[HPforGrownups] Re: HRH and their Prefect badges

[T.M. Sommers]

No: HPFGUIDX 75119

jenny_ravenclaw wrote:
> 
> Ron is not perfect, but he did a damned good job of being Harry's 
> friend in OoP.  Harry did not need another Hermione breathing down his 
> neck every five mintues exclaiming "You can't do that!".  I think Ron 
> showed a lot of respect for Harry when he allowed Harry to make his 
> own decisions.  Ron took the initiative to take a step back from Harry 
> when it was needed, like when Harry lost his temper - again and again.  
> That's being a good friend - knowing when to let your friends have 
> some space to vent.

Ron would have been a better friend if he had done what Hermione 
did.  A good friend would tell you what you need to hear, not 
what you want to hear.  Some of the things Harry did were 
incredibly stupid, such as talking to Sirius in the fireplace and 
dropping the occlumency lessons.  Imagine this:

Hermione: Harry, you just drank an entire keg of beer.  Give me 
your keys.

Ron: Stop bugging Harry, Hermione; he can make his own decisions.

Which is the better friend?