[HPforGrownups] Re: The Purpose of the Weasleys (was; Saving every Sickle)

[Jesta Hijinx]

No: HPFGUIDX 59574


> > Leah (me ) replies:
> > I don't think we can really know how much the other Weasleys complain
> > about their situation.  I think we get an especially close look at
> > Ron because of his relationship with Harry.  If Ginny were part of
> > the trio (yes, I know, then it would be a quartet ;-D) we may hear
> > that she thinks: "everything I have [is] rubbish" (Ron GoF).
>
>And to be a bit fairer to Ron, he has hand-me-down rubbish, and he's
>last  in the line of the boys, so a lot of his stuff might have
>deteriorated quite a bit by the time it got to him.  Even for the
>items that are bought second-hand, well, money would possibly have
>been tighter in the household by the time Ron came along than it was
>when there were only, say, Bill and Charlie.  So the quality of even
>second-hand items might have been lower for Ron than it had been for
>his older brothers.
>
This is a good point, and one I have thought of - Ron may get the worst of 
the lot in many cases.

but I still think it was unkind of him to make the remark about Pigwidgeon.  
I'll grant you, he didn't get to pick out his own owl - but neither did 
Harry!  Hedwig was a gift, and she's turned out cool.

Also, since required books do change over time, it doens't necessarily hold 
that *everything* Ron has has deteriorated - As the time lag shortens from 
him to the top, the stuff will get better.

>Ersatz Harry, who's wondering whether he should try to put all the
>characters in their Myers-Briggs categories
>
Ooooh!  Yes!  :-)  That would be fascinating.  I can guess, but don't know 
most of the "Is" well enough.

Felinia

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