Hermione's Reaction to... Was: Re: Harry's first Kiss (is it a smoke screen?)

[delwynmarch]

No: HPFGUIDX 106057

mayeaux45 wrote:
> Del, the 'poor me' syndrome that Ron has is getting a little bit 
> old.  Don't you think? 

Del replies :
I *never* said that Ron had a poor me syndrome. In fact, Ron almost
never complains, and when he does he never draws comparisons, he only
says that he hates being poor.

Now, *I* am the one who has a "poor Ron" syndrome, you see :-) Don't
blame Ron for my problems. I have a feeling he wouldn't like what I'm
saying about him anyway.

Mayeaux wrote :
> In a nutshell, the ONLY person that has it WORSE OFF than ANYONE is 
> Harry.

Del replies :
Yeah yeah, I know, poor poor Harry, who has it so bad than everyone
else should fight among themselves for the privilege of being able to
say that they are the one who has it best.

Sorry, it just doesn't work like that for me. Just because Harry has
it bad doesn't mean nobody else can have it bad too and suffer because
of it. Are you going to forbid Neville from suffering from seeing his
parents insane, just because he doesn't have it as bad as Harry too ?

Mayeaux wrote :
> Like Anasazi said he (Ron) maybe poor and gets hand me downs, but 
> atleast he has that support system of a *real*  family (mother, 
> father, sister and brothers).

Del replies :
A wonderful support system who made him feel like he would never be
anyone unless he lived up to his parents' expectations and older
brothers' achievements.

A real family is not just or always a support system, it can be a
burden too.

Mayeaux wrote :
> And Ron is not considered just Number 6 in their house hold.  I'm 
> sure JKR would agree with that.

Del replies :
I don't care anymore what JKR has to say about Ron, not since she
proved that she's prejudiced against him (see : Ron the Prefect ?
thread). 

Mayeaux wrote :
> ALL the Weasley children are LOVED by Arthur and Molly!

Del replies :
I didn't say Ron wasn't loved, I said he wasn't loved for *who* he was
(Ron), but for *what* he was (one of their kids). They don't care
about his inside (self-esteem, tastes, ambitions), they only care
about his outside (food, clothes).

Mayeaux wrote :
> Look at Percy...he's a horrible git who turned his back 
> on his family for personal gain in the MoM and yet Arthur and Molly 
> still LOVE him all the same.  He was extremely smart as well (also 
> being made Prefect and Head Boy)...but that doesn't necessarily mean 
> ANYTHING, now does it?

Del replies :
You haven't read my defence of Percy, have you ?
And Arthur has a strange way of showing that he still loves his son,
acting just like the teenager Percy still is and ignoring his son.
Arthur turned his back on his son just as much as Percy turned his
back on his family.

Del