Harry's Patronus/ Mrs. Weasley/ Black and Snape

[Veronica]

No: HPFGUIDX 44902

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Richelle Votaw" <rvotaw at i...> wrote:
> That's another thing that always bothered me.  Ron clearly hates 
> maroon. Yet he gets a maroon sweater every year.  Harry, on the 
> other hand, gets something different every year.  Once it's green, 
> one year it's red with a gold lion, and then he even gets one with 
> a dragon after the first task. She takes extra effort to make 
> Harry's "special."  Sure, he only gets a tissue or toothpick from 
> the Dursleys, but what else does Ron get?  Not much
> either.  Harry finally gives him a present in GoF, Hermione 
> generally gives them both something, but that's about it.  Why not 
> at least try to make the sweater a color he'll like?

(Oh, please don't hex me for chattering in the wrong place!)

Ok, in Molly's defense, does Ron ever *tell* her he doesn't like 
maroon. Perhaps she is slaving away under the delusion he *likes* 
maroon. For countless years, my mother made me from-scratch red 
velvet birthday cakes with cream cheese icing--until i finally 
screwed up the courage to tell her I hated red-velvet cake and cream 
cheese icing. Not because she ignored me, but because I was always 
polite and thanked her sweetly for the kind gesture (silently wishing 
for a plain cake from the grocery store).

Veronica