Oh that's right. That's why the trio was immediately found when they apparated to Tottenham Court! I forgot.
That reminds me, how dumb was Harry when they got caught because he said "Voldemort" after Ron explained how important it was not to; that there was a Taboo on the name? Hermione gets tortured because of that!
Where is it that Harry actually thinks that he doesn't like crying?
I am not exactly sure where. I think it was at the Burrow, when Ginny wanted to give Harry his "present" or else somewhere before this. I know it's in the book, I've seen others comment on this passage. Harry doesn't like girls who cry a lot, then (later?) comments that that's what he likes about Ginny, that she hardly ever cries.
I am so happy Ginny was in here so little, cause JKR really doesn't know what to do with her. If she'd built her properly like she did Hermione (from the beginning or early on!), perhaps H/G would have been satisfying, but as far as even DH the two share absolutely nothing. Harry tells Ginny nothing of what he goes through, he doesn't seek her out, he doesn't comfort her or get any from her, and we don't get to see Ginny develop (she just grows up one book to next). Who is Ginny's best friend? What is her favourite class? What is her opinion on house elves? Ginny is just not a full, well-rounded character. She has been written as a peripheral, secondary character, because main characters get development on the page. I agree with many people on my friendslist: she exists only as the trophy wife and the harbinger of a big family. She, as a person, does not really exist, which is why I just can't care about her.
And thus, equipped with his "12 Fail-Safe Ways to Charm Witches", Ronnie finally worked out what buttons to push, finally getting his big kiss when he remembers to mention the house elves.
I wrote a sort of essay in this lj once on how I hoped Ron would get what he needed instead of what he wanted. This unfortunately never came true. Ron never has to work for anything get gets, he just has to want it. Did Ron earn to get the prefecture handed to him (it belonged to someone worthier)? Did he earn to be Keeper (there was someone better but Hermione cheated for him)? Did he earn Hermione (he's been making her cry and being unappreciative of her since book 1)? I don't think so. He got things handed because he wanted them (the mirror of Erised image), but he never worked for them. Even once he got what he wanted, he didn't work to be worthy of them (wanting to quit Quidditch, dumping Prefect duties on Hermione). Ron is a quitter. He doesn't need money or fame (his GoF jealousy), he needs to understand that he is rich in family and for not having a mass-murderer after him. Ron needs to find that you have to work to earn things, that you have to earn respect, that you have to behave nice to someone to get them to like you. He was perhaps making an effort (finally!) in DH by coming with Harry for the sake of everyone else and by at least trying to be nicer to Hermione, but he quit the two anyway: just dumped them when it was hard, which was GoF and OotP all over again.
Then, does he have to work to earn Hermione after treating her like crap all these years? No, she's been waiting for him all along, ever since PS apparently, so as soon as he wants her, he basically gets her. There is just no development for Ron there. Does he ever acknowledge that he has the better deal? Does he ever have a revelation about how money and fame aren't everything? Does he ever not get what he wants? If only he had to get over H/Hr or something similar: if Ron could manage to get over his disappointment (his "losing") for a change, and be able to not resent the other two, then I would consider him grown. Those fears he had that the locket reflected, it wasn't something he had to overcome: It is handed to him. Harry assures him there is nothing to worry about. Ron will get what he wants, not what he deserves. In this case, I always thought H/Hr would be good for Ron; not getting what he wanted, but perhaps what he needed (a supporter like Luna, for instance, who didn't feel like she had to change or better who he really was).
Re: part 2 ...
Oh that's right. That's why the trio was immediately found when they apparated to Tottenham Court! I forgot.
That reminds me, how dumb was Harry when they got caught because he said "Voldemort" after Ron explained how important it was not to; that there was a Taboo on the name? Hermione gets tortured because of that!
Where is it that Harry actually thinks that he doesn't like crying?
I am not exactly sure where. I think it was at the Burrow, when Ginny wanted to give Harry his "present" or else somewhere before this. I know it's in the book, I've seen others comment on this passage. Harry doesn't like girls who cry a lot, then (later?) comments that that's what he likes about Ginny, that she hardly ever cries.
I am so happy Ginny was in here so little, cause JKR really doesn't know what to do with her. If she'd built her properly like she did Hermione (from the beginning or early on!), perhaps H/G would have been satisfying, but as far as even DH the two share absolutely nothing. Harry tells Ginny nothing of what he goes through, he doesn't seek her out, he doesn't comfort her or get any from her, and we don't get to see Ginny develop (she just grows up one book to next). Who is Ginny's best friend? What is her favourite class? What is her opinion on house elves? Ginny is just not a full, well-rounded character. She has been written as a peripheral, secondary character, because main characters get development on the page. I agree with many people on my friendslist: she exists only as the trophy wife and the harbinger of a big family. She, as a person, does not really exist, which is why I just can't care about her.
And thus, equipped with his "12 Fail-Safe Ways to Charm Witches", Ronnie finally worked out what buttons to push, finally getting his big kiss when he remembers to mention the house elves.
I wrote a sort of essay in this lj once on how I hoped Ron would get what he needed instead of what he wanted. This unfortunately never came true. Ron never has to work for anything get gets, he just has to want it. Did Ron earn to get the prefecture handed to him (it belonged to someone worthier)? Did he earn to be Keeper (there was someone better but Hermione cheated for him)? Did he earn Hermione (he's been making her cry and being unappreciative of her since book 1)? I don't think so. He got things handed because he wanted them (the mirror of Erised image), but he never worked for them. Even once he got what he wanted, he didn't work to be worthy of them (wanting to quit Quidditch, dumping Prefect duties on Hermione). Ron is a quitter. He doesn't need money or fame (his GoF jealousy), he needs to understand that he is rich in family and for not having a mass-murderer after him. Ron needs to find that you have to work to earn things, that you have to earn respect, that you have to behave nice to someone to get them to like you. He was perhaps making an effort (finally!) in DH by coming with Harry for the sake of everyone else and by at least trying to be nicer to Hermione, but he quit the two anyway: just dumped them when it was hard, which was GoF and OotP all over again.
Then, does he have to work to earn Hermione after treating her like crap all these years? No, she's been waiting for him all along, ever since PS apparently, so as soon as he wants her, he basically gets her. There is just no development for Ron there. Does he ever acknowledge that he has the better deal? Does he ever have a revelation about how money and fame aren't everything? Does he ever not get what he wants? If only he had to get over H/Hr or something similar: if Ron could manage to get over his disappointment (his "losing") for a change, and be able to not resent the other two, then I would consider him grown. Those fears he had that the locket reflected, it wasn't something he had to overcome: It is handed to him. Harry assures him there is nothing to worry about. Ron will get what he wants, not what he deserves. In this case, I always thought H/Hr would be good for Ron; not getting what he wanted, but perhaps what he needed (a supporter like Luna, for instance, who didn't feel like she had to change or better who he really was).