[HPforGrownups] Annoyed with Harry (was Re: Lusting After Snape)

[Meliss9900 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 129382

In a message dated 5/23/2005 5:56:32 PM Central Standard Time, 
mgrantwich at yahoo.com writes:
4.  His lack of support for Ron in GOF and OOTP.  Ron was hurting in
GoF, thinking that Harry had cut him out of things; Harry never tried
to get past Ron's barriers but instead got behind his own protective
shield too, culminating in his yelling at Ron in the Common Room and
throwing something at him, telling him that now he'd have his own
scar too.  Harry deserved a kick for that.  When they did make up, it
was Ron who came around on his own and apologized.
IMO the actual prat in this matter was Ron.  In Three years of friendship . 
.from the moment he and Harry had sat together on the Hogwarts Express eating 
their way through a load of sweets, Harry had never done anything to given Ron 
reason to suspect him of disloyalty.  
Ron on the other hand, despite being at Harry's side when his life was 
threatened/in danger for 3 straight years immediately jumps to the conclusion that 
Harry wants more fame/money  . .whatever.  Even after Ron much needed apology 
Harry still felt a need to mind what he said to avoid setting Ron off again.

As for OOTP, I think Harry could have done more for Ron's misery during the 
fall
term when he was so bad at Quidditch and when he was trying to be a
Prefect.  At the very least Harry could have told the twins to ease
up on the ragging;

As I recall the twins didn't give Ron any grief over Quidditch.  And Ron 
avoided all Pretect responsibilities were they were concerned so it couldn't have 
been that.  Hect they didn;t torment him  nearly as much as they ddi PercyE  

 it's clear that Ron's fear of what the twins will
say is a big part of his worries.  Ron has his best game after the
twins leave Hogwarts - coincidence?  I think not.  But again he did
it largely on his own.


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