Why is Ron allowed 2 friends at the World Cup?

[Brent]

No: HPFGUIDX 130866

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Nathaniel" <natti_shafer at y...> 
wrote:
> Sorry if this subject has been discussed before, but it isn't
> mentioned 
> in the FAQ and it has bothered me for sometime now.  Why is Ron
> allowed 
> to take two of his friends to the World Cup and none of his many 
> siblings are allowed to take any --  especially considering Hermione 
> doesn't even particularly like Quidditch?  
> 
> Surely Lee Jordan, who comments on the Quidditch matches at Hogwarts 
> would be interested in watching Bagman do the play-by-play from the
> box 
> seats. It seems unfair to me that Ron gets to bring both his best 
> friend and his second best friend, but no other Weasleys get to 
bring 
> anyone.  I know Hermione is also friends with Ginny, but she doesn't 
> appear to be one of Ginny's best friends.  Comments anyone?
> -Nathaniel (Natti)

I believe I remember something about George and Fred going off with 
Lee Jordan when Harry, Ron and Hermione go to get the water.

I would think by book four Harry is almost considered a member of the 
family.  He is certainly friends with most of the Weasley's children 
and after saving Ginny in CoS I think they owed him this.  I know 
Hermione did help on that also.  By OotP Hermione seems pretty close 
to to Ginny as well.  Even in GoF Ginny knows about Hermione and Krum 
and even Harry and Ron didn't know about that.

We don't really hear about to many of the other childrens friends so 
who is to say who else was close enough to merit a ticket that wasn't 
already going with their family.  Percy's girlfriend is not mentioned 
as far as I remeber but who knows if that lasted past Hogwarts.  Bill 
and Charlie were adults and not living in England at the time their 
friend most likely were not an option.  

When Arther got the tickets from Bagman I would think he got 10 with 1 
for Harry and the rest for his family and Molly opted not to go and 
they had an extra ticket and that is how Hermione got to go.  I would 
think Ron and/or Ginny lobbied for her to go.  

Brent