1. No. And I probably wonāt be doing so anytime soon, since the guy in charge seems to be a fascist cartoon character (no offence to my American followers, but it terrifies me that the wotsit with bad hair is in charge of the nuclear codes).Ā
2. No. Apart from when I have a bath, obviously. The UK is so cold most of the time that itās freezing to go in the water.Ā
3. Yes. When I was at Uni, I went on a protest to stop a gay man getting deported to a country where he would likely be arrested and/or murdered just for his sexuality. The Tories are killing people and they donāt care.Ā
4. Iāve been to both, and I enjoyed both. But I prefer Italy because I prefer Italian food over French food. My apologies to my French followers; you guys are awesome too.Ā
I know what you mean. I personally donāt like shipping real-life people if they donāt have that sort of relationship.Ā
By the sounds of it, theyāre not even that close anymore (especially not in the past few years). Rupert seems to be closer with the rest of the former HP cast than he is with Emma (who doesnāt seem to be close with any of her former co-stars anymore, except possibly Matthew Lewis and Tom Felton, and even then both are a stretch). Maybe itās the geographic distance (since Rupert still lives in the UK), or maybe they just naturally drifted apart due to being busy. Itās also been hypothesised by one of my mutuals (I think it might have been @diva-gonzo) that Emma might have some form of social anxiety that makes things difficult for her to be close to people.Ā
I donāt know if they do joke about it, since they were asked about it all the time they were growing. By the time the series had ended, you can tell that it was getting annoying for them (although I think Rupert got bored of it more than Emma did. Iām guessing heās more of a private person than she is). I remember @pynki talking to me about this topic a while back.
I agree with you on that; itās not really our business. Iām not going to hate on people who ship certain things (as long as itās not incest, pedophilic, etc.), but Iāve never understood the appeal of shipping real-life people together if their relationship isnāt like that.Ā
Yep, Iām a bloke. Donāt worry about that; I get that response a lot on Tumblr. One time, I even got referred to as (bless the person who said this, by the way) āa unicornā because it was so rare for them to see a male blogger who wasnāt sexist. Which makes me sad, since I was hoping that non-sexists were the majority of male-run blogs on Tumblr and not the exception to the rule.Ā
Granted, I still have problematic behaviour that Iām trying to unlearn, but I hope that Iām getting better.Ā
I actually take it as a compliment when people assume Iām female. It means that Iām doing something right in my attitude towards toxic masculinity and sexism.Ā
āBlokeā is British (and Australian as well, I believe) slang for someone who identifies as male. Although I wouldnāt really describe myself as especiallyĀ āblokeishā, since Iām more of a dork than anything else.Ā
Thanks for the message, anon; hope that cleared things up for you.Ā
I shit you not even I was convinced you were a girl but I didnāt say anything because it felt silly to give you kudos for being a decent human being. I thought youād be offended. Itāspretty funny but sad that people express shock when a decent person turns out to be a boy. Nobody would ever say things like, āoh my god you are so nice I canāt believe you are a girlā to a friendly girl.
@ronandhappiness Donāt worry about it. Yeah, it is ridiculous that the bar is set so low that being a decent person is praised so much. Nah, Iām not offended. Like I said, I take it as a compliment since I shows Iām unlearning problematic behaviour that I had developed through toxic masculinity.Ā
Men have the bar set waaaay too low compared to women. Itās ridiculous that men are praised just for doing the bare minimum ofĀ ābeing a decent human beingā.Ā
Hmm. Good point. I always thought it was known to virtually all the Weasley siblings that Ron fancied Hermione, but I suppose that might be just an expectation gained from fanfiction and fanon, as opposed to canon.Ā
Within the books, none of Ronās siblings really make it crystal-clear that they were aware of Ronās feelings for Hermione. However, that might be due to the fact that Harry rarely (especially after POA) spends time hanging around with the other Weasley siblings without Hermione round at the same time. True, he does hang around Ginny a fair amount in OOTP and even more so after they start dating. But, by that point, Ron and Hermione were already becoming more obvious in their feelings. Ronās siblings never really pass comments on the matter, because they would hardly do that in front of Hermione.
Personally, I think that none of Ronās siblings (except possibly Bill and Charlie) thought that Ron suffered from insecurities. In-canon, Harry is virtually the only person who really knows the full extent of Ronās insecurities, because of the horcrux locket. Hermione understands Ronās insecurities to a certain extent, in that (in GOF) she points out that Ron feels overshadowed compared to his brothers. However, I donāt think Hermione grasped that Ron believed he was loved the least by his mother.
Iāve actually got a fanfic in the works that deals with that topic, funnily enough.Ā
Thanks for the ask, anon! Hope that answers your question!
I think that of all the Weasley siblings, Fred, George and Ginny were the ones who had zero clue about Ronās insecurities.
Fred wasnāt a great big bro, to be honest. Heās the one who caused Ronās arachnophobia, killed his pet Puffskein during āBludger practiceā, apparently arranged the whole Unbreakable Vow thing and gave his little brother a candy that burned a hole directly through his tongue. All that in the span of a decade. I hate to say that, because I like the twins, theyāre funny, but Fred is really a rubbish big brother and heās super cruel. I think he just didnāt realize how horrible he could act. Definitely lacked compassion and empathy.
George I see picking up on Ronās feelings for Hermione, but being blind to his insecurities. George is the kinder of the twins, which means he must be more empathetic than Fred, so I assume heād notice his little brotherās feelings for Hermione before the Yule Brawl confirms them. But I think he wouldnāt know how much the ātaking of the mickeyā affects Ronās self-esteem.
Ginny, I feel, wouldnāt know the least bit about Ronās insecurities because heād be hiding them twice as hard around her – heād want to appear like her cool big brother who can protect her. Which is why he kind of lets her walk all over him without too much protesting, because he lets her think heās fine and itās all in good fun when in fact heās NOT fine at all. Ginny would know that Ron crushes on Hermione badly, but I donāt think Hermione would have gone so far as to admit her crush on Ron to his little sister. I think Hermione told her about the whole Krum thing and said ābut keep it mum around Ron or else Iāll never hear the end of it, you know how ridiculous he getsā and Ginny just assumed that Hermione mostly wanted to spare Ronās āunrequitedā feelings. That, until HBP happened and everyone switched into āteenage dramaā mode.
Funny thing is that I think Percy could relate the most to Ronās insecurities because Percy too feels like the black sheep of the family sometimes (only he knows that his mother loves him at least). Iām positive that this letter he sent in OoTP was his attempt to encourage Ron to be his own person, but it came accross as a little tooā¦ ehā¦ prattish. Maybe he noticed the uncanny resemblance between Ron and Hermione and his parents, like Harry did, and had a sneaking suspicion that Ron had at least a soft spot for Hermione.
Charlie and Bill are kind of too old and too far away to see much happening with their little bro, honestlyā¦ They probably saw Ron and Hermione dancing at Billās wedding and were like āoh, they grow up so fastā before all hell broke loose. Then Bill would be able to completely confirm that Ron is in deep when he arrives at Shell Cottage all battered up and bruised and crying his eyes out one morning in Novemberā¦
Ginny had no right to make fun of him in front of his friends. You donāt do that. At home, my siblings can torture me as much as they like, but never in front of my friends. Thatās just cruel and unacceptable. Ginny being aware or unaware of Ronās crush on Hermione is irrelevant.
Hello! Youāve got such a treat ahead of you if youāre reading the books for the first time!Ā
That is something that many Romione shippers (that I know, anyway) tend to grapple with. Hermione is somewhat limited in her obvious displays of affection and appreciation when it comes to Ron. I personally think that, if Ron had ended up with anyone-else other than Hermione, it would have probably been Luna, since she was pretty open about her appreciation for her (so much so that I think she probably had a crush on him when she first met him in OOTP).Ā
If you think that itās bad just by book 4, the next three books are probably going to make things even more difficult for you. However, by the end, things tend to work out. I wonāt give any spoilers, but their relationship does get a lot less one-sided in the end.Ā
Personally, I grapple with this confliction all the time. I donāt know if other Romione shippers do as well, but I do get sick of Hermioneās attitude towards Ron a lot of the time.Ā
Thanks for the ask, anon; hope that helps, and I hope you enjoy the rest of the book series!
Hi, friends! (And thank you to the dear and lovely @headcanonsandmoreĀ for the tag ā¤ )
So, itās no secret that Romione is my OTP of OTPs. Sometimes, I think Iām more romantically invested/obsessed with their relationship than I am in my own real-life marriage (for the record, Iām aware of how mental this makes me sound, but thankfully my real-life, honest-to-goodness Ron Weasley ā aka my husband ā is wildly patient and wonderful and lovely and thinks my passion and tightly spun insanity is amusing and charming).
Also, as a diehard Ron defender who is rapidly begining to feel as though Iām the only person on the squad who also loves and defends Hermione, Iām happy to give what I hope will be a more balanced opinion on The Good Ship, Romione. š
**Note: Apparently, I donāt know how to respond to these types of things without writing a freaking grad school style thesis, so Iāve put everything under the cut, includeing a TL;DR at the very end if you just want the synopsis.**
Anyway, I canāt tell from your message if youāre reading the series for the first time, or if this is a re-read many years later. Either way, I think itās important to remember a few things:
āBecause you remember that scourge of muggings when you were in second and third year!āĀ
āSome death-eater is likeĀ āman, I need cash for drugs; maybe that twelve-year-old muggle-born with the g*dd*mn Aladdin wallet that only has blank photo laminate pictures in it will be able to help!āĀ
āYou lay on the ground, and kick up at him! Now, youāve thrown him off his rhythm!āĀ
Thank you so much for the ask, anon; this was so much fun to write!Ā
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