In defense of Hermione (was: Almost normal)

[katrinalisa2002]

No: HPFGUIDX 155183


> Susanne wrote:
> > Also, Ron does not seem threatened or annoyed by Hermione's
> > brains whatsoever, in the books, and there are plenty of
> > important jobs out there that don't require you to have an
> > outrageously high IQ to be successful and helpful to
> > society.
>
> toto:
>
> But he does. In PS, that was the whole point about bullying her.
> And through the years, he has reserved the right to make fun of her
and
> make her feel extremely bad (e.g. POA and her crying). When she
dates
> Krum, no small part of his "jealousies" is because it
> is "Krum", a famous guy who is out of Ron's league. Ron is afraid
> to be left alone, and I can understand him; it "is" a chilling
> thought, and he "is" part of a trio where one is a genius and the
> other the most famous boy of the wizarding world.
>

I think what Ron really objected to in PS was her interfering. He may
have resented her showing off, but I think his real problem was that
she interfered with his fun. Ron enjoys breaking the rules a little,
just like Fred and George, like Ginny and like Harry.
Ron takes advantage of Hermione's brains, and I think by GoF he has
learned to appreciate her intelligence. So an 11 year old boy doesn't
like some girl being smarter than him? Ron's grown up a lot since
then. In POA, Ron was angry because, from his POV: he asked Hermione
(rather rudely but still) to keep her cat away from his rat. She
doesn't, his rat is missing and he finds cat hairs where scabbers
was. He is angry because he thinks Hermione's negligence lead to the
death of a family pet.


Personally I hope Ron becomes a professional quidditch player (After
the war, and after being an Auror :)) because it seems to be
something he's good at, despite a lack of confidence.

Katrina