[HPforGrownups] Presents...Ron

[devika261 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 19078

In a message dated Sun, 20 May 2001 11:23:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Amber <reanna20 at yahoo.com> writes:

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There is something that has been...well...bothering me for awhile. Why
doesn't Hermione get any birthday or Christmas presents in the HP
books? I mean, we *always* hear what Harry gets for Christmas and his
birthday. And he always gets something from Ron and Hermione. In fact,
in COS Hermione goes into the boys dormitory to give Ron and Harry her
gifts but there's absolutely NO mention of Hermione getting anything!
And Ron was in the same boat until...erm...I think GOF. Harry got Ron a
Chudley Cannon hat for Christmas. Granted, Harry got both Hermione and
Ron Omnioculars at the Quidditch Cup but still...that wasn't until the
fourth book!

We all know that Harry is not poor. He can certainly afford small gifts
for his friends. So why would JKR leave out any mention of this? How
hard is it to write an extra sentence saying "And Harry hoped that
Hermione would like the special edition of 'Hogwarts, A History' that
he got her." I suppose its nothing but this point consistently annoys
me! Hermione deserves a gift dangit, she's certainly put up with Harry
and Ron enough!


IIRC, JK said in a chat (I'm not sure which) that Harry does buy presents for Ron and Hermione but that she didn't have time to write what the presents were.  I think she just mentioned that Harry gave Ron the Chudley Cannons hat in GoF so that she could emphasize later how Ron feels about his family's poverty.  I'm thinking of the scene where Ron remembers that the gold he paid Harry for the Omnioculars was leprechaun gold that disappeared later.  He tells Harry that Harry shouldn't have given him the hat, and then he says, "I hate being poor."  I don't have my book with me, so I can't give you the exact scene, but I'm sure you know. 

Just a thought (sorry if this has been covered already, I'm pretty new to this list): I'm reasonably sure that Ron's feelings about his financial situation will play a role later.  I also have a feeling that he may be somehow tempted by the Dark Side.  Maybe nothing as tacky as bribery, but Ron is already jealous of Harry and his money, as well as his fame.  And I don't know how many people agree with me, but I don't think that Harry and Ron's argument in GoF got rid of all of Ron's pent-up jealousy and anger.  I can't help but see it as a preview of conflicts to come (although I would like to think that everything will just be ok between Harry and Ron).  I do think that Harry and Ron's friendship is stronger than their differences, and I know that it will all work out in the end (I hope), but it seems that Ron may make some kind of decision in later books based on his hidden envy and resentment, and this would have more serious ramifications than his argument with Harry in Go!
F.
Devika

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