Thoughts on Ron W

[Kimberly]

No: HPFGUIDX 159688

>Sherry:
>Does anyone think Ron will turn to "the dark side?" He's always
>so depressed about his finances, and jealous of Harry. What if
>Ron takes over for V. Will JKR kill off the deatheaters and V?
>Then there has to be something to fill the void. Maybe Percy
>hmmmmmm.


Kimberly here:
No, I personally don't.  There were times during the books that I
wondered and then the scene in GoF when Harry's name comes out of
the Goblet, the image of Ron seething with an expression of
something awful (hate, jealousy, etc..) swayed me even more that
way.  That, thankfully, was movie contamination which I was quick
to dismiss.  There are several moments in HBP that solidify my
feeling that Ron won't turn against Harry.  The moment when Harry
tells Ron what happened to his nose and JKR writes...."It was a
mark of the strength of their friendship that Ron didn't laugh."
(HBP, pg. 169 Amer. Ed.)  That was, for me, a profound statement
revealing the depth of their friendship.

Kimberly