Ron (was Hermione's Reaction to... )

[vmonte]

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Del wrote:

Maybe JKR simply doesn't like people like Ron, so she doesn't like
him, but I do. In that case, it would be similar to what happens in RL
when two people discuss someone else of whom they have different
opinions : they simply don't see that person in the same way. It could
explain why she said that Ron alone didn't know the Prefect rules,
when Ernie, Draco and Hermione didn't know any better : because she
doesn't like him.

vmonte responds:

Del, JKR does like Ron. His character is based on JKR's best friend! 
Anyway, her comment about Ron is pretty harmless. So what if he 
doesn't know rules.  Ron, Harry, and now Hermione are not the kind of 
kids who follow rules anyways.  Just look at what a stickler Snape is 
with rules, and his character has shown no emotional growth through 
out books 1-5 IMO. You miss a lot in life if you only follow the 
straight and narrow path. Sometimes the scenic route is better, even 
if it takes you a little longer to get to your destination. At this 
point in time Ron is just a kid who is trying to find his own way. 
Now that Fred & George are gone from school, and the war is begining, 
he will come into his own. Besides, JKR may not want fans to focus 
too much attention on Ron because she wants to surprise us in book 6 
and 7.  


vivian