Ron's bad behaviour. Was: Re: What should Harry REALLY feel sorry for?

[dungrollin]

No: HPFGUIDX 116948


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "cubfanbudwoman" 
<susiequsie23 at s...> wrote:
> 
> Ginger:
> > "Harry," [Ron] said seriously, "whoever put your name in that 
> > goblet- I-I reckon they're trying to do you in!"
> > It was as though the last few weeks had never happened-as though 
> > Harry were meeting Ron for the first time, right after he'd been 
> > made champion.
> > "Caught on, have you?" Harry said coldly.  "Took you long 
> > enough."
> > (snip text) Ron opened his mouth uncertainly.  Harry knew Ron 
> > was about to apologize and suddenly he found he didn't need to 
> > hear it.
> > End quoted section.
> > 
> > After that Ron does try, and Harry doesn't let him finish, and 
> > they both end up grinning at each other.
> > 
> > I quoted that whole thing because it has always wondered me 
> > about the "it was as though the last few weeks had never 
> > happened" part.  Is this Harry's POV?  Ron's?  I really don't 
> > understand that part.
> > Any takers on de-confusing me?
> 
> SSSusan replied:
> Good question.  I suppose it could just be Harry's perspective and 
> that Ron didn't feel the same, but I admit that I took it to mean 
> it was true for them BOTH.
> 
> I know there have been times in my life when I've been either 
> angry at someone or fretting that they're angry with me...or when 
> we have actually exchanged words...but once it's been made right 
> or the air's been cleared, it does feel like everything's back to 
> normal.  That's how I took this here--that things were suddenly so 
> right again that the intervening weeks didn't matter any more.
> 
> My two knuts,
> Siriusly Snapey Susan

Dungrollin:
Yeah, and boys don't generally go in for the 'Well, I just felt 
really hurt because...' and 'But when you said *that*, *I* thought 
that...' that girls go in for.  

No need to pick it all over: it's over, they can forget about it.  
Hermione does feel the need to burst into tears and call them both 
stupid at this point, though, doesn't she?