(#) pfeil 2007-11-18
So will Ginny be inseparable for sleepovers, too? The two of them could share him...
drags mind out of gutter
I can sortof understand your explanation for taking Ron, but it's still a bit odd. He has more good friends, so he could easily have gotten an older student or 2 that could actually be able to help without a fluke. Nym, Fred, and George, for example. It seems to me like taking Ron so he could make up for his mistake would take more thinking than taking better friends that are better at magic anyways.
Author's response
Despite the being 'owl pals' Ginny will still be shy with Harry for awhile now. The meeting at Kings Cross was their first since they were too young to remember. NOw in Year 6 ... lol. With Harry, he never even thought that they'd cross paths with the troll. But he knew Hermione didn't even know so she had the chance of wandering into it. Ron happened to be the first friend he ran into (he was sitting in the Gryffindor section after all) and he felt Ron should help since it was Ron's fault. Doing your part, and take responsibility for ones actions was definitely something instilled in Harry at a young age. Harry never would've thought he needed someone stronger.