[HPforGrownups] Re: Ron as prefect?

[BrwNeil at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 105888

In a message dated 7/12/2004 7:39:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
dequardo at waisman.wisc.edu writes:
This was a perfect time for the emergence of strategist!Ron
and instread of Ron shinning in any exceptional way, he is actually
portrayed as being quite the dope.  (Yes, I know he was under some
spell, but still, there the image sits--ingrained in my mind:  "ACCIO
BRAIN!!!"  *head desk*)  I guess I'm just pretty much questioning if
we'll ever see stragist!Ron.  I know it's one of the few things he
seems to have that Harry and Hermione don't (beating them at chess)
and that Ron fans want to see him excel, but, well, um, I think it's
been five years now and unless there's another chess game of doom in
store for them, I don't see Ron applying his chess skills to anything
other than chess peices--big or small.  

Arya
(Who's belief is that Ron will likely die.)  
I like Ron, I really do, but I think many of his fans want to make him out to 
be more than he actually is.  Harry is the brawn, Hermione the brains and I'm 
sorry, but Ron is the comic relief.

Have you ever seen any of the old old westerns.  Roy Rodgers, Gene Autry, 
Hopalong Cassidy, Cisco Kid.  These movies all had one thing in common.  The hero 
had a well intentioned sidekick who always came through when needed, but most 
of the time he was just there to provide laughs.  

Ron is there for the laughs.  Harry is there to fight the villains.  And as 
Rowling has said Harry needs Hermione.  I'd miss him and all the laughs, but 
for the most part Ron has not been an important part to the outcome of any of 
the books.  He has just been there. 

Neil


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