[HPforGrownups] Re: Much Ado About Money (concerning the Weasleys)

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No: HPFGUIDX 59516

In a message dated 6/7/03 12:39:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
fredwaldrop at yahoo.com writes:
> Do you really believe that by making Ron wear a robe that looks like 
> a girls dress will help him grow up? How on earth did you come up 
> with that idea?
> As for it being a lesson, I can not see any lesson except that his 
> mother does not care what her son looks like. And as for "dealing 
> with what you have", wouldn't it make more sense to show him how to 
> fix something that isn't right instead of just trying to use it like 
> it is? That is what most people said about broken his wand, if he had 
> asked for help, he would have received it, and his wand would have 
> been in better shape. But instead of that, you say he needs to fix 
> things himself and never ask for help, or just live with it like it 
> is, no matter how bad it looks or works.
> And them not having much money has nothing to do with the fact that 
> if SHE would have taken a couple minutes and taken the lace off, the 
> robe would have been much more exceptable. But, as you say, 
> apparently her son is not her number one priority, and that is a sad 
> thing to say about any mother. Good thing Lily did not have the same 
> attitude or this would have been a very different book.
> Also, I do not remember reading anything about Fred or George having 
> to wear girls robes. Neither do I remember reading that Ginny had to 
> wear a boys robe to the dance. The only person that had to 
> dress "inadequate" was Ron. And it would NOT have cost ONE KNUT for 
> her to have removed the fringe and lace from Ron's robe, just a 
> couple of minutes of her time.

Are we positive that it *really* looked like a girl's dress?  We are talking 
about the POV of a fourteen year old boy -- things look different to them.  I 
personally think it *will* help him grow up because it's not about what you 
look like on the outside, it's who you are on the inside.  Ron had better well 
learn that because things are about to get a lot darker in the WW, and no one 
is going to have time to listen to him complain about the state of his robes.
It's not about Molly not caring, but she has other kids to attend to.  For 
all we know, she has just had a talk like this with Fred and George.  To focus 
on your point about the robes of Fred and George, I think that if the twins got 
robes like that, they would take it better.  They'd manage to laugh it off - 
Ron hasn't learned how to laugh at himself yet.  I can just see the twins 
spinning about, telling everyone they're the "latest fashion".
"Her son is not her number one priority"?  Ron isn't her only son.  She has 
to worry about Fred, George, and Ginny, too.  She can't focus all her time on 
Ronnykins.  I think Molly's family is her priority numero uno, but how would it 
look if she dwelled on Ron?
This all goes back to asking for help.  Ron never asked anyone.  He just went 
off on one of his "everything I own is rubbish" tangents.  Molly didn't 
really want him to go naked.  She's stressed (and with all the kids she has, it's 
amazing she isn't crazy!  I had to watch nine little girls during musical and 
they almost drove me crazy.)
I do notice, though, that no one faults Arthur for not removing the lace.  He 
was there, right?  I know that he was off running around because of the QWC 
disaster, but didn't they see him before they left?  When everyone talks about 
Ron's wand or anything of Ron's, they blame Molly.  What about Arthur?  Is he 
blameless?
~*~*~Oryomai~*~*~
--Ronnykins would be a cool song.


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