Ron's wand, Turning Evil/dying

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Elizabeth Dalton <Elizabeth.Dalton at E...> 
wrote:
> 
> 
> I don't buy the idea of Ron turning evil, in the sense of going to 
> Voldemort's camp. 
> 
> I could, however, see him going apathetic, and not being there at a 
> critical time when Harry needs his help. Not actively helping 
Voldemort, 
> but not helping Harry, either. And that might be a bigger evil.
> 
> Elizabeth


I disagree... Ron may be prone to jealousy, but I don't think that 
necessarily mean he'll turn evil.  He's only 14, after all.  I think 
Ron has demonstrated himself to be a remarkably loyal friend to Harry 
and well up to the challenge of "fighting evil."  His friendship with 
Harry puts him in the forefront line to challenge Voldemort, because 
as Harry himself says, things just always seem to happen to Harry, 
and Ron is invariably involved. Harry has never had any reason to 
distrust him.  Ron knows a lot of highly sensitive information that 
he has held secret-- he is one of only 5 who believes in Sirius' 
innocence, for example. Ron has seen for himself firsthand the 
building up of events over the past 4 four years of his friendship 
with Harry, and he probably understands Voldemort's threat better 
than Harry or Hermione.  After all, he's the only one who comes from 
a wizarding family and has been brought up fearing Voldemort's name.

I don't think that Ron will die, or turn evil; but I agree with many 
of the other members that Ron is going to get a chance to shine 
soon-- after all, he is a Gryffindor and there's a reason he was put 
in that house! :)