More much ado about money and those damn robes

[Fred Waldrop]

No: HPFGUIDX 59767

"darrin_burnett" <bard7696 at a...> wrote:

"Why didn't Molly pull Ron aside?"
"For the first time in years, she's got a full house again, with Bill 
and Charlie back, and plus she's got two other house guests in Harry 
and Hermione.That's a lot of laundry, cleaning and cooking." 


Hello all, fred Waldrop here:
Not really, just a flick of the wand, and presto, it's done. But I 
guess all that wand waving must be oh so tiring though.

"Plus, she's got three other of her own children, and Harry and 
Hermione to shop for, organize clothes, and get packed". 

The 3 other children are old enough to organize and pack their own 
cloths, they do in PoA, so why can't they do it a year later? And 
Harry surely must know how to put his stuff away, he has been doing 
it most his life. Hermione, being as smart as she is, probably knows 
how to fold a robe and pack it too. And Molly was all alone when she 
went shopping, so what was the rush? 

"So, I think maybe her thinking that Ron didn't need nursemaiding 
through the robes crisis can be forgiven, don't you?" 

Forgiven for looseing her temper, yes. Being a nursemaid instead of a 
mother, can't see where you get that, he just wanted to know why his 
robe looked like a dress instead of like Harry's.


"Why didn't she fix the lace?"
"There has been speculation as to Molly and Arthur's ages, but 
perhaps she didn't grasp how out-of-date they were. We don't know 
what Arthur's robes look like."

Sure she knew how out of date they were, she just could not buy 
better. Been there, understand.
 
"Or perhaps she meant to, but didn't get around to it, what with 
other things going on."

What do you consider more important than your children? As stated 
earlier, she was home alone while everyone was at the QWC. So what 
kept her from fixing the robe while she was at home all by herself? 

"And then Ron threw the attitude at her, and she said, 
essentially, "You know, I'm sick and tired of how ungrateful this 
little brat is, whining about how everything he owns is rubbish, so 
let him fix his own damn robes."

Exactly how many times can you show me in CANON where Ron is 
"whining about how everything he owns is rubbish"? I only know of 
ONCE!!!! But if you can enlighten me, I would appreciate it, Thanks.


 
"Perfect? Not at all, but completely understandable"

Not really, but I can over look it. After all, she is not perfect, no 
one is.
 

"We see Ginny stoically repairing a book, where Ron blew his new book 
money on dungbombs"

What new book money? You mean in the THIRD YEAR when he went to 
Hogmeads? Or was he suppost to be buying his own stuff at 11? I think 
you have Ron and the twins confussed.


"Far as I can tell, although the other kids certainly are faced with 
the poverty, and deal with it in different ways -- Percy by working 
that much harder"

We also see Percy staying at home after he leaves school, being a 
burden on his mother and father, even though he has a job himself. We 
do not see Bill or Charlie doing this.
 
"Fred and George by becoming class clowns and trying to earn their 
own money" 

Yes, and they are a little older than Ron, unless you are saying they 
are triplets instead of twins. Why not let Ron get to 15 before 
making him get a full time job.

"and Ginny by trying to keep a stiff upper lip in the face of 
insecurity"

Yes, all the while COMPLAINING, COMPLAINING, COMPLAINING to Tom 
Riddle. Whom does Ron have to complain too? His mom surely doesn't 
want to hear it, does she?

"-- Ron is the one who deals with it like a whining goof"

As I said earlier, can you show me in canon where all this whining is?
 

"And no, I don't find it endearing" 

Suit yourself, I like Ron.

"Fred and George and their humor in the face of it is endearing"

True

"Ron is just whiny. Cynicism without the benefit of experience is 
just a bad attitude"

Is that all you got out of the books about Ron, him being whiny, 
whiny, whiny? I found he was loyal, trustworthy, willing to 
give anything, including his own life, for his friends.

 
"I think, and have always thought, that Our Boy Ron is going to face 
a serious fork in his road"

That's life, we all have to, what's your point? 

"Some people have targeted Percy as the weak link in the chain, but 
when the chips are down, I think Percy will land on the right side"

If Percy ever leaves home, that is.
 
"I see Ron facing a serious temptation in his life and it could bode 
badly if he chooses wrong"

Sure could. But that could be said about anyone, including Harry.
 
"Well, since Hermione is destined to become the Headmistress of 
Hogwarts, maybe Ron, who is destined to have a job with the Quidditch 
Federation, will just have to learn to have a wife that makes more 
than him"


Hemione headmistress? I would think Prof. McGonagall would be next in 
line. But, if you think a student in her 5th year is more suited, I 
guess that's up to you. Me personally, I would go with someone who 
has a little more experiance.
 And Ron hasn't even played one Quidditch match for Hogwarts, and you 
already have him down to nothing more in life. He is only 14 the last 
we saw of him, and you already say he will never be more than a 
quidditch player? I already figured you hated the boy, but let him at 
least grow to the ripe old age of 16 before you write him off, 
alright?

Fred Waldrop