[HPforGrownups] Why I think Ron's going to be the victim(Was:Why do you think Hagrid's going to be the one to die)

[Susanne]

No: HPFGUIDX 53721



Hi,

Thursday, March 13, 2003, 10:23:04 AM, Lynn wrote:

> Also,he has a temper 
>  and might be tempted to do something rash-possibly fatal.
>  (perhaps in persuit of glory for himself maybe)

Yes, Ron has a temper, but he seems to have it very much
under control when it comes to the big moments.

He gets mad at Draco when his family is insulted, but I'm
truly coming up blank when trying to find an example for him
doing something rash in the pursuit of personal glory.

While he likes to embellish his stories (at least the one
time after the second task), I haven't seen him attempt to
try anything rash for personal gains.

He's done dangerous things to make it possible for Harry to
finish his task, or to protect Harry, or his sister, but
nothing to further his own causes.

He's very courageous in those cases (protecting others), but
he seems to consider himself a lost cause, thinking no
matter what he does, someone in his family has already done
it before and consequently it doesn't count.

IMO, he's already done far more than most of them, but he
doesn't seem to register this.


>  And while
>  I'm probably jumping at shadows,I'm also worrying about
>  the observation made by Harry about how different life
>  was when Ron wasn't your best friend.

To me the books will lose a big part of their charm if Ron
turns out to be the victim.

A lot of the humor and friendship will be gone, and while I
would still finish the series, I'd only do it to get
closure, and would probably never again read the books for
pleasure.

The same goes if Hermione or Harry turn out to die in the
course of the series.

There's be just too big a chunk missing if any of those
three are gone.

Anybody else I could deal with, personally.

-- 
Best regards,
 Susanne                           mailto:siskiou at earthlink.net