Private message to Ron Weasley
Sep. 2nd, 2010 10:03 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alt_percyYesterday was a difficult day because of the Dementors on the train. I know that. But I am
Ron, let me start again. I am perfectly well aware that you and I haven't gotten on all that well in the last couple of years. I am also entirely aware that you and the twins have made a big joke of the fact that I've been made Head Boy this year, and you're not inclined to take anything I tell you seriously.
So do me AND yourself a big favour, Ron. Pretend for a moment that I'm Bill telling you this. You've always gotten on better with him, so maybe you'd listen to him before you'd listen to me. He was Head Boy, too, and he would tell you exactly what I'm going to tell you now.
Ron, this is absolute madness. You cannot go around mocking the Lord Protector's son. I don't care if he hurt your feelings--well, I take that back. I actually do care. Because I've had to put up with the same thing, believe me. Our family is widely known to be poor and our loyalties somewhat suspect. I put up with little smirks all summer whenever I gave people my name at my internship. If Marvolo snubbed you on the train, that's rotten, but don't you understand that your behaviour is not condusive to convincing him to rethink that and decide to be your friend after all?
If he can't or won't be your friend, don't make him your enemy. He could be an extremely dangerous enemy. And I'm not talking about dangerous to you only, but dangerous to our entire family.
I'm not going to lecture you in public about this or try to dock points over it or anything of that ilk. This is much too serious for that. Ron, this could affect your whole life if you continue down this treacherous path.
Write to Bill if you don't believe me. In fact, I'm going to ask him to send you an owl today.
I'm willing to discuss this with you if you like, and I promise I'll listen to any grievances you may have to air. But I urge you to spend not as much energy on defending yourself as on thinking, really thinking about what you need to do to repair the damage. Fault or blame isn't the point here at all. Not for Marvolo, and not for you, either. The point is getting along with people and not hurting yourself in the process.
Ron, let me start again. I am perfectly well aware that you and I haven't gotten on all that well in the last couple of years. I am also entirely aware that you and the twins have made a big joke of the fact that I've been made Head Boy this year, and you're not inclined to take anything I tell you seriously.
So do me AND yourself a big favour, Ron. Pretend for a moment that I'm Bill telling you this. You've always gotten on better with him, so maybe you'd listen to him before you'd listen to me. He was Head Boy, too, and he would tell you exactly what I'm going to tell you now.
Ron, this is absolute madness. You cannot go around mocking the Lord Protector's son. I don't care if he hurt your feelings--well, I take that back. I actually do care. Because I've had to put up with the same thing, believe me. Our family is widely known to be poor and our loyalties somewhat suspect. I put up with little smirks all summer whenever I gave people my name at my internship. If Marvolo snubbed you on the train, that's rotten, but don't you understand that your behaviour is not condusive to convincing him to rethink that and decide to be your friend after all?
If he can't or won't be your friend, don't make him your enemy. He could be an extremely dangerous enemy. And I'm not talking about dangerous to you only, but dangerous to our entire family.
I'm not going to lecture you in public about this or try to dock points over it or anything of that ilk. This is much too serious for that. Ron, this could affect your whole life if you continue down this treacherous path.
Write to Bill if you don't believe me. In fact, I'm going to ask him to send you an owl today.
I'm willing to discuss this with you if you like, and I promise I'll listen to any grievances you may have to air. But I urge you to spend not as much energy on defending yourself as on thinking, really thinking about what you need to do to repair the damage. Fault or blame isn't the point here at all. Not for Marvolo, and not for you, either. The point is getting along with people and not hurting yourself in the process.
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Date: 2010-09-02 05:35 pm (UTC)Not Gin.
You.
You go kiss up to Marvolo and Malfoy, why don't you.
And stop pretending this isn't about what's good for you.