[HPforGrownups] Sibling rivarly, shipping and the rest of us...

[Kathleen Kelly MacMillan]

No: HPFGUIDX 8549

>How many of you Ron-fans out there are part of a large family, i.e.
>lots of brothers and sisters, and also the babies of the family?


I am as much like an only child as it is possible to be and still have 
siblings...my brother and sister are 11 and 16 years older than I am, 
respectively.  I never really had to worry about living up to them, which is 
good, since I put enough pressure on myself (yeah, I relate to Hermione a 
lot!).

However, I have an enormous close-extended family (I guess that's an oxymoron 
but oh well).  My dad is one of ten kids  (Irish Catholic--what can I say?).  
So I think that's part of the reason I love the Weasleys.  I think JKR 
captures perfectly the way big families seem to be so willing to open up and 
absorb new people.  The interactions between Ron and his siblings are some of 
my favorite parts of the books.

So I am not sure where that fits with your theory, but there you go.

Kathy
AKA Elanor Gamgee