[HPforGrownups] Re: Ron and the Mirror of Erised

[S. Navarro]

No: HPFGUIDX 60551

> > Besides Ron has a lot of pride, people who sell out their friend for
> > money are not usually known for their self respect are they?>
>
>Ron does have pride, but his pride is not always for the right
>reasons, like when he and Harry weren't talking in GoF.  Ron was
>wrapped up in himself at the time and didn't make the effort to hear
>Harry out about how Harry's name ended up in the goblet.  Ron's anger
>towards Hermione at the Yule Ball was also a display of foolish pride,
>IMO.
>
>Unfortunately, Ron is also quite insecure.  It is possible that his
>mediocre grades are due to more than just teen boy laziness; many kids
>don't study because they are worried about failing even if they make
>an effort.  When it comes to girls, aside from being pulled in by
>Fleur's Veela ways, Ron allows Harry to ask someone to the Yule Ball
>for him.  We have also discussed Ron's discomfort with his family's
>economic status many times here, but that is something that blows
>Ron's confidence again and again.
>
>I can't see Ron choosing to follow the dark side, but I can see him
>making impulsive decisions that may hurt him or others.  Mostly, I see
>Ron under Imperius, unable to fight it.  Ron may be a lot of things,
>but strong is not one of them.  Maybe we'll be surprised in OoP,
>though.


Does anyone else have a teenaged son?  This kind of behavior - pouting, 
jealousy, insecurity, attitude - sounds about par for the course.

However, Ron showed the positive side of his character when he directed the 
chess match and sacrificed himself(PS/SS), tried to protect Harry in the 
Shrieking Shack (PoA), and is as ready as Harry for an adventure.  Now that 
Percy has left Hogwarts, and Fred and George will be leaving after Book5, 
Ron will have a chance to stand out.

As far as the things that are "rubbish," remember that most of the clothes 
came not from second-hand stores, but Ron was the 6th boy in the 
hand-me-down chain.

Susan the Ravenclaw Bookworm

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