DH reread CH 4-5

[jkoney65]

No: HPFGUIDX 186282

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Carol" <justcarol67 at ...> wrote:
> 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. 

jkoney:
Most of what Ron is feeling before the game in HBP is nerves. You can't get your self-confidence unless you do something several times and suceed at it. 

As an example: I've played baseball/softball all my life. I know for a fact that I can do it and do it well. Why? Because I did it before many times and suceeded many times. 

Whereas when I went to my first Tae Kwon Do tournament I was nervous enough not to be able to eat. I did ok and returned to practice. Several months later I was in another one. I was just as nervous even though I had performed adequately the first time.

Ron is the type of person who needs lots of practice and many small victories to gain his confidence.