Why Ron Loves Hermione

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No: HPFGUIDX 81290


> Ron's love is obvious to everybody except himself, which I guess 
*is* 
> pretty typical. I think one of the reasons Ron has fallen in love 
> with Hermione is that he was raised to be a *good kid* and to value 
> things other than surface beauty (oh, the veela thing--he's got 
> hormones, so?). He's lucky to have available to him a girl from 
> outside his world who doesn't know she's supposed to fall for one 
of 
> Ron's fabulous older brothers, or his famous friend who, to her, is 
> no less goofy, or his wealthy adversary, who's a rodent.
> 
> Also, Ron is exactly the kind of uncomplicated but not 
unintelligent 
> guy-type guy that girls too smart for their own good often find 
> irresistable.
> 
> The problem I have with canon Ron is that we know by the emphasis 
on 
> his chess prowess that he's not stupid, but I'm still waiting for 
his 
> big epiphany. God, I hope JKR doesn't plan to kill him off!
> 
> --JDR

Ron's definately going to have a big 'moment' which'll be pivotal for 
the good side - Hermione's already had so many in helping Harry get 
throught asks/time-turning/figure out the basalisk - sof ar Ron's 
greatest moment came in the chess game in PS - he's got to have 
another moment - even if it is to redeem himself from some weakness 
he shows, which might get Harry and others into trouble - but he'll 
come good - and don't even mention him being killed off...

I also think Hermione's got to see him as brave - someone's said in 
earlier posts that that's a big thing for her in men - she thought 
Lockhart was brave (even though it was just a teenage/teacher crush 
thing),b ecause he'd supposedly done all he said he'd done in the 
books - she says Krum's brave when watching to the Wronsky Feint in 
the World Cup, and obviously she thinks Harry's brave...but has Ron 
reached that status for her yet?  She clearly likes him, but maybe 
there's too much of an element of 'oh, bless...he really should think 
more of himself and he can be such a 'boy'...'

But he'll have his big moment.

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