The tragedy of Ron Weasley

[alshainofthenorth]

No: HPFGUIDX 91380

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Christopher Nuttall" 
<christophernuttall at h...> wrote:
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> 
> Matters are worse, not better, with his friends.  Ron is clearly 
the least capable magician and the worst student.  Ron main skill, 
processing a lifetime of knowledge that the orphaned Harry and Muggle-
born Hermione, is slipping.  Further, Harry and Hermione have formed 
a double within a trio, witness their actions in OOP, leaving Ron out 
in the cold. 


I'm rather curious about how you've formed this conclusion. As I see 
the group dynamics in the trio, they've each taken turns in being the 
odd one out on the important issues in the last three books. In PoA, 
it was Ron and Harry on one side, Hermione on the other. In GoF, it 
was Harry and Hermione vs Ron, and in OoP, it's Ron and Hermione vs 
Harry.

Saying that Harry and Hermione spend more time together than Ron and 
Hermione do also fails to take into account that the books are 
written in Harry's POV. As Ron and Hermione were together in the 
townhouse at Grimmauld Place and spent a lot of the school year being 
prefects together, I wouldn't be surprised if *Harry* is the one 
feeling left out. In a sense, that is one of the main reasons he 
begins to form other friendships -- Neville, Luna, Ginny, Cho.

Ron is starting to emerge out of the shadows of his brothers
through virtues of his own (for instance, I think it's rather 
significant that none of the other Weasley brothers ever played 
Keeper; Ron's achievements can't be compared to theirs). He's been 
getting the things he's wanted, though nothing has come easily to 
him. There are no free lunches for Ron Weasley, but Voldemort is fast 
running out of things to tempt him with. 

Ron's future isn't just about him and Harry, either. Even if he does 
harbour resentment towards Harry, would that lead him to be disloyal 
to his family, the Order, Dumbledore? Start to actively support 
people and values he's been taught to regard with suspicion? I'd say 
no. Even though Harry and he weren't talking for a couple of weeks 
(and that was as much Harry's fault), Ron never sported "Potter 
stinks" badges.

Alshain the Obvious Ron-lover