First of all, Ron always has been a bit dense; second and more importantly, some explanation of Ginny's distress is necessary so it won't seem odd that it was mentioned at all (that is, that her being upset was mentioned when presumably everyone else was also upset). There's more reason for it literarily than there is within the story.
And one certainly doesn't need to own a cat to be mad about them.
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Date: 2004-10-18 02:32 am (UTC)And one certainly doesn't need to own a cat to be mad about them.