The next Peter Pettigrew

[greatelderone]

No: HPFGUIDX 71958

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "elizabeth1603" 
<elizabeth1603 at y...> wrote:
> 
> I think Ron took a lot of grief from Harry, which he didn't 
deserve,  in OoP, and 

Actually he was giving grief to everyone not only to Ron, but to 
Ginny, Hermione and several other of his friends.

> the reason he didn't jump all over Harry's case is that he's 
Harry's best friend, 
> he cares about him, 

Yeah he cared so much that he didn't push him on the issue of 
occlumency in order to avoid his friend's temper. 

> and he understands what he's going through. 

No he doesn't. Ron is the ordinary and average boy of the wizard 
world who hasn't been mistreated by his nearest and dearest relatives 
and whose parents haven't been taken away from him and who isn't 
locked in mortal combat with a dark wizard who has already killed one 
of his classmates.

>IMO, that 
> proved how devoted Ron is.

How so? Hermione seems to be the symbol of devotion here since she 
presses him on such issues like the false vision and occlumency even 
when Harry rages at her.

> He was jealous in GOF, yes, but he got over that. 
>Only after 
> He thought Harry was trying to get all the glory, but eventually 
reaslized his 
> friend was in trouble and gave him whatever help he could. I just 
can't see 
> Ron's betraying Harry.

But the seeds for a betrayal have been planted here. We see how Ron's 
jealousy comes to light when his friend got picked by the goblet. Now 
that the war has begun, Harry no doubt will be receiving more 
attention and even if Ron becomes the head boy his classmates, 
teachers and other wizards will always have greater respect for Harry 
and hold him in highter esteem because he survived a duel with 
Voldemort and helped train many of the students in the DA. 

> There is more to Ron than a desire to prove himself; 
> besides, the need is no longer there. 

Then why did he try out for a position on the qudditch team and why 
was he fawning over the prefect page like Percy? The desire for power 
evidently is still there or he wouldn't have done both things.

>He is coming into his own as a great 
> wizard.

Where did that happen? He didn't exactly show any great aptitude for 
magic in Book 5 than in book 4. It seems Neville is the one that is 
coming into his own as a wizard and as a person stepping beyond his 
father's shadow while Ron is still firmly in the shadow of his famous 
brothers.