[HPforGrownups] The Woes of Ron Weasley (long tirade...sorry!)

[Mira]

No: HPFGUIDX 132297

--- allthingshp <allthingshp at yahoo.com> wrote:

> This is in part a response to a number of "ship"
> posts that I have 
> been reading through today but not in itself about
> relationships 
> that might develop in the books.  I have gotten a
> sense that many of 
> you out there are harboring secret and not so secret
> resentment 
> towards Ron and wanted to give a quick defense of my
> favorite 
> Weasley.  There seems to be the development of a
> "Ron as boy, Harry 
> as man" theme developing through many of the posts
> and I can't 
> disagree with this take any more than I do.  Why are
> so many quick 
> to assume that Ron is so immature?  Because he
> doesn't doesn't want 
> to talk about Cho Chang's feelings?  Because he
> doesn't want to 
> spend quality chess time studying goblin rebellions?
>  Who would!?!  
> He is, I'll give you, immature over his feelings for
> Hermione but he 
> is a teenage boy afterall.  We should cut him some
> slack.  I 
> personally think he should get some credit for his
> feelings at 
> least.  Despite what the movies and our
> immaginations will have us 
> believe, Hermione is not your average teenage boy's
> dream girl.  The 
> fact that Ron can develop real feelings for this
> plain Jane because 
> of her personality (while Harry is too busy being
> tangled up in the 
> mess that is Cho Chang's pretty face) should say
> something to his 
> maturity level.  And finally what has Ron Weasley
> ever done but be a 
> loyal loving friend to Harry (who yells at him all
> throughout OoTP 
> without reason) and get detention and cough up slugs
> for Hermione 
> (who takes every opportunity to critize him)?  We
> should all be so 
> lucky to have Ron as our best friend or our
> potential boyfriend.  

Since I seem to have started the 'Ron as a boy, Harry
as a man' alleged nonsense, I hurry to say that I
adore Ron. He is a lovely person, loyal, intelligent
and fun to be around. He is a precious friend and
whichever girl he'll end up with will be very lucky
indeed and is probably in for a sheltered, happy life.
I just think that Hermione has needs that Ron cannot
fulfill. Even more biasedly, I simply read the
character motivations as Hermione liking Harry. But I
could be wrong.

Hurray for the trio and for the good guys in general!

Mira

PS: Sorry to bring up sad things again, just wanted to
say that I am mourning for all the lives lost or hurt
yesterday in London, same as I have mourned one year
ago for Madrid and for New York in 2001. I also want
to register my hatred for war, violence and unfairness
of any denomination, and my deep sadness for all their
victims. Please forgive my naivety, but... if only we
could all have more respect and sympathy for each
other. If only.


		
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