Why'd JKR Make A Point About Saying That Ron Didn't Get Any "outstandings" In His O.w.l.s? |
 Sep 13 2006, 06:39 PM
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Being Eaten by the Pea Soup  Posts: 24 Joined: 12:34pm September 10, 2006  |
I was just rereading book 6 and i noticed that JKR made a point that Ron didn't get any "O"s Just wondering what some people thought..
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Sep 13 2006, 06:59 PM
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Madame Pince's House Elf  Posts: 4,606 Joined: 5:46pm January 28, 2005 Location: In HP Book Club 4, awaiting the HBP film's release  |
I think JKR makes a reasonable point that you can still have a respectable pass and do sufficiently well even if you don't get top grades in everything, and even if you are an average student. Ron has to play to his strengths, too.
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Sep 13 2006, 07:07 PM
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Quality Quidditch Supplies Test-Flyer Posts: 1,283 Joined: 4:05am September 25, 2005 Location: Submitting an application at Weasleys Wizarding Weezes |
Yeah um she was just pointing it out that Ron isnt like Hermione smart, but is still pretty smart.
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Sep 13 2006, 07:13 PM
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Professional Diagon Alley Window Shopper Posts: 59 Joined: 4:08pm July 24, 2005 |
Yah, I think that JKR wanted to say that not everyone gets Outstanding OWL's, but that's okay to do your best and be more involved in non-cirricular activities
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Sep 13 2006, 08:15 PM
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Madame Pince's House Elf Posts: 4,606 Joined: 5:46pm January 28, 2005 Location: In HP Book Club 4, awaiting the HBP film's release |
I think it also shows how both Hermione and Ron benefitted from Harry's teaching DADA practical in the DA. It was interesting to see that both Crabbe and Goyle had failed DADA OWLS in HBP. I wonder how Draco did? He obviously passed Potions and also Transfigurations. Was he in Snape's DADA class?
Though no doubt he would have got an Outstanding for Potions I wondered how he did otherwise compared to Ron. -------------------- Check out the Beedle the Bard Book Club |
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Sep 13 2006, 09:59 PM
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Kibble Boy/Girl at the Magical Menagerie Posts: 277 Joined: 2:37pm June 24, 2006 |
Well I am glad she did because Ron has always been mediocre to me.
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Sep 14 2006, 04:12 AM
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Being Eaten by the Pea Soup Posts: 18 Joined: 8:33pm September 13, 2006 Location: Invisible-and right behind you! |
JKR just wanted to let us know/remind us that Ron is not the brightest kid of the bunch(major understatement here )
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Sep 14 2006, 04:57 AM
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Cauldron Bottom Measurer Posts: 100 Joined: 11:18am March 16, 2006 |
Didn't Harry only get an O in DADA? Which was to be expected really... I think JKR is simply showing that Harry and Ron are both "good" students, but not exceptional - and to be honest, it would have been completely the wrong message to have them both get lots of Os when they spent so much time not studying. Hermione gets the Os because she worked the hardest to do so (as well as being naturally the brightest of them), whereas Harry and Ron (not so bright and especially not so hard working) get good grades, and then Crabbe and Goyle (the even less bright) do far worse. JKR is teaching kids a valuable lesson - if you want the grades, you've got to work hard to get them.
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Sep 14 2006, 11:58 AM
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Hiding in the Iron Maiden at Borgin and Burkes Posts: 329 Joined: 2:16pm July 5, 2005 Location: Blowing Off Steam at Honeydukes |
On rereading that chapter it seemed to me that JKR was showing us that Harry and Ron are pretty equal with respect to courses with the obvious exception of DADA where Harry outshines even Hermione.
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Sep 14 2006, 12:58 PM
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Shopping the sales rack at Madam Malkins Posts: 2,513 Joined: 2:33pm September 16, 2005 Location: I'm somewhere inside all of you |
QUOTE(Pepper_Imps @ Sep 14 2006, 11:58 AM) [snapback]948211[/snapback] On rereading that chapter it seemed to me that JKR was showing us that Harry and Ron are pretty equal with respect to courses with the obvious exception of DADA where Harry outshines even Hermione. -------------------- "Harry now saw red hair flying like flames in front of him: Ginny was locked in combat ..."
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