From: EMAILSeekingHarryPotter@rocketmail.comHERE   
      
   Not as in "fat" although he does get there by the Epilogue ;)   
      
   We have Harry as the Soul (transfiguring, transforming, changing,   
   seeking, learning), Hermione as the Mind and now Ron as the slat of   
   the Earth, the non-cosmic, regular guy; one of many in a family;   
   Harry's sidekick and foil; a true follower.   
      
   I'm not going to go into detail, feel free to, regarding Ron's   
   literary position among the trio because it all appears so   
   obvious...to me at least.   
      
   He's obtuse, lives within Harry's celebrity, and if not for the others   
   complete inexperience with chess, he would have nothing to be puffy   
   about.   
      
   How could it be any other way? Ms. Rowling wants us to concentrate on   
   Harry, the Soul, and his Seeker's journey and having competition from   
   one of the Trio is not conducive to her  purposes.   
      
   Which are to teach with a moral compass that points to selflessness,   
   choices, responsibility for them and, ultimately, the results of being   
   a successful, seeking journeyman.   
   --   
   http://harrypotterforseekers.com/alchemy/alchemy.php   
      
   http://groups.yahoo.com/group/harrypotterforseekers/messages?o=1   
      
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