I will say that Ron came around once it finally percolated through that solid-ivory dome of his that this was real, this wasn't something where he was deliberately being shoved aside so that Harry could shine, and Harry hadn't put his own name into the Goblet. Watching that First Task was one of the most frightening things I've ever done in my life---I need Harry alive, not as dragon yummies to please that bloody bloodthirsty crowd!