weasleymama:

headcanonsandmore:

I quite like it; I’m not really into musicals (don’t @ me, please), but I’ve enjoyed the segments that I’ve seen of it. 

I think it’s definitely supposed to be in an ironic way, and pokes fun at the way the fandom views the character. Because, despite Ron’s flaws, he’s a genuinely good person who loves his friends so much.

And, like you say, they get the friendship between Harry and Ron far better than the films do (no disrespect to Rupert and Dan, of course; they just had lousy scripts). 

AVPM is definitely made with more love than the film series was (although most of the film cast genuinely loved the series too). It’s poking fun at the expectations of the series (like when Ron briefly objects when Draco Malfoy calls Hermione the MB word, but then launches into a rendition of ‘Hermione can’t draw’), but it comes from a place of love. 

They also seem to understand that Ron is genuinely terrified that he might end up as just a sidekick to the other two, and is desperate to avoid being that. I don’t think the films touched on it much because that is what Steve Kloves actually saw Ron as, although I think Rupert Grint understood that fear of being just a sidekick, and brought it across in his performance. 

Thanks for the ask, anon!

AVPM is one of my favorite parts of the Potter fandom and I have watched the three of them more times than I’ve watched the actual films.

I personally think the Ron/Harry friendship in the musical is WAY better than the films.  I recommend you watch all 3 at least once @headcanonsandmore

Thanks for the tip @weasleymama! Will put it on the list!