Much Ado About Money

[Fred Waldrop]

No: HPFGUIDX 59492

bboy_mn said:

Those Damn Robes-
...edited... Ron never asked for help. ....


Merlin Wrote:

Actually Ron only found out about the dress robes the night before 
they left for Hogwarts while packing his school supplies. 
 ...edited...

 Merlin   


 bboy_mn wrote again:
 
Absolutely true, but he also had 4 months between Sept. 1 and Dec 25
to ask someone for help; McGonagall, Hermione, Dobby, any house elf,
any teacher, any student... He didn't even search for a solution, he
just hid the robes and ignored them. 
<edited>
But Ooohhhh Nnnooooo not Ronikins. 
Like I said...
You do not get what you do not ask for.

bboy_mn


Hello all, Fred Waldrop here;

Accually, Ron did ask for help, in a way. He might not have begged 
his mum to fix his robe, but he did basicly ask for help.
(Page 156 & 157, GoF, US)
Mum, you've given me Ginny's new dress.... Of course I haven't, said 
Mrs Weasley. That's for you. Dress robes.
What?, said Ron, looking horror struck. Dress robes! repeated Mrs 
Weasley.... You've got to be kidding, said Ron in disbelief. I'm not 
wearing that, no way.
Everyone wears them, Ron! said Mrs Weasley crossly. They're all like 
that....
I'll go starkers before I put that on, said Ron stubbornly.
Don't be silly, you've got to have dress robes,they're on your 
list....
I'm never wearing them, Ron said stubbornly. Never.
Fine, snapped Mrs. Weasley. Go naked....

Instead of offering to help fix the robes, Ron's mum just tells him 
to "go naked." If Ron could take the fringe and lace off in a couple 
seconds while walking down the stairs to the ball, not knowing what 
he was doing, why didn't his mum try to fix them herself, instead of 
argueing about him having to wear them as is?
Even if she did not have much time, she could have given her son 5 
minutes to try and fix his robes properly. Unless she really did want 
him to wear a robe with fringes and lace, or really go naked after 
all. 

Fred Waldrop