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

[ABoyko at starchoice.com]

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> From:	Scott  [SMTP:harry_potter00 at yahoo.com]
> 
> 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 have one brother, who is 18 months younger. He turned out to be
the one who excelled in school and skipped a grade, so from Grade 3 on we
were in the same class.

	Since he actually enjoyed math and science, he outdid me in those
areas. I almost failed Grade 11 math, because I was more interested in
doodling in my notebook than paying attention, and the teacher did not try
to engage me in the class. It was very difficult to bring home a report card
with a 40 on it, when my brother's had 99 for the same subject.

	When we graduated, he got five awards, and I got none. That night is
when I resembled Ron the most, because my mother kept going on and on and on
about how proud she was of Steve. I ended up locking myself in my room and
it took my grandfather to coax me out.

	I like the Weasley family, because they are loud and active and
their house looks like a loving place to be. Sure, Molly is strict and
disapproving at times, but she also loves her children and they know it.
Ron may whine about his annual Christmas jumper, but I think he also know
that this is one of Molly's ways of expressing her affection. 

	Angela