Harry's Seclusion and the Weasley Suspicion

[Jay]

No: HPFGUIDX 123338


This may be just my own Hufflepuff paranoia, but I have a strong 
feeling that Harry's seclusion into the comfort of Gryffindor and the 
Weasly boy's suspicion and immediate distaste of anyone better than 
them may come back and bite them on the butt later on.

It seems, and I don't have my books with me so I can't cite canon, 
that Harry has very little, if any idea of who his other classmates 
are. Now that he has the DA, that may change, but how many times have 
we heard mention of "somone Harry knew only by face" or not knowing 
anyone other than gryffindors at all. If it weren't for mixed house 
classes and the occasional Quidditch match, would Harry know his 
other classmates at all?

My next problem is with the Weasleys. Now the parent's seems nice 
enough, I'd certainly love to get to know Arthur and Molly. The older 
siblings seem very open to meeting new people as well. We know since 
Charlie works with dragons outdoors, he must meet all kinds of 
people. The same goes for Bill working as a treasure hunter. But what 
about the twins and Ron? Justin Finch-Fletchley innocently mentions 
that he likes Lockhart and is immediately dubbed an idiot by Ron 
(again, I forget the exact words). He was simply stating that he 
liked an energetic, albeit bumbling and stupid, teacher. Ron unjustly 
jumped to conclusions just because his ideas didn't mesh with 
Justin's. 
As soon as Cedric Diggory beats the Gryffindors at Quidditch he's an 
idiot/ "pretty boy" to Fred and George, probably Ron too. Did 
jealousy play a part? Maybe it's just my psychology classes finally 
taking root, but as soon as Oliver Wood mentions Cedric's name, the 
three female chasers burst into giggles. Maybe there's some feeling 
of inadequacy on the twin's part when they're up against Cedric. They 
seem comfortable enough around girls, so perhaps the immediate 
distate is something deeper.
As a Hufflepuff, I'll be the first to admit that I'm sure Zacharias 
Smith can get on your nerves. He would get on mine if I had to share 
a dorm with him. But that still doesn't justify Fred and George 
wanting to molest him with pointy objects as soon as he voices his 
opinion about Harry and Voldemort. They don't seem able to think 
outside their own comfort zones. In fourth year one of his 
(Zacharias's) housemates, was found dead. All they knew was that 
Harry came out of the maze carrying Cedric's body. Harry was the only 
one who really knew what went on, and let's face it, all the evidence 
seemed to point that Harry did something. While he may have come off 
a bit strong, Zacharias had every right to be suspiscious. It's about 
time a Hufflepuff finally stands up to a Gryffindor.
I know I've been rambling on some very strange issues, but that 
always irked me about the books. Thanks for letting me rant and it'll 
be interesting to hear what you all have to say.

-Jay-