About Ron (not shipping)

[dicentra_spectabilis_alba]

No: HPFGUIDX 34476

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "lucky_kari" <lucky_kari at y...> wrote:
> --- 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.

Sorry, can't *prove* you wrong, but I can offer a different theory.  I
agree, Ron's vulnerability with being poor and unappreciated must be a
deliberate setup for later things.  He probably won't go bad like
Pettigrew (I very much hope he won't), but I can see him being sorely
tempted to do something that doesn't seem "that bad" so he can get
money or recognition.  

I can see someone from Voldemort's side trying to get to Harry through
Ron by offering Ron something he wants in exchange for a little
information. "We're not going to hurt him, we just want to talk to
him, that's all," the Voldemort supporter might say.  

I can also see poor Ron giving in, thinking that what he's doing won't
matter so much, or that Harry can handle himself, or whatever, and
then having it go WAY wrong.  And like Judas, he then finds himself
throwing the 30 pieces of silver against the door and cursing those
who got him involved.  It would also drive a huge wedge between Ron
and Harry, at least for awhile, or Ron might run from Harry's side out
of extreme guilt.  I also wonder if Hermione is vulnerable.  I'll have
to think about that.

--Dicentra, who, now that it's been brought up, greatly fears for Ron