[HPforGrownups] Re: Ron's chess ability

[Chelsea2162 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 38295

In a message dated 4/29/2002 10:38:05 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
huntleyl at mssm.org writes:

<< Come to think of it, perhaps that's why so many people (including me) get 
the innate feeling that Ron is "weak".  >>

    I don't understand why after all the debating, and aall the canon 
evidence, people keep saying that Ron is weak. (Not trying to be rude here.) 
Some of the major canon events in which Ron has shown undaunting bravery, and 
true leadership and logic skills, would be the Chess Game in SS/PS, and when 
he stands up to what he believes are Murderer!Siruis, and EvilWerewolf!Lupin. 
In the Chess Game, he uss his logic to get his friends to safety, so that 
they are okay, and will be able to help others, while sacrificing himself in 
order to make things work. I know that 
Laura said: 
 <<Because it's Hermione and Harry that usually take up the lead.  With the 
exception, of course, of the Giant Chess scene, which sticks out like a sore 
thumb..>>..but I have to say that Ron wasn't displaying a one-time act of 
random bravery - he was put to the test, and he passed with flying colors.
    The other situation that I mentioned was the scene in the Shrieking 
Shack. My copy of PoA is floating around here somewhere, so I don't remember 
what is exactly said, but I do know that Ron said something along the lines 
of 'If you want to get to Harry, you'll have to get past us first" to Siruis. 
He is displaying an incredible amount of bravery and leadrship here. How many 
13 year olds do you know that would put their lives on the line (repeatedly) 
to help their friends, and pretty much an entire civilization? 
    To put an end to my rambling, I think that Ron will play a major part in 
the war against V (or maybe just the "efforts", for there may not actually be 
an all-out war), and that he will use logic AND bravery to do so.
*Chelsea*