[HPforGrownups] Re: Hurt-Comfort and reader crushes

[Susanne]

No: HPFGUIDX 39228



Hi,

Friday, May 31, 2002, 8:31:55 AM, Laura wrote:

> Mature taste?  Alright...I'll admit that, being a teenager, I probably
> am not the best authority on what is "mature", but well..jeez.  Ron
> seems very unhealthy and immature right now when it comes to *coughs*
> matters of the heart...

> And I very rarely see him giving comfort.  His idea of
> comforting/defending/supporting someone is to *fight* for them...

I certainly count myself among the mature <g>.

And maybe I like Ron so much, because he seems the most
*real* of the main characters.

Let's face it, there aren't very many people out there who
are "mature" and helpful and sensitive at HRH's age.

Harry is almost too good to be true for me, and Hermione
might be sensible, but she has some characteristics that
grate on me much more than Ron's shortcomings.

I liked Ron best from the moment I started reading the
books, even with all the "warts".

And since joining the lists, I like him even more, since I
usually pull for the underdog, and there are just so many
people who don't like Ron (or maybe it just seems that way
to me) <g>.

And no, I definitely don't have a crush on Ron ;)
My daughter is 10 and looking at the boys in her class, Ron,
Harry and Hermione seem a lot more mature than the real kids
do.

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Best regards,
 Susanne                           mailto:siskiou at earthlink.net