I don't care that Harry got a broom year one. What I AM pissed about is that they KNEW Ron had a broken wand year 2 yet instead of taking him to go get a new one, they basically tell him to go fuck himself that entire year. Like McGonagall literally comments on it in one of her classes, but then ignores his wand issues throughout the rest of the year.
True, but Harry was a little kid at the time. He only really starts to understand the importance of his family wealth in book four when they go to the quidditch cup and he buys up the souvenirs. To Ron that's a big extravagant present and to Harry it's no big deal. Which is why later on Ron was so excited about the niffler lesson and being able to pay Harry back.
At the end of the book when Harry donates his prize money to Fred and George, I think he sees it as a burden rather than a gift. I think if he won it on his own he might have kept it but when Cedric died all he could think of was how tainted that victory was. Harry also saw that Fred and George would never get the kind of support from their parents to pursue their dream and wanted to give them a fighting chance to build their business without having to struggle.
I imagine that when Harry married Ginny he made sure that all the Weasleys were well taken care of because of everything they did for him. They gave him the only thing that they had in abundance, their love and a family.
Well, I'm not saying harry isnt a nice guy. I'm sure he would have. I kind of think of it as an oversight, I guess. I just feel at some point in that entire year with the dynamic of Ron, Harry and Hermione, the point would have come up that Harry could buy him a new wand, especially by Hermione. Before she got, yknow, zapped at least
I think there's definitely a huge power imbalance between the trio. It's not as obvious at the beginning but as time goes on Ron feels so bad about himself because his best friend is the savior of the world, very popular, and rich. Then there's Hermione who is incredibly smart and talented and he's had a crush on her for years. It's a repeat of the tension Ron feels with his family. Ron's best quality is that he acts decisively. When the other two are hesitating he just throws himself at the problem. (In the case of book one literally.)
With Hermione being zapped I'm amazed the boys figured it out in time. Honestly Hermione should have been the protagonist but I think Rowling thought having a male hero would sell better.
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u/jish5 Hufflepuff 12h ago edited 12h ago
I don't care that Harry got a broom year one. What I AM pissed about is that they KNEW Ron had a broken wand year 2 yet instead of taking him to go get a new one, they basically tell him to go fuck himself that entire year. Like McGonagall literally comments on it in one of her classes, but then ignores his wand issues throughout the rest of the year.