SHIP: HRH Love triangle & Ron's downfall

[queenofeverythang]

No: HPFGUIDX 75932

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "greatelderone" 
<greatelderone at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, 
"queenofeverythang" 
> <queenofeverythang at y...> wrote:
> > Actually the first statement isn't true. There were a lot of 
empty 
> > slots on the Griffyndor team in book 5, and it's not as if Ron 
was 
> > seeker. 
> 
> Why isn't it true? Once all the noteworthy and great players get 
> banned they'll of course cheer for the mediocre ones or do you 
> seriously think that the gryffindors would be cheering and 
singing 
> Weasley is our King if Harry was still the star seeker? If Harry 
> hadn't been banned no one would have noticed him.

Of course they would have. The point wasn't that he was the 
greatest player, the point was he went from being one of the 
worst to being a major part of why Gryffindor won the game 
(didn't Ginny catch the snitch? no big deal there). They would 
have acted the same way if Harry was there (as long as there 
was no near death injury before harry caught the snitch like there 
normally is) - They took the Slytherins jeers and turned it into 
fanfare. They were proud of Ron's turn around. They know Harry 
is good, Ron caught 'em by surprise so they celebrated.

> 
> > Let's cut Ron some slack. 
> 
> Why should we? The fact that he constantly complains about 
his 
> problems when there are students like Neville who are 
scorned and 
> mocked constantly by everyone and yet go on living and 
complain 
> little about their problems.

Neville could open his mouth a little more if you ask me (I think 
he will start to actually). 

> > I don't think he is the oaf 
> > that some people on this board like to portray him as. I think 
he 
> > is due some more time in the spotlight in book 6. 
> > 
> 
> Nor do I, but I think Book 6 is going to focus more on Neville 
and 
> his rise to prominence.

I do agree that they'll be more of a focus on Neville, that he will 
become even more confident and heroic in the future books - but 
I don't think he's a spotlight kinda guy.  

Ron, on the other hand, has the potential to become greater than 
he even expected (Head boy, Quidditch Champion, heaven forbid 
he becomes goodlooking - Ron ruffling his hair as the girls go 
wild).

I  admit i went a little too far with that last bit ; )

-QoE