DH reread CH 4-5

[jkoney65]

No: HPFGUIDX 186283

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "sartoris22" <sartoris22 at ...> wrote:
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>  sartoris22:
> You know, it always bothered me that Harry never said anything to the twins about the way they treat Ron, because Ron would have said something if someone was mistreating Harry. 
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> Pippin:
> It's a family quarrel. Ron wouldn't appreciate Harry butting in.
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> sartoris22:
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> I'm not convinced of that. I think that Ron would have welcomed Harry's support. Besides, isn't Harry as much a brother to Ron as the twins? It would now be two against two. Harry doesn't even show anger toward the twins about how they treat Ron. Harry could at least have thought of them as jerks, even if he didn't say it. But Harry likes the twins, totally ignoring the way they treat Ron. It is Hermione, to her credit, who doesn't approve of the twin's treatment of Ron; Harry seems oblivious to it. Harry also shows his insensitivity toward Ron by accepting the Maurader's Map, which the twins, rightfully, should have given to Ron and said, "hey, let Harry use it to go to Hogsmeade."
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jkoney:
I am going to have to disagree. 

It wasn't that Harry wasn't supportive of Ron, he just didn't jump out and try to protect Ron in some dramatic fashion. Harry's actions were those of a friend who said you're leading in this situation. If you want to stand up to them, I'll be there. If you want to take the abuse and bitch about it later, I'll be there to listen to it. Heck, I'll even get my butt kicked again in chess. 

That's just the dynamic of adolescent boys. Having Harry defend him to his brothers would have been embarrassing. Having Hermione do it was mortifying.