OoP: Ron the Zeppo??

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No: HPFGUIDX 67396

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, lima <alima at t...> wrote:
> on 7/4/03 4:18 AM, Tamara at buffyeton at y... wrote:
> 
> Has anyone else been getting the feeling, especially through the 
last
> 3 books, that Ron has become the Zeppo of the magical scooby gang?
> It has become even more obvious in OoP.  He didn't do anything, but
> go wacky, while they were attempting to rescue Sirius, and I don't
> think really helped in any true way throughout the whole of the
> book.  He didn't even get in many (if any) good, funny, sarcastic
> lines, like he usually does.  Ron is becoming, if isn't already,
> pointless.
> 
> Tamara
> 
> 
> Actually, I thought the only great character development we saw in 
OoP is the "coming out" of Neville. Plus the introduction of the 
wonderful Luna Lovegood. I hope we see lots more of her.

JKR says one reason that OoP was so long was that she had so much 
to "set up" for the following two books. It's true that we don't see 
a lot of Ron in this book as a contribition to the Scooby gang (I 
love that phrase) but we do see a bit more of Ron standing on his 
own two feet. He goes off on his own to practice for Quidditch. He 
becomes (and eventually succeeds) goal keeper and contributes to a 
win without Harry's help. 

Maybe, JKR, since she is "setting us up" for the final two books, is 
getting us ready for a new, independent Ron with a mission of his 
own.

Of course, it could just be that up intil this book, there has been 
one "quest" that occupies the whole book...so all three of our gang 
had an opportunity to contribute. This book centers primarily on 
Harry's angst. It would have been nice to have seen a little more of 
the coming of age of Ron and Hermione. 

I hope JKR is preparing us more from Ron. I really like him and 
would hate to see him relegated to comic relief.

dorothy