Who'll be a prefect?/that boring Harry guy

[cassandraclaire at mail.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 11679

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Ebony Elizabeth Thomas" <ebonyink at h...> 
wrote:
> 
Eb wrote: I think the rumor on Jenna's site is that Hermione will 
make prefect.   But--dream vote is for Ron to be the prefect 
instead.  <g>
> 
> This way, we'll see how he handles "having something Harry 
doesn't."  <g>  I  have my own theories about how Ron would handle 
the spotlight.  Great side  effect--Hermione, unless JKR drastically 
changes her character will be upset  about it.  <vbg>
> 
> I won't touch the argument about Ron having something that Harry 
doesn't as   fully as I could.  Everyone knows my position... each of 
the two in some  degree wants to be the other.  Not *only* does Ron 
have a loving family and   a normal life, he is an "insider" in the 
wizarding world, he's a chess whiz,  and of the three my guess is 
that he has the best people skills by far... he   can make friends 
much more easily than either Know-it-All Hermione or  Lived-in-a-
Cupboard-for-a-Decade Harry.
> 
> So sure, I want Ron to become a Prefect.  But not because I'm a 
Poor Ron  advocate. (snip) However, in most stories, a sidekick that 
is disgruntled with the role he's   been cast in means some sticky 
moments.  And that's what bothers me most of   all.  ;-)--Ebony AKA 
AngieJ  (who is glad that her H/H mates aren't touching the HGTG 
argument... one of the few ship-wide positions we hold is that 
Hermione is 
not "the girl"... the terminology used indicates female 
objectification... 
and we believe that Hermione is not some prize to be won...)


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*hugs Ebony* Thanks, Eb. I always felt mildly offended by the 
reference to Hermione as "the girl". Frankly, I feel almost as 
irritated by reference to Ron as "the sidekick" and even to Harry 
as "the hero." IMHO, this strips down JKR's lovely complex characters 
into overly simplistic stereotypes. 

Oh, dear, this is just going to be a "me too" post, isn't it? I agree 
with you that the last thing Ron needs is misguided pity and 
sympathy, and that saying that "he's got nothing and Harry has 
everything" sells short the wonderfulness of his family. Ron does not 
have nothing. He doesn't have everything, but then neither does No-
Parents-No-Love-In-His-Upbringing-Tortured-by-Memories-of-His-Dying-
Parents-Price-on-his-Head-Harry.

I would also like to see Ron made a prefect, although frankly I doubt 
he's got the grades. Not a slam against Ron, really - I doubt Harry's 
got the grades either. I'm amused by your suggestion that Ron would 
then go Mad With Power. He's probably got it in him, but...we will 
see.

As for Harry being boring, as per an earlier argument, I am mystified 
that anyone can find brave, funny, scrappy, rulebreaking, vulnerable 
little Harry boring. I don't actually find Ron boring, just not as 
interesting (to me) as Harry. Personal preference, all the way 
around, I guess. Some people probably find them both boring, and are 
widlly intrigued by Professor Binns.

Cassie