Ron and money (kinda Spoilers)

[annunathradien]

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delwynmarch wrote:

> She even concludes by saying that she "wanted to
> show, through Ron, how hard it is sometimes not to have any money 
when
> other people do". 


I've never thought Ron was a bad person for his upset about money, 
but it is a sore spot with him.  As JKR confirms on her website (not 
that we really needed it, the soreness is pretty clear in canon).  It 
can garner sympathy, but I still feel - as I've always felt - it 
could also be something exploitable.  Something I had a mild 
suspicion of previously, with JKR bringing it up again I've been 
thinking about it all the more frequently.  

Having such a visible chink in the armor, per se, never sat well with 
me in regards to Ron or JKR's style.  With JKR pointing it out 
specifically on her site, it once again draws notice to it.  It's 
certainly true that, just because a character might be poor and have 
unpleasant feelings in regards, it doesn't mean they *might* be 
tempted by nefarious forces of any kind.  However, I'm also not going 
to lull myself into a false sense of security in regards to Ron, or 
any of the characters.  Especially not with the likes of ("playing on 
our faults and fears") Voldemort and his Death Eaters taking the 
gloves off in the upcoming books.

annunathradien