The Ron/Harry Right; and Ron & Hermione - Ambitions

[Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer]

No: HPFGUIDX 16443

Hi --

I agree with all those that posted about the Harry/Ron fight this
afternoon.  There can be no 100% right or wrong, Eggplant.  Things just
aren't that black & white.  It was also as clear to me as lots of others
that Harry did his fair share to prolong that fight.  I *do* blame Ron
for starting it, and I love whoever posted the little inner monologue
that was likely going on within Harry.  Ron was so incredibly foolish
IMO.  First, Hermione could see by the expression on Harry's face that
he was shocked & scared; Ron let his best friend down greatly by not
seeing the same thing.  Second, he let his jealousy & insecurity lead
him into making a rash, ill-considered judgment.  Back to my original
point.  :--)  *But,* both boys were clearly stubborn in prolonging the
fight.

Wish I'd combined this with my earlier post on this topic since it's a
"me too" (but, I did have something new to add above!).  Oh well.

naama_gat at hotmail.com wrote:

> So, as far as I'm concerned, comparing their ambitions
> is interesting in itself - not as a prelude to deciding which one is
> likely to "succumb" to Dark Side temptations.
> Having made this clear, I can now point out that the great difference
> between Ron and Hermione in their ambtitions, is that Ron does
> absolutely nothing to fulfill his ambition. He wants to shine - but
> he doesn't make exceptionall efforts in any area that we can see -
> not school work, not Quidditch, not even playing practical jokes..
> He feels miserable at times, but I'm not sure whether he doesn't care
> enough , or has too little faith in himself, to make an effort
> Hermione, OTOH, grits her teeth and puts all she's got into
> accomplishing what she has set herself to accomplish. I don't see it
> as an unhealthy obsession, but as a determination to succeed coupled
> with sincere intellectual interest.

Naama!  We agree!  :--)

Penny


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