CHAPT DISC: Prisoner of Azkaban Chapter 13: Gryffindo...

[June Ewing]

No: HPFGUIDX 190032

Shelley wrote:
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> Someone else brought up the romantic set up of Lavender and Ron,
and I think that is correct also. The initial reaction of Lavender
and Ron makes sense- they are both from Wizarding families, so they
automatically understand each other in so many ways because of their
cultural similiarities. Ron's conflict with Hermione I think also
comes from difference in their upbringing, and I think that is why
many readers might have paired Harry with Hermione.

Carol responds:
One slight problem with this reasoning: Don't we learn somewhere
that Lavender is Muggle-born? For one thing, a baby rabbit seems
like an unusual pet for a kid from a Wizarding family. They usually
have cats, owls, or toads (judging from the letter Harry receives
from the school in SS/PS).


June:
What the person Shelley is talking about said (not exact wording)
was that when Ron made his statement about Hermione not caring
about anyone's pets that Lavender saw that as sticking up for her
and that is probably when she first looked at him as a possible
future boyfriend. I totally agree with that. I don't think it had
anything to do with both of them being from wizarding families.
In fact (and I will have to check on this when I have a moment) I
think Carol is correct that Lavender comes from a muggle family.
Ron's conflict with Hermione in my opinion is just simply Ron
trying to fight the fact that he is falling for her in the later
books and in earlier books she was constantly nagging him.









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