DH reread CH 4-5

[sartoris22]

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> Carol responds:
> What annoyed me in the books was that Ron, who had been hailed as a Quidditch champion in OoP ("Weasley is our king") was back to the same old insecurities in HBP with the Felix Felicis episode. 

Sartoris22:

You do a great job explaining the development of Ron and Hermione. Still, I'm troubled that Ron has such an inconsistent developmental pattern. It really doesn't make sense that he can be a Quidditch star in OOTP, then completely doubt his abilities in HBP. Some of that experience should have rubbed off. And Ron can be quite courageous at times, as he is in the Shreiking Shack when he is ready to die to protect Harry from Sirius. However,this confidence and courage doesn't transfer to other situations. I can't help thinking, and I know this smacks of the auteur theory, that Rowling is somehow taking revenge on Sean (the boy on whom Ron is modeled) because Sean never returned her affection. If Hermione is an idealized version of Rowling , then through Ron, Rowling finally gets Sean, but, boy, does she make him suffer for it.