(Analyzing Draco

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 Sharon Hayes <s.hayes at ...> wrote:

> I thought Ron's reaction to Crabbe's death and his reluctance to
save Goyle and Draco to be quite reprehensible.
it's perfectly understandable to want to be provocative, but when one
pushes too far in that direction one is in danger of entering silly
town. The only person who would feel grief over the death of someone
who had just tried to murder him is someone in the grip of a severe
mental illness. And yes Ron was a bit reluctant to risk his own life
(who wouldn't be?), and he was even more reluctant to risk it to save
two people who he knew to be terrible human beings; and yet reluctant
as he was he did risk his life and he did save them. I have a hunch
however that the only reason Ron did that was that he was worried if
he did not Harry would probably kill himself trying to single-handily
save both of them. If I were Ron I might risk my neck to save Harry,
but not Goyle and Draco. Harry will risk his neck to save anyone, even
a moral monster, but I do not count that as on of Harry's virtues. 
I can find much in 7 books to criticize Ron, but the above is not one
of my complaints. I will however give you credit for originality,
usually unfair criticism is directed at Harry or Hermione not Ron.
Eggplant