Weak Ron? (WAS Ron Going To The Dark Side)

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No: HPFGUIDX 35114

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "jenny_ravenclaw" <meboriqua at a...> wrote:
> 
> I see Ron mostly as weak.  In JKR's wizarding world, weak is a bad 
> thing to be.  Ron cannot fight the Imperius Curse (baaaaaad sign).  
 <<snip excellent descriptions of Ron's weaknesses and how he could 
give V. information>>

Yes!  This is just how I see Ron too.  All of our "good guys" have 
flaws, of course; but I think Ron's make him more susceptible to V. 
than anyone else's (except maybe Hagrid's—that blind loyalty thing 
really worries me—but I digress.)

Anyway, as I see it, there are 3 main ways Ron's character could go 
in the next books:

1.	Ever So Evil
I must admit, until the "Harry Potter & Me" special, my gut feeling 
was toward this.  Mostly because—it would be so _dark_.  And I kind 
of like dark.  But when JKR introduced the world to her friend Sean, 
saying Ron is based on him, and that they're both always there when 
you need them—well, I changed my mind.

2.	Loyal But Dead
There have been a few clues towards this so far.  Ron sacrificing 
himself in the PS/SS chess game could be a foreshadowing of his 
death.  Then there's the wand thing—Ron's got unicorn hair -- like 
the (dead) Cedric, and willow -- like the (dead) Lily.  But, to me, 
this just seems too obvious to come from the mind that gave us 
Scabbers.  Maybe the sacrifice & wand thing are just there to make us 
_really_ worried about Ron's safety at some point?  

  
3.     Good, Loyal, but Used by the Dark Side
Now this is the Ron I expect to see; one with weaknesses that are 
exploited. For folks who like to draw parallels between the Marauders 
and the present generation, I am thinking of a Ron/Sirius parallel 
here.  Both are, IMO, good guys at heart; loyal; and hot-tempered.  
(Is it just me, or can anyone else see Ron doing the Prank on Malfoy 
if provoked?) Anyway, Sirius was used by V/Wormtail as a fall guy; I 
predict Ron will be used in some way as well.

I know #2 & #3 aren't mutually exclusive, but still, my money's on #3.

Caroline
(who likes Lupin best of the adult characters, totally because of 
Edge and especially the dialogue in the Shack)