Harry's character development: Static or Dynamic? Was: Saving Private Draco

[sartoris22]

No: HPFGUIDX 183725

> > > Carol responds:
> > > But is Harry "static" (unchanged by the events around him)
> > > or dynamic (changed in some fundamental and lasting way by
> > > those events)?

> > Potioncat:
> > Questions:
> > 1. Is static and dynamic simply types, without value?

> Montavilla47:
> 3. What are some examples of other static and dynamic characters?

Sartoris22:

I think the most frustrating character in terms of development is
Ron. His development is so inconsistent. For example, he shows
courage in the first two books by helping defeat the troll and
trying to hex Malfoy with slugs. But he then tells Hermione not
to jinx Malfoy in POA and genrerally stops defending himself
against Malfoy. He helps win the quidditch cup in book OOTP,
but then is an insecure quidditch player in HBP. Shouldn't
helping to win the cup in OOTP have given him confidence in
HBP? And what about his relationship with Hermione? In HBP
he's broken up with Lavender and is consoling Hermione at
Dumbledore's funeral. He knows he likes Hermione. However,
in DH he hasn't even asked her out yet. Of all the characters,
Rowling, to me, treates Ron the most inconsistently and unfairly.