JKR and Ron Weasley

[Arya]

No: HPFGUIDX 77725

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "lunachapter10" <
lunachapter10 at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "marephraim" <leef at c...> wrote:
> > 
> > I thought I've read her say in several places that Ron is one of her 
> > favourite characters.
> >  
> 
> Here's a JKR quote from a barnes and noble interview in the quick
> quill quotes:
> 
> "Now Ron, that is interesting. I didn't mean to base him on anyone,
> but after I had been writing a bit, I realized he was a lot like a
> childhood friend of mine from school." 
> 
> Jacquie

Hmm, just on first impulse upon reading that quote, it seems perhaps, that 
Ron was spun off as a brainstorm to create a plot device, more of what he 
may do and who he is to Harry and not for the individual qualities of his own. 

Whisch, and here goes anothergreat debate, perhaps, but what the hell, may 
speak towards Ron turning against Harry, turning evil alltogether, or at least 
biting the dust (as I think was foreshadowed by the sacraficial knight on PS).  I  
am beginnning to think more and more that Best-Friend-Ever!Ron is just not 
the fate in store for the bloke.  He's a mere plot device, noe more so than Evil 
(Create father figure and giver of hope to Harry and then kill off to guel anger 
and resentment towards Volde/bad guys).

Arya