The next Peter Pettigrew

[grindieloe]

No: HPFGUIDX 71713

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "iana_abadi" <leiaflute at h...> 
wrote:
If anyone is the next Peter 
> Pettigrew, it's Ron.  Look at how jealous he is; he stops speaking 
to 
> Harry simply for entering a tournament.  He doesn't believe Harry.  
> He's nice about the prefect bit, but honestly, we all know he's 
> thrilled: finally!  to beat Harry.  


While I really don't know who could be the next Peter Pettigrew, I 
disagree that Ron would turn on his friends like that.  I may have 
agreed with you through parts of GoF; however, after OoP, I think 
that Ron is a true and loyal friend to Harry. He comes to Harry's aid 
when Harry is fighting with Seamus, and he could have easily just not 
gotten involved in that.  Likewise, he takes Harry's side many times 
when Hermione is trying to get Harry to do/not do something.  

I know that Ron is finally getting some acclaim in this book, which 
is good. I feel that it was natural for Ron to be a bit jealous of 
Harry previously. Harry is always the center of attention (whether he 
wants to be or not), and Ron has always played second fiddle to his 
brothers. Now for the most part, he was always second to Harry. 
Overall though, I think that they balance each other nicely. In OoP, 
I see Ron maturing a lot compared to his previous self. With that 
maturity I also saw an increased loyalty to his best friend.  I hope 
that my opinion here is true, as I would hate to see Ron 
as "betrayer."

grindieloe :)