The next Peter Pettigrew

[greatelderone]

No: HPFGUIDX 71999

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "vecseytj" <vecseytj at t...> 
wrote:
> 1.  I have never read of Ron, almost wetting himself over something
> Harry has done.  ie: Peter watching James with the snitch.  Peter 
was
> a slave to James' "coolness". 

I think that a point by point comparison of Ron and Pettigrew won't 
work and that the only similarities are that both Pettigrew and Ron 
are overshadowed by their more clever or cooler friends and that both 
are the weakest component of their respective groups that will betray 
them intentionally in Pettigrew's case and possibly unintentionally 
on Ron's case is where the similarities end. 

However I think the path that will lead to Ron's betrayal will be 
very different from the one that lead to Pettigrew's betray. In Ron's 
case I think his desire for great things and the fact that Harry will 
eventually receive many of the things that he desires will lead to 
resentment, jealousy and eventually anger during the next war and 
that he in his anger and weakness will probably betray his friends 
unintentionally to Voldemort. Though unlike Pettigrew I definitely 
see the chance of redemption for Ron.

>When is Harry ever
> jeolous of Ron?  When Ron gets to be with his family and Harry can't
> come.  That's when. 
 
Despite the fact that we have a window in Harry's thoughts I don't 
ever recall Harry being jealous or envious of Ron and his family on 
the scale that Ron was jealous of Harry. In fact when is he ever 
envious of Ron's family in the books?

> 2.   You ask what love has to do with not betraying someone.  Hummm,
> well love is that wonderful thing that the whole wide world needs
> plenty off (as the old song goes)~sorry just couldn't help my 
self~;)
> and with love around deep in your soul, things like betraying, our
> loved ones is just not an option.  Because to betray them is to 
betray
> ourself.

Which I think will probably be one of the underlying tragedies of it 
all.