Ron's Envy

[Penny Linsenmayer]

No: HPFGUIDX 38557

Hi --

Briefly --

Naama said, with regard to Ron's envy (as possibly foreshadowed by the Mirror of Erised):

<<<<<<<<If it is a foreshadowing, then it is a foreshadowing of Ron *getting 
over* his envy. Remember, Ron didn't want to return to the mirror and 
tried to dissuade Harry from doing so. It seems, then, that he was 
much less vulnerable to the mirror's fascination than Harry - which I 
understand to mean that his "deepest, most desperate desire" was a 
lot less desperate than Harry's was. 
This foreshadowing has, in fact, already been fulfilled. Ron did 
reach an "envy crisis", and, indeed, got over it without great damage 
being done. Isn't it the convention that once a crisis is overcome, 
it doesn't return? That the problem, once it has surfaced and been 
faced, is resolved? >>>>>>>>>>>

I take this to mean that you are referring to his fight with Harry over entry into the Triwizard Tournament as Ron's "envy crisis."  If so, then Ron's envy is not completely resolved after he & Harry make up.  Remember Ron's reaction to learning that leprachaun gold disappears?  He's still envious of Harry's wealth, if not his fame per se.  No, I would say that Ron's envy issues are not yet fully resolved.

Penny



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