Ron's big moment? (WAS: Why Ron Loves Hermione)

[tigerpatronus]

No: HPFGUIDX 81640

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> Pluto is considered the Great Transformer of the cosmos and is 
epitomized by > Einstein's idea that energy can neither be created 
nor destroyed. SNIP>  > Pluto also symbolizes the in-depth 
transformation processes that occur > within the human psyche. While 
such processes have an enduring effect on the > personality and the 
structure of consciousness they originate at a level far > removed 
from the ego-complex and its ordinary functions and concerns. Pluto
> thus symbolizes the archetypal world of the collective unconscious 
(a > terrain first brought to the attention of the contemporary world 
through the > research of Carl Jung).
> Iggy McSnurd
> the Prankster
> 

There have been a lot of Jungian references in the canon, esp in 
OotP. Jungian philosophy/symbolism might be a good place to look for 
references in general. For example, Neville's Mimble-plant is nearly 
the name of a real flower, which in Jungian flower essence therapy 
(and I'm not suggesting any validity for Jungian flower essences in 
real life, only as a fiction metaphor-generating device) confers 
bravery, even reckless bravery, by reducing anxiety. Note that the 
folks who got sprayed with stinksap by the mimbulus mimbletonia on 
the train are the ones who rushed into the MoM with reckless abandon, 
while those not in the train car (Hermy and Ron were up with the 
prefects) weren't so reckless in the MoM and weren't fascinated by 
the Veil. 

The other Jungian reference I noticed is the Interpretaion of Dreams, 
and Jung was big into dreams. Also, as I remember, Jung was trying to 
create a theory of psychology that wasn't so Jewish (because Freud 
was the founding father) for the Third Reich during WWII, and there 
are a lot of WWII parallels in the HP saga. 

Other Jungian references, anyone? 

Just a thought, 
TK -- Tigerpatronus