SHIP: HRH Love triangle & Ron's downfall

[greatelderone]

No: HPFGUIDX 75867

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "queenofeverythang" 
<queenofeverythang at y...> wrote: > 
> Mrs. Weasley only thought of Harry & Hermione as a couple 
> because of Rita (she's very protective of Harry)

Why would Mrs. Weasley of all people believe an article by Skeeter, 
who had earlier wrote a less than credible article that made her 
husband look bad, about two kids that she has had over for the summer 
and one of them who is her son's best friend and who she knows fairly 
well unless she already found the idea of a relationship between 
Harry and Hermione believable? 

> All this may change now that 
> he's on the quidditch team though. I see Ron coming out of his 
> friends' shadows in book 6 and becoming a little more 
> gossip-worthy.

The only way that Ronald managed to get out of Harry's shadow was not 
by his own achievement and merit, but because Harry got banned from 
quidditch and because Dumbledore didn't want to pile more 
responsibilities onto Harry.