Hehe, you're being very hard on Ron. At the very worst, I'd call him a stupid kid, as everyone is at that age, as even Harry is being. And Hermione. See, the purpose of the opposite sex is to make you stupid and crazy. Ron's also got a bit of peer pressure, since everyone else has "snogged" but him. At that age, it's perfectly normal to make the worst kinds of mistakes with the opposite sex. It's almost like teenagers are in a hurry to make all the mistakes up front so that they won't have any left to make later. Doesn't work, though. There are always more ways to make a complete arse of oneself.
Harry's crush on Ginny is about as well-developed as his crush on Cho. I did appreciate some of the groundwork, though, such as when Harry is on the train and a little disappointed that Ginny has her own group of friends and doesn't really hang out with him. But, yeah, it would have been nice to see them have, I dunno, an actual conversation before Harry was struck down by the knowledge of his burning passion. Frankly, I hope Harry is still unattached when he graduates. (Although, Harry's rivals in love have a nasty tendency of dying, so you never know.)
So far, I'm kind of disappointed that Harry hasn't resumed the DA lessons. It was my favorite part of the previous book, which was so much of a downer until then.
Pretty much agree with you on the Voldemort bits. I was actually hoping Voldemort would be likeable and more similar to Harry. (One of the recurring themes, especially in the second book, is how much Harry and Voldemort have in common, but aside from the Parseltongue, I just don't see it. Harry is so obviously good and Voldemort is so obviously evil. How can you make a proper comparison?)
Here's my big question: Is Tom Riddle Sr. still alive?
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Date: 2005-08-03 05:00 am (UTC)Harry's crush on Ginny is about as well-developed as his crush on Cho. I did appreciate some of the groundwork, though, such as when Harry is on the train and a little disappointed that Ginny has her own group of friends and doesn't really hang out with him. But, yeah, it would have been nice to see them have, I dunno, an actual conversation before Harry was struck down by the knowledge of his burning passion. Frankly, I hope Harry is still unattached when he graduates. (Although, Harry's rivals in love have a nasty tendency of dying, so you never know.)
So far, I'm kind of disappointed that Harry hasn't resumed the DA lessons. It was my favorite part of the previous book, which was so much of a downer until then.
Pretty much agree with you on the Voldemort bits. I was actually hoping Voldemort would be likeable and more similar to Harry. (One of the recurring themes, especially in the second book, is how much Harry and Voldemort have in common, but aside from the Parseltongue, I just don't see it. Harry is so obviously good and Voldemort is so obviously evil. How can you make a proper comparison?)
Here's my big question: Is Tom Riddle Sr. still alive?