Quidditch/ jealousy was,Re: [HPforGrownups] Re: New Quidditch Team

[Susanne]

No: HPFGUIDX 91306



Hi,

Thursday, February 19, 2004, 1:51:37 PM, dk59us wrote:

>  As a result of Harry's elevation to Captain, might we
> see a re-emergence of the jealousy that he has felt towards Harry in
> earlier books?

Sure. I'd imagine Ron might feel a burst of jealousy, just
like Harry felt jealous, when Ron received the prefect
badge.

If Ron became captain, Harry would probably feel envy, and if
someone completely different were chosen, both boys might
feel a bit slighted.

What I'm trying to say is, that jealousy is perfectly
normal, and I don't think there is a person on earth who
hasn't had that feeling, occasionally.

I didn't see Ron's jealousy in book 4 as anything unusual or
shameful. In fact, I was surprised it didn't pop up a lot
more early on, considering their age.

Same with Harry in book 5.

After some initial nastiness, both boys seem to be able to
work through their feelings, without starting to hate each other,
or plan to join the DE at the next opportunity, to get back at the other.

And I'm aware that you may have not been getting into this
subject at all with your post! :)

I guess I'm just reacting to this often mentioned
jealous!Ron image that usually goes along with him turning
into a completely nasty character, as if having this emotion
automatically makes it impossible for someone to also be a
good person ;)
And as if Ron were the only person in the HP series, who had
ever fallen prey to jealousy.

And yes, I do think both boys, or at least Ron, would see
something different in the Mirror of Erised, nowadays.

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