[HPforGrownups] Re: In defense of Hermione (was: Almost normal)

[Susanne]

No: HPFGUIDX 115542



Hi,

Tuesday, October 12, 2004, 12:27:50 PM, totorivers wrote:

> Susanne wrote:
>> Also, Ron does not seem threatened or annoyed by Hermione's
>> brains whatsoever,...

> toto:

> But he does. In PS, that was the whole point about bullying her.

He was annoyed by her bossiness and her pushy know-it-all
ways.
He wasn't bullying her, nor was he threatened or annoyed by
her *brains*. It was her behavior that turned everyone off
Hermione.

> And through the years, he has reserved the right to make fun of her and
> make her feel extremely bad (e.g. POA and her crying).

I thought this was because Hermione refused to keep her cat
away from Scabbers (after saying she would), nor show any sympathetic feelings when
Ron thought Scabbers had been killed by Crookshanks.

> When she dates
> Krum, no small part of his "jealousies" is because it 
> is "Krum", a famous guy who is out of Ron's league. Ron is afraid
> to be left alone, and I can understand him; it "is" a chilling
> thought, and he "is" part of a trio where one is a genius and the
> other the most famous boy of the wizarding world.

Where was Ron threatened by her brains here?

He was jealous, and not because he doesn't want to feel
"left behind", but because he has feelings for Hermione he
is just now starting to get an inkling of.

This has nothing to do with seeing Hermione and Harry as far
superior to himself (as you are saying her should?), and
being afraid they will leave him behind.

>Ron is a very good case
> (Mirror of Erised, GoF and Krum) of just that, and he won't take
> being a "failure" easily. He needs to be equal to his peers and
> friends, hence JK has Harry banned  from quidditch and made Ron
> the new hero. It's also why I think Harry won't come back too play
> quidditch.

You mean, you think JKR has had Ron try out for Quidditch to
show he needs to feel equal to his peers?

I thought it was to show Ron that accomplishing something
involves hard work (for most! Harry is lucky to have instant
seeker talent and no need to work up to the skill), which Ron
ultimately lived up to.

And I hope Harry will come back to Quidditch, since it's one
of the few joyful distractions for him.

-- 
Best regards,
 Susanne                           mailto:siskiou at vcem.com