Ron: prejudices, meanness

Wed Apr 11 03:12:10 UTC 2001

No: HPFGUIDX 16353

Hi --

arabella at sugarquill.com wrote:

> That's definitely one way to look at it.  Another way is to take into
> consideration that Ron has spent the better part of the last quarter
> of GoF proposing solutions to problems off the top of his head - many
> of which aren't top-notch solutions - just for the sake of having
> something to propose, something to offer.

Glad to see one of the SugarQuill types agrees with my assessment on
this score.  :--)

> It's my opinion that Ron's sort of grasping at straws in order to be
> of help, at this point.

That is certainly possible.

> I think you're being very hard on Ron, to give him no
> chance to grow out of this after the age of 15.

Oh, don't misunderstand me.  I'm certainly not arguing that Ron is
irredeemable in this regard.  I'd love to see him overcome this
handicap.  But, as of the end of GoF, I don't see that he's made any
real progress in this regard.  I think he's made personal exceptions for
Lupin & Hagrid.  But, I'm not yet convinced that he's abandoned his
preconceived notions about werewolves & giants.  That is not to say that
he won't *ever* overcome his issues.

Penny

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