[HPforGrownups] : Ron Sequitors

[Amanda Lewanski]

No: HPFGUIDX 16563

Capn Kathy AKA Elanor Gamgee wrote:

> >The scene in GoF with his dress robes is played for laughs, but it's
> >heartwrenching for a teenager to be wearing loser clothes, and
> >especially to a big event like the Yule Ball. Yes, he was a jerk at
> >the Ball, but why be nice to Padma when, after all, "she didn't look
> >to enthusiastic about having Ron as a partner....and her dark eyes
> >lingered on the frayed neck and sleeves of his dress robes as she
> >looked him up and down." You can bet Ron didn't miss that look.
>
> Oh, what a wonderful observation, Rosmerta! True, Harry doesnt spend too much time thinking about how Ron must feel in this situation, but youre rightyou can bet that Ron notices.

I think Harry notices just fine. The only condition he puts on Fred and George at the end of GoF, when he gives them the prize money, is that they get Ron a new set of dress robes.

--Amanda