Working mothers, was Did the Slytherins come back

[kempermentor]

No: HPFGUIDX 182079

> > Kemper now:
> > I would like to add Ron to the mix. ....<snip>
> > Also, iirc, he makes suggestive comments to girls about seeing 
> > Uranus. This innuendo suggests that Ron flies a freak flag...  
> > which isn'tto say that buttsex is freaky, but it goes against 
> > puritan norms... in the US anyway.
> > But Ron's innuendo is much more agreeable because of his
> > character.

> Shelley:  
> Um,... the joke about Uranus isn't a butt sex comment, but more
> of a grade school (elementary school- under 5th or 6th grade)
> comment, once these kids connect that Uranus, the planet, sounds
> like the body part that is used in pooping. This comment Ron makes 
> to Lavender just shows him to be deftly immature, not that he's 
> interesting in anal sex, or wanting to see her rear end at all. I  
> think Rowling wasn't trying to put in a hidden sexual spin on that 
> comment of Ron's, because that doesn't fit the level of innocence
> of the rest of the series.

Kemper now:
Except Ron isn't in 5th of 6th grade... he's in the US equivalent of
9th grade.  And at 14 and a half years old, Ron knows that this
particular body part can be used for more than just pooping.  

I agree that the comment shows Ron's lack of tact, but I suspect that
he would in fact be interested in checking out her bare butt, if not
stemming Lavender's rose.  

Obviously, the series does not focus on the sexuality of the kids;
however, I think JKR does suggest that Ron has some pent up sexual
angst (not based on his comment with regards to a planet).

Kemper