Ron: GoF: Betrayed or Jealous? Revisited

[Kiyari6]

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bboy_mn said:
>But the question isn't whether Ron is jealous in
>general, because we all know that he is. He is jealous
>of lots of people in lots of ways. The question is, is
>the emotional pain he obviously feels when Harry name
>comes out of the Goblet of Fire rooted in betrayal or
>jealousy? 

I feel it is a mixture of both, I do believe the fight
started more from betrayal.  In Ron's heart he feels
Harry has done one the most horrible things to him he
could have done, he didn't include him.  He thinks
Harry left him out on purpose and is now lying to him.
 How could he not feel betrayed.  Jealousy does not
yet factor into the fight at the beginning, he's hurt.
 He gave Harry the chance to fix it by telling him the
truth about how his name got into the goblet, but
Harry only lies to him, making him feel more hurt and
miserable.  

That is how the fight starts, but once he gets over
the betrayal a little he does become jealous.  Harry
is once again the "Hero" and Ron is pushed aside.  I
don't believe Ron really had a problem being the
sidekick until this happened.  He showed no signs of
jealousy or hatred towards Harry about the sidekick
role before, but now he does.  Harry doesn't even get
into trouble for this, he gets rewarded.  He is
allowed to compete, he doesn't have to take exams, and
he may win 1,000 galleons in prize money.  Of course
Ron is jealous, it only makes sense.  But the fight
did start from betrayal, even if that wasn't the
reason it lasted so long.

Kiyari



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