New defense for Ron?/Mirror of Erised

[Melody B.]

No: HPFGUIDX 37798

Allyse said:
>Ron does, indeed, have strength of
>will - in some ways, stronger than Harry's...
>Harry was so entranced by the Mirror of Erised that after a single
>visit, he was already plagued by a lack of appetite and an obsession
>to see it again.
>So here we have Ron, facing the triumph
>against what many assert to be his greatest weakness - his longing
>for the spotlight (and I wonder how many noticed that Ron doesn't
>seem to see himself in designer wizarding robes?) - yet having the
>strength of character to walk away.

This makes a certain amount of sense, but consider their backrounds. Harry 
has spent most of his life being opressed by his relatives until he is 
suddenly pulled into what for him seems to be a fantasy world. I would think 
it's a little unreal for him.

Ron, on the other hand, is absolutely a realist. He's been brought up in a 
poor family and he understands the realities of the wizarding world.

Both faced with a magical object that shows -- although they don't realize 
it -- their deepest desires, Harry, who has recently been told that magic is 
real, will react to it very differently from Ron, who has been surrounded by 
magical object all his life.

By the way, this is my first post here. I was sort of intimidated by the 
prevalence of HP4GU-ers in the fandom, but I know that's silly.

Melody

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