About Ron (not shipping)

[lucky_kari]

No: HPFGUIDX 34463

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "meglet2" <mercia at i...> wrote:
> I had a scarily nasty thought about Ron this morning. Into my mind, 
> when I wasn't even thinking about HP, flitted the number of times 
we 
> hear Ron's resentment about his family's poverty. 'I hate being 
poor' 
> sort of thing. I started to wonder if these could be hints of 
> a 'fatal flaw' that could render him corruptible, particularly when 
> added to his unrecognised jealousy (unrecognised by himself that 
is) 
> of Harry and his fame, and his psychological need (revealed in the 
> mirror or Erised) to gain status in his own right. 

ARGGGHHHH! As I confessed to the board a while ago, I get very touchy 
over this argument, b/c I have a lot in common with Ron in character, 
situation, and family. No, he's not going to go evil! :-)

> So go on, folks, please, please prove me wrong.

OK. What about JKR going on a TV special, and talking about how much 
Ron is based on her friend Sean, always loyal and supportive through 
the ups and downs of her life? If Ron's turning evil, would she do 
that to her friend?

>I 
> particularly appreciated the whole bunch of replies to the 'Harry 
> Potter a worthwile series?' post. I am a Christian minister working 
> with students and have had to defend my appreciation for 'Harry 
> Potter' on such grounds on various occasions. The posts provided me 
> with loads of ammunition for future debates. 

That was quite interesting, though, as you mentioned, I'm afraid none 
of it got through! :-(

> meglet2/Mercia

"Mercia"? Sorry, I'm obsessed with "Mercia" now, ever since I 
discovered that it's a Latinization of what we Tolkienites know as 
the Mark, and was besides being a fictional kingdom in the Lord of 
the Rings one of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. Is that the same Mercia? 
Or does it come from somewhere else?

Eileen