Ron and the Trouble with Veela

[Tammy Bianchi]

No: HPFGUIDX 50426

> -Tanya said:

> Didn't Arthur resist the Veela at the World Cup by covering his 
ears 
> during their songs? I vaguely remember him telling Ron and Harry to 
> cover their ears [sorry, no books here at work, so I can't check]. 
> If so, that could explain how Arthur (and everybody else in the 
> stadium) were able to resist the Veela on that night. <snip>
> -Tanya

then Erica Said:

I thought that the Veela episode at the World Cup (Harry vs Ron's 
ability to resist) was a foreshadowing of their respective reactions 
to the Imperious Curse in Fake!Moody's DADA class.<snip>


Me:

Both of you have brought up excelent points regarding the Veela, but I wish to connect a couple dots.  First we have Harry and Ron acting similarly at the QWC when they first see the Veela.  Now since we only get Harry's perspective we know that he had at least some sort of little voice telling him that he didn't want the Veela to stop.  We don't know if Ron had the same thoughts or if his mind was just blissfully empty.  I believe this exactly parallells the Imperious curses affect.  I wonder if Harry could have resisted the Veela better if he had already learned to throw off the Imperious curse.  Now, after saying that, I find it interesting that Arthur had to cover his ears.  If he was a strong enough wizard he might be able to ignore their songs.  Does this mean Arthur can't throw off the imperious curse?  This, I believe, will foreshadow at least one of the Weasleys being controlled by the imperious curse.

Tammy


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