Why Ron WON'T betray Harry

[darrin_burnett]

No: HPFGUIDX 72929

Ron Weasley gets a bum rap. And Peter Pettigrew would be lucky to be 
a tenth as courageous and honorable as Ron. 

I say the parallels that seem to be drawn here do not match.

This is the kid who, at age 11, no less, rode a stone knight into 
the path of a stone queen, not knowing whether it would be fatal, so 
his two friends could go on.

Could anyone honestly see Pettigrew doing that? 

How about a kid who, on a broken leg, tried to stand and help Harry 
fight against a man he thought was a convicted mass murderer?

So much is made about the fight in GoF, but the silent treatment 
lasted a few weeks, not months. Harry was picked for the tournament 
in late October and the first task was Nov. 24.

And as soon as Ron realized how much danger his friend was in, and 
how stupid he was being, it was HIM that made the first move toward 
reconciliation. And his friendship hasn't wavered since. 

Ron has become a Quidditch hero. He is a prefect, and maybe he's the 
second choice because Dumbledore thought Harry was going to be too 
stressed out already, but that means Ron is still above the rest of 
the Gryffindor fifth-year boys.

In other words, Ron is stepping into his own, so the idea that he 
would betray Harry to get out from under his shadow does not hold 
water.

Ron doesn't consider Percy as someone to emulate. His reactions to 
Percy in OoP are anger and disgust. 

My dawg Ron is going to be just fine, thank you.

Darrin
-- I love the 80s moment: "Huey Lewis said he took five minutes to 
write 'I Want a New Drug' and I remember thinking, 'Yeah, that's 
about right.'"