SHIP: Ron-did Lavender imperious curse him?

[lorelei3dg]

No: HPFGUIDX 135098

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Jon Loux" <jhloux at a...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Samantha" <samwisep at y...> 
wrote:
> > HI Potterphiles!
> >  My question is: Why did Ron ask Lavender out? 
> 
> I'm more puzzled by why Lavender was so head over heals in love with 
> Won-won.  One minute Ron is just realizing that every one of his 
> friends has scored in one form or another, except for him. The next 
he 
> has a doting lady friend.  I wondered if Ron had given Lavender a 
love 
> potion.  That whole scene reads like A Midsummer Night's Dream.
> 
> Jon.

Lorel responds:

As a former teenager and current Middle School teacher, I found this 
completely plausible. Early on in the school year in HBP, Lavender is 
staring at Ron (I can't pinpoint the moment right now); on p. 172 (US 
ed.), she giggles loudly at something Ron says. She may be attracted 
to Ron because of his status (as noted in a previous reply) as 
quidditch keeper and prefect, or she may have simply returned from 
summer vacation thinking that Ron's a lot better-looking than she had 
remembered. Either way, Lavender's attraction to Ron was set up quite 
early. As far as Ron's response to her, I bet he /thought/ he was 
genuinely attracted to her appearance or personality, but in reality 
was indeed going with her simply because she'd indicated she'd have 
him, combined with his siblings' taunts and the resultant pressure to 
prove himself.