Prefects and points

[delwynmarch]

No: HPFGUIDX 106097

Mel wrote :
>   Ron's a great guy and he's now coward.  If he was he wouldn't be 
> in Gryf.  Would your husband divorce you if you left him to face 
> something like that alone?  Not to be rude, but something to think 
> about.

Del replies :
No he wouldn't, just like he would not have asked me to accompany him
to start with, precisely because he's my friend, and he knows there
are things I just can't do. Even in every day life, he knows there are
things I really dread handling (like cleaning the toilet bowl - don't
ask, sad story), so he does them himself even though he loathes the
task. Inversely, there are things I will *never* ask him to do,
because I know it would be horribly cruel. We are just ordinary
people, you see. But Ron did get over his worst fear, out of pure
loyalty to his friends. I call that extraordinary.

Mel wrote :
> Normally, this would be true.  However, it would negate all his 
> previous choices towards fighting Voldemort if he left Harry.  Harry 
> isn't typical.  He is the kid of the prophecy that is supposed to 
> defeat Voldemort.  If Harry loses a lot of wizards will die and 
> there will be "dark times" again. 

Del replies :
Ron could perfectly continue fighting in the war, just not along
Harry. If DD offered him to direct the operations in a place far from
Harry for example, Ron could be loyal to the cause, get his own glory,
and be away from Harry all at the same time.

Mel wrote :
> They wouldn't have done anything without Ron.  If nothing else, 
> Harry is nonfunctional without him.  It was Ron that was taken into 
> the lake as the most important thing in his life.  Harry's nothing 
> without Hermione and Ron.  

Del replies :
Go tell that to Arya.

I, Del, wrote :
> > Telling me that I should invest my attention only in Harry is like
> > telling me that only the rich and the beautiful people count in 
> > real life. I shouldn't bother caring about the ordinary people who 
> > don't apparently have the power to change things ? Sorry, I will.

Mel answered :
> Harry is neither rich nor good looking.  He's been poor most of his 
> life and he's afraid to spend the small pile of gold.  (it wasn't as 
> big as people make out if memory serves).  However, I think they're 
> all ordinaryish.  If one was spectactular why would you need 3?  

Del replies :
Apart from the fact that Harry *is* rich, it was just a comparison anyway.
And Arya would tell you that Harry is extraordinary, Hermione too
probably, and that Harry could have made it all alone anyway. Well, if
I understood her properly, which I am not so sure of to be honest.

Del