Ron is like Percy (plus more Weasley thoughts)

[Doriane]

No: HPFGUIDX 89202


Debbie,

I agree heartily with your whole post. I just have a little something 
about :

> Fred and George are written in OOP in such a way to suggest that 
> JKR approves of them very much.  She seems to have a taste for 
> slapstick humor, and for those who engage in it, even when it's 
> hurtful to others.

Del :

Ha, but is it JKR or *Harry* who likes that kind of humour ? For some 
reason, the twins always seemed to like Harry, so he never got to 
experience their humour first-hand. And most people they made fun of, 
Harry doesn't care much about. In his eyes, it's quite obvious that 
for example the twins are "right" and Percy is "wrong". But I'm 
wondering if this is not just a set-up for Harry to learn a big 
lesson : that he shouldn't judge people before he truly gets to know 
them, and that apparently nice and cool people are not 
necessarily "right". He has started to learn that lesson, with young 
Sirius and James, but I think he still needs a real-life example. 
Percy and the twins might actually provide it. If Harry obtains an 
insider view of that particular conflict, he might realise that 
things are not as he thought they were. Well, that's what I'm hoping 
for anyway, because otherwise I'll feel that the characters of Percy 
and the twins are way too flat :-) !

And I'd also like to support another point you made : 

> While ultimately everyone is responsible for his/her own actions, 
> our actions can also affect others' actions, intentionally or 
> unintentionally.

Del :

OOOOH YES ! My mom and my sister both have quite a temper. I spent 
years trying to explain to my sister that she's the one responsible 
for her actions. But I still knew that my mom had a knack for 
saying/doing exactly what would tick my sister off. And the same went 
for my sister knowing exactly how to get my mom worked up. So yes we 
are ultimately responsible for our own actions, but we are also 
responsible for not provoking others into doing things they would not 
have done otherwise.

Del