House Elves/Harry & Jealousy/LOLLIPOPS

[meboriqua at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 26763

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., blpurdom at y... wrote:  
> 
> However, we discover in GoF that the thing that Harry is most 
jealous  of once he is a Triwizard champion is Ron's ordinariness.>

Don't you just love Harry all the more for wanting something as 
simple, pleasant and harmless as that?  I do.

<  Harry is jealous of Ron's family, but 
> he also is jealous of Ron's unremarkableness, which makes Ron very 
> discontented (as evidenced by the Mirror of Erised).  I doubt 
somehow that Ron will achieve all of those things he saw in the 
Mirror, or even that achieving all of them would be good for him 
(Dumbledore cautioned Harry that people often want what is worst for 
them).  I expect this to be a painful lesson for Ron.  (Perhaps 
Voldemort will tempt him with a way to achieve these things?)>

Poor Harry.  My heart goes out to him again and again.  Every time I 
read Dumbledore calling out Harry's name from the goblet of fire, I 
get a squishy feeling in my stomach.  I would hate to be chosen for 
the Triwizard Tournament as much as Harry did, and I think he handles 
it with grace and pride.  I, too, want Harry to be able to sit in the 
stands with his friends and cheer on the Hogwarts champion, but I also 
know Harry is destined for much bigger and more important things.  I 
also trust Harry's inner strength to handle it, but I feel sad that he 
has to.

--jenny from ravenclaw, truly in love with harry 
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