Who is the bravest?

[Grace Saalsaa]

No: HPFGUIDX 48301

Being mortally terrified of caterpillars, I was thinking about Harry & Ron's adventure into the dark forest.  I do believe that Ron is as phobic about spiders as I am about (shudder, skin crawling) caterpillars.  Harry doesn't have a qualm about them at all until this particular encounter with the spiders. He picks a spider off his socks while he's in his cupboard under the stairs, sees them scurrying about in CoS, and once again during the DADA lesson.

So, this got me to thinking about who is really the bravest Griffindor, and I think its Ron.  Facing a huge phobia in the dark forest is a very brave thing to do.  Being picked up by a spider (I would instantly drop if a caterpillar fell on my sleeve, I'm sure of it), being chased and threatened by them, and his reaction once they get out of the forest lead me to believe its a phobia.  Ron also follows Harry into his adventures when he really doesn't have to.  Afterall, its usually Harry's problem(s) and not Ron's. 

What do you think?  Is Ron the bravest?

Grace


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