Basilisks and weasels

[burnoweatherhead]

No: HPFGUIDX 90787

Sawsan wrote:
> I always thought that there is something about Ron and his 
peculiar Surname; however I don't think he will defeat Voldemort, 
only Harry can do that. <snip> However, there is something in CoS 
that I found peculiar. When we first visited the Burrow, I noticed 
that there were many frogs, frog spawn, and chickens running about, 
and I don't think I remember any roosters. It seems that it would 
be very easy for a basilisk to have been born there. <snip>  
> 
> I do have one thing that I don't get about your post though Burno,
Ron's last name is Weasley, so are you suggesting that he can kill 
a basilisk because his name is similar to an animal that could kill 
one or are you suggesting that there might be something more to Ron? 
I do think that perhaps Ron were to become an animagus Weasel that 
could work, unless you are saying that JKR purposefully made Ron's 
last name Weasley to let us know that he can be deadly to a basilisk. 
> 
> Anyhow, though I do not agree with you about Ron defeating Lord
Thingy, perhaps if Kneasy turns out right about there being a second 
(or more) basilisk(s), then Ron will play a big part in that.  >>>>


Thank you for your comments. I think I probably mis-stated myself 
when I put about Ron being the one to defeat LV. I believe that 
a) there will be another basilisk (which might be Regulus if the 
first one wasn't) and Ron will defeat it;
b) JKR specifically chose Weasley as the name so that he could do 
this, so even if he doesn't literally turn into a weasel, he will be 
the one who will bring about or engineer LV's death.
c) (as in the Knight2King theory)he will sacrifice himself in doing 
so, like the fabled weasel, (perhaps just surviving by application of 
rue), in order to allow Harry to strike 'the final blow'. I'm still 
uncertain whether Harry is the one, or whether Neville will turn out 
to be marked, but basically Harry will do the final deed but only by 
Ron's (or any other Weasley for that matter) crucial 
intervention/provocation of LV. Sans Weasley, it won't happen.

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