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

[Silver Stag]

No: HPFGUIDX 59528

Fred Waldrop
> snip
Everyone keeps saying Ron did not ask for help, but accually, Ron did
> ask for help, in his own 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....
Silver Stag:
Sorry, Fred, but I don't see that as asking for help.  That, to me, just
looks like griping, however justified it might be.  I feel in this case, as
in the 2nd year wand case, that if Ron had come out and asked for help, he'd
have gotten it.  Instead, he just gripes and gripes.  If you want things
done, you can't just drop hints.  You've got to learn to ask.
JMHO
Betty AKA Silver Stag.