incorrect-hp:

ron: kiss me if i’m wrong but dinosaurs still exist, right?

hermione: *not looking up from book* you’re wrong.

ron: so kiss me.

hermione: no.

Bold of you to assume Hermione wouldn’t take every opportunity to snog Ron senseless.

@thegrodyknudclump commented

bold of you to assume that Ronald Bilius Weasley isn’t already senseless at all times

Bold of you to assume that I haven’t re-read the books as an adult, and realised that Ron is actually very intelligent, a master of strategy, and a brilliant friend who is more emotionally-intelligent that people give him credit for. But go off, I guess.

Word of advice, mate; don’t comment this to someone on the Ron Weasley Defence Squad. It’s probably gonna come back to bite you on the arse…

headcanonsandmore:

acciocuteboysplease:

headcanonsandmore:

Okay, so in the last scene Harry yelled at Ron and was visibly angry at himself for doing so. Why is he apologetically asking this to Hermione instead of Ron? Wouldn’t it make more narrative sense to have Harry trying to make amends to Ron?

This has baffled me for years; does anyone know?

Maybe he’s asking the queen permission to make up with ron who he doesn’t really care about , that’s how I always perceived it

That’s why it doesn’t make any sense. Because in the last scene, Harry looked genuinely angry at himself for treating Ron like that. Harry beats himself up about it, but then is apologetic to Hermione rather than the person he actually yelled at? Why even bother with the scenes where Ron defends Harry and then gets chewed-out by him, if they weren’t going to have Harry understand that he needed to stop being rude to the only people who supported him?

It’s such a bad bit of scene-building. There’s build-up for at least three scenes before this, but there’s no pay-off! What was the point? If anything, it’s just wasting screen-time on stuff that doesn’t do anything for Harry’s mini-character-arc.

@thegrumpyanimagus and @spaceprincessem Agreed. The film-makers didn’t care at all about Harry and Ron’s friendship. Which is a real shame, considering how well Dan and Rupert worked with each-other, as well as how brilliant the character’s friendship was in the books. You’d think the film-makers wouldn’t have been this naked with their disinterest in Harry and Ron’s friendship.

🔥ron and his relationship with his parents/siblings

headcanonsandmore:

vivithefolle:

ronandhappiness:

they (esp the twins) were really shitty to ron and looking back, it’s quite unsettling that ron was afraid of them. they straight up bullied him (esp the twins) and it shouldn’t be shrugged off with a simple “it’s called being siblings.”

bill, charlie and percy are cool tho

Ron’s relationship with the twins is NOT what healthy sibling relationships look like.

Seriously. I’m not an only child; the way Fred and George treated Ron is deeply, utterly fucked-up.

Like, Christ Almighty, even Hermione noticed how bad the twins were for Ron! She remarks that since their departure, Ron seems happier and more relaxed. That’s a HUGE red flag here! If not having someone around makes you less tense, it means that there’s a goddamn problem in your relationship!

In the books Ron’s family tends to be weirdly passive-aggressive towards him. Even kind, mild-mannered Bill calls Ron an idiot once – with the big brother worship Ron has going on, it probably stung.

Percy and Ginny, in the first five books, are shown to be supportive of Ron – before HBP happens and suddenly Ginny becomes A Hot Badass Strong Female Character, which if you’re fluent in Rowling translates into “an abusive b-”.

I love Fred and George, really I do. I’m still not over Fred’s… accident… and I tend to avoid post-war stories because of it. But that doesn’t change the fact that they were awful big brothers to Ron.

Very true. The twins were seriously horrible to Ron (although, Fred definitely more than George). Ginny was pretty horrendous in HBP with no clear reason why, and even Bill could be rude to Ron for seemingly no reason. Percy was okay at first, but his personality did clash with Ron’s a lot.

I’m of the opinion that Charlie was pretty much the only one of Ron’s siblings who treated him with the respect he deserved. Which is worrying considering that Ron is one of seven children. That’s not a good sign.

@justsaya That’s correct; Charlie has the least in-depth characterisation of the Weasley siblings in the books. He says a couple of lines in GOF, and a few in DH. He’s the only one of the Weasley sibling not to belittle Ron in some way, and yet he’s the one with the least amount of page-time.

It’s entirely possible that he acted like his siblings did towards Ron, but we never saw it because he was in the books so little. However, I like to think that he didn’t, and that he was Ron’s favourite sibling due to their shared interest in Quidditch and Charlie’s more laid-back personality compared to their other siblings.

headcanonsandmore:

Romione “fake wedding” fanfics, a summary;

Ron and Hermione: (blushing furiously) We have to get married?! But I… but we… we’re not….

Harry:

@callieskye There’s one called ‘Laws Change Lives’. However, it is rated M (I know; the normally innocent H & M is reading a Mature fic), but (from what I’ve read so far) it’s not graphic and just alludes to stuff happening.

For a quick synopsis; the Ministry passes a law that requires pure-bloods to marry muggleborns and Ron and Hermione are… *shock**gasp* chosen as a couple?!

I’m so excited you’re watching FMA:B! It’s such as good anime! And yes the deaths are so sad (when Hughes died I literally had to turn it off and lay down for a few minutes, he just reminded so much of what Ron would be like as a husband/father)

headcanonsandmore:

Thank you! I know, right; I’m enjoying it so much!

That is very true. Hughes reminded me a lot of Ron, especially the way he was so proud and happy of his wife and daughter. That’s why it hurt so much when he got killed (other than the fact that I love the character, obviously).

Thanks for the message, @queerqueenoftears!

@vivithefolle Sorry Vi….

If it makes you feel any better, I still haven’t gotten over it.

headcanonsandmore:

What the world sees Harry Potter as: A somewhat bland protagonist. A little serious, and
without much of a sense of humour. Why didn’t he end up with Hermione? And why
did he keep Ron around?

What Harry actually is: A complete sass-master and sarcastic joker.
Hot-headed and brash, with a fierce protectiveness over the people he cares
about. Treats Hermione as his big sister, and finds her really annoying most of
the time. Wouldn’t be able to function without his best mate and platonic life-partner
Ronald Bilius Weasley. Will probably curse you if you diss Ron. NO-ONE disses his wheezy.

What the world sees Hermione Granger as: Bad-ass female role model, and a literal genius. Incredibly
beautiful, brilliant at all forms of magic, and almost perfect in every way.
Literally the reason why Harry survived everything throughout the series. Why
did she settle for Ron?

What Hermione actually is: A vindictive know-it-all, but has a heart-of-gold
and loves her friends deeply. Is jealous, emotionally insensitive, and has
trouble socialising. While responsible for the book-smarts, she is also prone
to ignoring small but important details that are important in the wider
picture. Will start fist-fights with anyone who dares besmirch the name of the love of her life, Ron Weasley.

What the world sees Ron as: The sidekick and comic-relief of the trio. Eats a
lot, and makes Hermione cry. Makes a lot of dumb jokes and silly faces. Not a
brilliant friend, by most accounts. Emotional range of a teaspoon. How did he
land such a great girl as Hermione?

What Ron actually is: The heart and
soul of the golden trio. Completely irreplaceable to both Harry and
Hermione. A literal cinnamon roll that deserves the world. Quite possibly the
funniest and wittiest person you will ever meet. Has the best and healthiest
emotional range of the trio. A flawed but solidly good individual who made
mistakes, but always came through for his friends in the end. Has the best
character arc of the three protagonists, and a great example of a person rising
above their flaws and self-doubts. Never thought he was good enough for
anything, but eventually developed his own self-confidence. The perfect match for Hermione in every way;
the yin to her yang, the calm to her intensity, the water to her fire, and a
person so wonderful Hermione can’t
believe her luck that she ended up with him.

@i-n-tea-j commented

Soo.. this person hates Hermione… I mean all the characters have their faults but trying to make her seem vindictive and jealous while Ron is the flawless best friend is too much. After all Ron was the one who abandoned Harry out of jealousy during TGoF while Hermione supported him and left him again TDH.

I’m the person who wrote this and I certainly don’t hate Hermione. I’m not quite sure how acknowledging a characters’ flaws equates to “hating” them.

I never said Ron was flawless; if you re-read my original post, I described him as

“flawed but solidly good individual who made mistakes, but always came through for his friends in the end”.

Ron does make bad decisions (although him leaving in DH was caused by a part of Voldemort’s soul manipulating him, so I hardly think that counts), but so does Hermione. They’re both characters who have flaws and make mistakes.

Ron stopped speaking to Harry in GOF because he thought Harry had found a way to be chosen as champion without telling Ron about it. Hermione stopped speaking to Harry (and Ron) in POA because she refused to acknowledge that her cat had eaten Ron’s rat. They’re teenagers; they bicker with each-other, and fall out occasionally. It’s just what happens.

One of the points I was trying to make in my original post was that Hermione’s flaws and mistakes are largely ignored by most people (which I attribute to the films), whereas Ron’s flaws and mistakes are often made out to be worse than they actually were.

Ron’s not perfect, but he’s still a good person, and he certainly doesn’t deserve the sheer amount of hate he receives.

~~I mean, I personally do think Hermione can be vindictive and jealous, but we’ll have to agree-to-disagree on that.~~

Hey, you’ve said how much better it would’ve been if Ron and Luna dated in HBP instead of Ron and Lavender even if they didn’t end up together, and i absolutely agree. Do you know of any fics where this happens?

headcanonsandmore:

I know, right! It would have made so much sense!

I actually can’t think of any fics like that. However, I do have a fic in the pipeline about that very topic. I can tag you in the post when I publish it, if you like?

Tagging @accio-library @vivithefolle @diva-gonzo and @pynki in on this, just in case any of them know any fics that match that description.

Thanks for the ask, @warriorlid14! Sorry it took so long for me to respond.

@ronandhappiness Nothing’s wrong with Lavender. The problem I have is with the way JK Rowling framed Lavender and Ron’s relationship within the narrative.

In my opinion, JK Rowling had a really messed-up idea about Lavender’s characterisation, and it effected the way she framed the Lavender/Ron relationship in HBP. I’ve discussed this before with mutuals, but Rowling does seem to have a problem with ‘girly’ girls. Lavender gets a pretty raw deal from Rowling just because she engages in activities considered traditionally-feminine. Since Rowling has more respect for Luna as a character, a possible relationship between Luna and Ron would be treated with more respect. It would be less framed as ‘two teenagers snogging in the broom cupboard’ and more ‘two people who appreciate and support each-other’. At least, that’s what I think.

It would also be more of a lesson for Hermione about being more appreciative of Ron. Luna’s way of appreciating Ron was the direct opposite of Hermione; based more on unabashedly showing her appreciation for Ron, and less on ‘I can’t show Ron how much I like, otherwise he’ll suspect I fancy him’.

Hope that helps clear up my thoughts on the matter. 🙂

sofiabanefics:

headcanonsandmore:

sofiabanefics:

headcanonsandmore:

I still have yet to understand why Ron is considered the ‘token straight’ in the golden trio.

I mean, Harry ‘the bi who lived’ Potter is almost-canon by this point, and Ron (even if you don’t think he fancied Krum) certainly has many close relationships with other boys.

If anyone is the token straight of the trio, it’s Hermione. She just doesn’t like other women that much.

The things Hermione is exasperated by in women, I think she’d be far more exasperated by in men. Feminist women who are attracted to men have very high standards for dating since they are more often disillusioned with traditional gender roles. Educating men about their privilege is exhausting, and it’s not usually the basis of a relationship of equals since the woman has to invest so much time in just getting a partner who’s compassionate and thoughtful, who’s aware of how much space they take up in the world and who might need it more. Orrrr we could just date other women who don’t need to be educated about what it’s like to live as a woman under patriarchy, because we already know! I have a lot of bi/pan feminist women friends who have sworn off dating men after too many bad experiences, and whatever Hermione wants in her relationships, she is too analytical to fall into the unexamined role of heterosexual relationships just because they are default.

Hmmm. Interesting thoughts. I personally think that Hermione isn’t really attracted to anyone other than Ron. Granted, she might have had a childhood crush on Lockhart and been flattered by Krum’s attention, but she only ever seems to be attracted to Ron Weasley and no-one else. And, unlike a lot of men, Ron doesn’t consider Hermione’s intelligence to be emasculating for him; in fact, he actually finds it admirable and attractive. That’s not to say that their post-DH relationship is all plain-sailing, of course, but that’s just the reading I make of their relationship.

I wasn’t trying to imply that heterosexual relationships were somehow ‘the default’ and I apologise if my post came across that way.

What I meant was that (from what I’ve gathered from a few of my mutuals) Hermione doesn’t really get along with other women that much (especially women of similar age to her).

What’s everyone’s thoughts on this?

Sorry for harshing on your otp, especially for all your good work for the Ron Weasley Defense Squad 👍 By default I meant that it doesn’t necessarily follow that just because Hermione doesn’t like women that she would like men. She seems far more indifferent to romance overall than most of the other characters, and she just seems to have much bigger goals and interests than dating. I haven’t seen Hermione used often in aroace or demi headcanons, and I don’t know why she’s not, really. But in any case, if there is one character who understands the political implications of their sexuality, it’s Hermione.

(And I extremely agree that Hermione doesn’t like other women, and I wish it actually got discussed as a character flaw more often. Hopefully, like many of us, she grows up to undo a lot of her internalized misogyny.)

That’s no problem. I probably should have worded my original post better. You’re very much correct in that Hermione wouldn’t automatically like men if she didn’t like women.

Thank you; I’m glad you like my RWDS content!

That is very true; Hermione isn’t really interested in romance most of the time. I personally headcanon Hermione to be somewhere on the ace-demi spectrum, but the books were set in the nineties and there wasn’t so much understanding about sexuality at that time.

I also hope that Hermione un-learned a lot of her problematic behaviours and internalised misogyny. Like you say, it’s a character flaw that rarely gets discussed about the character. Like @hanukkahmagnus said in their reblog, in fanon (especially fanfiction) Hermione is more of an analysis of the character rather than the character as she was in-canon. Fans are going to interpret her in different way, be that her sexuality, or how she interacts with other people as a feminist.

headcanonsandmore:

smarklepotter:

harrypotterconfessions:

I just hope none of the child actors fall under the child actors curse. Emma and Dan are doing well with movies post-Potter, but what was the last thing Rupert was in? Or Matt, or Tom, or Bonnie, or Evanna, or the Phelps twins?

@headcanonsandmore I wanna see you go mad at this 😅 😆 heavens knows you’ll express how angry this makes me feel better than I ever could

*Long-suffering sigh* People do realise that the internet exists, right? These actors DO have I.M.D.b pages, you know…

I’m guessing the person who submitted this confession probably isn’t British. Because Dan and Emma are pretty much the only former young HP cast members to focus on stuff in the USA. The US media seems to have this weird blind-spot regarding every HP actor who wasn’t Dan and Emma, possibly because most of the rest of the young cast tend to do their projects in the UK and Europe.

Rupert’s easily doing the best out of the former young HP cast. He’s been appearing in films, tv shows, and theatre productions regularly since HP. While he might not be heading large American blockbuster films (which are becoming less and less relevant with each passing year), he’s gained considerable acclaim for his acting; able to play a wide spectrum of different roles. He’s currently got two television series going simultaneously (the dark comedy ‘Sick Note’ and the dramedy ‘Snatch’, appearing as a protagonist in both), has just finished filming an adaptation of ‘The ABC Murders’ (an Agatha Christie novel about Hercule Poirot) which co-stars John Malkovich. He’s also been nominated for a National Television Award in the UK. Compared to Dan and Emma, he’s managed to avoid being type-cast for his role in HP, and is doing very well for himself. In his spare time, he is a philanthropist who works with a lot of children’s charities.

~~(You can tell I’m a fan of his)~~

Matthew Lewis has been keeping busy too. He’s a regular star on the BBC drama series ‘Ripper Street’, and is constantly appearing in British film and tv. He also recently got married. He’s well regarded as an actor, too. (Actually, just take it as read that this applies to all of the young HP actors I’m going to mention).

Evanna Lynch has been appearing in many acclaimed independent films since the early 2010s, including the drama ‘My Name is Emily’, as well as various stage productions (including ‘A Very Potter Musical’ where she reprised her role as Luna). She had her own podcast about veganism, and works with animal rights charities a lot. She was also a contestant on the most recent series of ‘Dancing With The Stars’. ~~Also, I have a massive crush on her but that’s not really relevant.~~

Bonnie Wright is now directing, and has her own production company ‘Bon Bon Lumiere’. She also does a lot of charity work, and is a noted philanthropist, especially with children’s charities. Along with many of her former co-stars (in particular, Rupert, Evanna, Tom and Matt), she also appears at Harry Potter events around the world.

Tom Felton’s got a few TV series going, and appeared in ‘The Flash’ on US television. He also does a lot of charity work, and has a new series starting on US tv soon.

The Phelps twins are doing fine too. They both do a lot of tv and film work, as well as philanthropy with charities.

Coming back to Dan and Emma though, I would say that the confessor gets that at least partially wrong as well.

Dan’s not doing too badly; focusing more on stage work in recent years, and still appearing in films every so often. ‘Swiss Army Man’ was apparently really interesting. He might have more of a media presence (after all, he lives in the USA, and naturally gets a lot of attention due to playing the lead in HP). Having said, he has appeared in some pretty awful films (although they are definitely interestingly bad, instead of just bland).

Emma’s post-HP career, though? Aside from a few okay-ish films (’Perks of being a Wallflower’ being the main one), she hasn’t been in anything much of note since HP finished. If anyone’s got the child actors curse, it’s Emma. Almost all the films she’s been in since HP finished have been either flops, or boring films that didn’t stay in the public consciousness. Even her films with usually-brilliant directors did badly. She isn’t rated that much on her acting skills amongst other actors, either; especially compared to her former HP co-stars (which makes me wonder why the media raved so much about her during the production of the HP films in comparison to actors who are now considered brilliant). Maybe it’s my own personal opinion, but I feel she got type-cast in ‘Hermione’ roles and hasn’t really been able to break away from them so far.

So, aside from the point about Dan’s career, this confessor (I feel) was incorrect about pretty much everything. Although I understand why they would think this, owing to the media blind-spot about HP actors outside of Radcliffe and Watson.

@tadacug commented

you’re proving their point tho. Evanna Lynch has a veganism blog? Who the f*ck cares? Emma’s been in movies a lot of people have watched or at least heard of even if she’s not the greatest actress ever

Okay, first of all, there’s no need for that sort of language. And I don’t think I am proving their point. Emma Watson might have been in one major film that had the backing of a major studio, but that film itself was (I’ve heard) not very memorable, Emma’s performance (and especially her singing) recieved mixed reviews at best, and (aside from ‘Perks of being a wallflower’) it’s pretty much the only thing she’s been in of note since the HP films finished. If anything, the ‘Beauty and the Beast’ remake showed that Emma is still largely known for playing Hermione Granger and characters similar to Hermione Granger, despite almost a decade passing. If that’s not a child star curse, I don’t know what is.

Also, Evanna Lynch has a podcast, not a blog. I made that very clear in my earlier reblog. ‘Dancing with the stars’ brought in almost 18 million viewers with the premier this year, so I doubt that people don’t know who Evanna Lynch is.

The other HP actors are well-known for other things. If you’re going to us the USA as a barometer for ‘visibility’ when it comes to a cast of British-and-Irish actors, you’re going to miss out on a lot.