Chap. 9 Summary: Ron and Family Loyalty

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., catherine at c... wrote:
 
> Now this is one of my major gripes about Ron - he does not show much 
> family loyalty.  Percy would never put Head Boy ahead of Ginny, if 
> she were in "mortal danger" etc.  Ron does have a propensity to 
think  the worst of his brothers - not only Percy when he says that he 
would  feed any of his family to the Dementors if it would help his 
career -  but also in thinking that Fred and George would do anything 
for  money, when the blackmail thing comes up.  IMO, if anyone is 
disloyal  to his family, it is Ron, not Percy.>

This is an interesting line of thought, and one I hadn't thought of 
before.  I must admit that I am truly worried about the choices Percy 
will make in OoP, given his almost blind ambition to succeed in the 
MoM.  I don't see him treating Ginny especially well in CoS either, 
especially later in the book when he sees she is upset and shoos her 
away because he is worried that she will expose a secret about him.

I'm not sure why you think Ron is disloyal to his family.  I'd love to 
hear more of your reasons as to why you feel that way.

--jenny from ravenclaw**********************************