's
true.  But, Ron has a tendency to pass judgment quickly, leap to
ill-considered conclusions (others have said, he said alot of really
illogical & stupid things in GoF, trying to be noticed, trying to draw
attention to himself).  I think it's possible that if the Dark Side
targeted him and knew his weaknesses, he could unintentionally fall into
their trap through carelessness.  I'm not saying Hermione is absolutely
immune from the same thing, but honestly, if you were a DE who knew the
both of them, which one would you say was more vulnerable to
manipulation?  I know which one I'd pick.

> But I haven't heard anyone seriously consider HARRY as being a
> candidate for unintentional going over to the Dark side due to his
> impulsiveness.

I'm not arguing that anyone would *go over to the Dark Side* because of
impulsiveness.  That makes no sense.  I'm saying that impulsiveness &
rash judgments could cause Ron to fall unwittingly into the hands of the
Dark Side. Falling into a trap is not at all the same thing as
affirmatively taking action to *go over to* the other side.

Penny


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