More on Ron

[Andrea]

No: HPFGUIDX 39534

--- Laura Ingalls Huntley wrote:
> I didn't mean to imply that the doll actually *was* Voodoo (for the life
> of me I can't remember the name for those dolls)..just that..I don't
> know...It seemed slightly twisted (in the bad way) to do that to
> something that not only *looks* like a real human being (and one you
> know) but also *moves*...*shivers* creepy. 

Yes, but remember that Ron has grown up with these types of figures and
doesn't think anything more of them than we'd think of an action figure. 
Did it mean I was destined to become a psychotic murderer when I
decapitated Barbies as a child?
 
> And this leads me to another topic...I really don't think Ron's feelings
> have been hurt by Krum at all..I mean, what's Krum to him?  It's
> Hermione who has "betrayed" him.  And yet, most (not all, I said, but
> most) of his anger seems directed at Krum *instead* of Hermione.  Why is
> this?

Well of course he's transferring!  If he were to admit that it was really
Hermione he was mad at, he would have to admit that he liked her.  He's
avoiding *that* little admission at all costs, so he transfers all his
anger to Krum.  This isn't all that unusual, particularly for teenagers,
and doesn't mean that he'll necessarily have deep emotional problems from
it later.  Now if he KEEPS ignoring his feelings towards Hermione, he
might, but he managed to sort out his feelings enough to be fairly
friendly with Krum at the end of GOF, didn't he?  Even asked for his
autograph.  It was just a temporary spurt of anger, IMHO.
 
> Still in my childhood, actually.  *blushes* And..um...never really
> stormed off -- I generally stick around if I'm upset.  Never thrown
> anything against the wall because I was angry -- and if I yell at my mom
> (which isn't often, but it does happen ^_~) I'm usually never sorry --
> cause, uh...if it comes to shouting, I generally *mean* it.  

Ah, then you are an exceptionally rational teenager.  I'm in my twenties
and STILL throw things or punch a stuffed animal or pillow when I get
really upset.  I don't think I have any deep emotional problems, and I'm
generally considered quite stable, temper-wise.  But sometimes you just
need an outlet for your anger so it's not released in more destructive
ways.  I've found that I'm more able to be rational in a disagreement if
I've first vented all the purely emotional frustration by hitting a pillow
or something first -- that way, I get to concentrate on the logical
aspects of the disagreement instead of reacting emotionally.

I think you're reading a lot more menace into Ron's actions than existed.


Andrea (first post in a loooooong time -- I missed you guys!)


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