Ron's career choice

[Lea]

No: HPFGUIDX 127241


--- Marcela wrote: 
> I don't think that Ron really wants to be an Auror because he 
> likes fighting Dark Arts, but mainly because it sounds "cool" 
> to him.
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> kids get some skewed notion of a profession and idealize it. 
> In all honesty, I don't really think that Ron is cut out to 
> be an Auror.  

I understand what you are saying, and even agree that it is unlikely 
he will follow that career path.  However, I am very curious as to 
why you feel Ron isn't cut out to be an Auror.  

Will also agree that at the point he makes this career 'decision', it 
hasn't been well thought through.  It is probably an idolized career 
such as our police or firemen.  

Ron has proven himself to be a strategist on several occasions.  His 
mastery of the game of chess at 11/12 years of age is impressive 
(wasn't it Dumbledore that set up that 'safe guard'?).  While I will 
in no way claim to know/understand this game at any advanced level, I 
know enough to say that to be a good chess player, one must be able 
to think several moves ahead and absorb several possibilities all at 
once.  IMO, this would be an asset to any Auror.

Secondly, once he gained his confidence playing Quidditch, it became 
nearly impossible to get the quaffle by him.  Again, having to 
anticipate your opponents move and react quickly.  

He has shown as much (or more) bravery as Harry and Hermione, to the 
extent of following spiders (his worst fear) into the Forbidden 
Forest.  Nor did he run when presented with monstrous spiders once in 
there.

It sometimes seems that Ron is greatly underestimated (and this HP 
Fan often wonders if this isn't partially due to the poorly written 
movie scripts that gives Hermione most of his character defining 
lines - different topic, sorry).  

While we do not know for sure, we can surmise that Ron's grades are 
equal to those of Harry. Especially if one considers that Ron was 
born into the wizarding world, where Harry (and even Hermione) knew 
nothing about it until age 11.  

Although we all know that Dumbledore didn't make Harry a Prefect 
because he thought he would have enough to handle, Ron must have 
enough 'redeeming' qualities to be the next choice.  He isn't the 
only other boy in Gryffindor in Harry's year.

And lastly, Ron, Harry, and Hermione, by the time they finish 
Hogwarts (if they survive), have faced danger, death eaters, and 
survived situations that were not in their favor.  Wouldn't this 
count as something?

My personal preference for Ron would be a wizard equivalent to an 
attorney, stemming from his research and preparation of Buckbeak's 
appeal in PoA.  JKR may just have Ron choose to play Quidditch though.

~ Lea