[HPforGrownups] Re: Percy or Ron: Pawns of the Dark Side?

[Doreen]

No: HPFGUIDX 15418

>  Penny wrote:
> Ron, OTOH, still strikes me as someone who could be an unwitting pawn of
the Dark side.  He has his own very strong ambitions that were emphasized
quite alot in GoF.  I am not arguing that he would ever ever knowingly
betray Harry.  But, he does have problems resisting the Imperius curse for
example.  Might this not be an indication that he would be a more likely
target for Voldy's forces than Hermione?  If you were going to target
someone close to Harry -- Ron makes the most sense
to me.

I agree.  Ron is not only ambitious, but he's tired of being Harry's
shadow and he's tired of being poor (both emphasized in GoF).  Gred &
Forge at least see a possibility for making their own money (the joke
shop & props).  Ron sees that "everything he owns is rubbish" (not sure
of the exact quote, but says something along similar lines several
times during GoF.  I'm not saying that he would go evil for money. I do
believe, though, that if an opportunity to get money came along that
didn't "seem" like it would hurt anybody -- Ron could be used.  Add
that to the Imperius curse, and he's really vulnerable.
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ooooooh ... I like that idea! What could be worse than Harry facing
Voldemort? Harry facing Ron Weasley! And who is better at figuring out
people's weaknesses and using them to his own advantage than Voldemort,
himself? I wonder if this idea has occurred to JKR? Maybe that is why she
says *she* would never kill off Ron, Harry's best friend. Maybe this is why
she shows us Ron's desire in the Mirror of Erised and the possibities for
animosity between Harry and Ron.

It is truly one of those things which makes you go, "hmmmmmm."

Doreen CPW
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