Ron and Presents at Christmas

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No: HPFGUIDX 71103

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "pitaprh" <jwright at a...> wrote:
> But why is it that not until Book 5 is it mentioned what Harry gets 
> Ron and Hermione for Christmas.  Did he get them presents - it is 
> brought up what he receives from them but not what Harry bought 
them?

The focus of the book is on Harry. We see what is happening in the 
book through Harry's eyes, so of course most of the focus is on what 
HE receives at Christmas. In PS Harry is surprised to get any 
presents at all, so he's excited about the ones he does get. In COS 
we aren't given a lot of info because the focus is more on the 
Polyjuice potion and the dred Harry feels about it. In POA the focus 
is on the Firebolt. In GOF Harry does give Ron a Chudley Cannon hat 
and I'm not sure about OoP as I don't have my book with me at the 
moment. Also, the Chudley Cannon hat is mentioned in passing. I'm 
sure though that Harry would be givng his friend's presents. He finds 
Dobby a present at the last moment in GOF when Dobby has one for him. 
He just didn't think of Dobby beforehand. Even if he didn't give Ron 
and Hermione a present in PS, I'm sure that by COS he would have 
realised that he was expected to give presents too.

My other thought on presents is that through  them we get to see how 
his life is changing. With each year, as he finds more "family" in 
the WW the number of presents he receives increases.