“He read the letter again, but could not take in any more meaning than he had done the first time, and was reduced to staring at the handwriting itself. She had made her “g”s the same way he did.”
Because I totally agree, they would not last without Hermione and it’s totally adorable Ron is the one to point this out to Harry. None of the trio would have survived well without one another while searching for horcruxes – as we saw when Ron left.
Also the Romione aspect is!!!!!!!!
It’s cool they showed Ron being the one who wanted to stay too!
And Rupert looks good in that shot.
My problems however is that it’s a very Hermione is prefect and the boys would fail without them mentality the films and some fans have.
Not only that if you look at how they film the bits where Ron leaves later Harry and Hermione do survive pretty well without him – unlike the books – so it feels kinda weird to me!
all i can think watching the second to last scene is let harry and ron hold hands, hermione doesn’t have to be in the middle
Is Hollywood really that terrified of boys holding hands platonically?
(I personally also put it down to Steve Kloves trying to push in some H*rmione-baiting even after Ron and Hermione got together, but that’s probably just me)
Her acting is actually okay here. She tends to do well in scenes that involve intense emotions (hate, anger, fear, etc.). It’s a very intense scene, which plays to her acting strengths.
Still annoyed that they didn’t allow Rupert to show Ron going mad with worry in the cellar, though.
…We should tell them to get out. We don’t want any more Dobbys, do we? We can’t order them to die for us.
Deathly Hallows, Ch. 31
This is a fantastic character moment for Ron, who has always been deliberately written as a little bit of a casual magical-equivalent racist toward beings that most of the wizarding world considers inferior – in the past, he never questioned that house-elves should be subservient, and the first thing he said when he found out Lupin was a werewolf was “Don’t touch me, werewolf.” In the same vein, he assumed right away that all giants were brutal monsters. By giving him those views, Rowling made it clear that a person doesn’t have to be outwardly on the side of evil to be racist, and also that being a good guy doesn’t necessarily mean you aren’t. In thinking of the house-elves in this way, Ron has redeemed himself beautifully.
The treatment of house-elves is a very complex part of the series. On the one hand, many house-elves are clearly treated horribly and it’s outrageous that more people aren’t standing up for them. However, the issue is complicated by the fact that the vast majority of house-elves actually seem to enjoy their work, even if they are being abused. It’s complicated because the slave allegory refers it back to the slave-owner belief that slaves ‘enjoyed’ being enslaved.
Growing up in the wizarding world, Ron has a lot of ingrained prejudices (despite his family being quite possibly the most progressive of the pureblood families).
He does have prejudices towards the giants, although this is further complicated by the fact that even Hagrid (someone who is half-giant) agrees with this perspective (even after meeting giants during his mission for Dumbledore). Ron’s prejudice towards Lupin (due to his werewolf nature) also changes quickly after he discovers Lupin’s backstory.
However, the issue with house-elves is very complicated. Granted, Ron doesn’t really get behind Hermione’s S.P.E.W idea at first, but he correctly points out that Hermione’s attempts to free the house elves (well-intentioned as they may be) don’t take into account the wishes of the house-elves themselves.
Ron treats Dobby and (to a lesser extent) Winky as people, even though they aren’t human. He might not understand the exact socio-political complications around the house-elves situation, but he always shows them respect.
This is just my own opinion of course, but I always saw Ron’s plea to get the house-elves away from danger as an extension of this. Dobby was an innocent creature who just wanted to help his friends, and yet he ended up dying at the hands of a death-eater (the very symbol of the extreme ‘pureblood wizards above all others’ mentality that almost ended up destroying the wizarding world).
I also find it quite interesting that even Hermione forgot about the house-elves during the battle up until this point. I don’t think this was the reason why Hermione kissed Ron (as is often implied). To me, it seems like Hermione kissed him because she couldn’t hold back her feelings for him anymore.
Can we discuss this gif for a moment? It needs just a second of appreciation without the other gifs that usually accompany it.
First of all, watch Tonks’ lips. The line she’s saying here is “My husband the joker.” Watch when she says the word “husband.”
Watch Lupin when she says “husband.” He does the goofiest little thing. Like, his smile gets bigger and the smile even goes to his eyes. He does this cute thing with his head and it’s like he’s saying, “Husband. That’s me. I’m her husband.”
It is adorable.
How is Hermione’s sacrifice to let her family behind greater than Ron’s?. Her parents are muggles, she changed her memories and sent them to Australia where they were safe. That’s a great sacrifice that costed her deeply, of course, there’s no point trying to diminish that, but how is it a bigger sacrifice than Ron’s?
Ron’s family is fighting in this war for the greater good, even when they are not part of the underdog group. Being in the good side is the reason why they are poor in the first place, because the other privileged pure blood wizards thought they didn’t have the proper “wizard pride” so they didn’t let Arthur Weasley have a better job in the ministry. They already lost family in the first war against Voldemort, both Molly’s brothers were killed because they belonged to the original order of the phoenix.
When Ron left his family to join Harry in the search of the horcruxes his brother Bill was already injured by death eaters. His brother George had already lost his ear. His father and brothers had to go to work every single day to the ministry of magic and other very traceable places. His sister had to go back to Hogwarts. The Weasleys weren’t hidden like Hermione’s parents or the Dursleys. They were in the middle of the battle with a big fat target in all of them. He knew that it was mandatory for him to come back to Hogwarts, so he created a fake Ron to pretend he was sick. If the trick hadn’t worked the Weasleys would have been imprisoned or killed.
So illuminate me. As great as Hermione’s sacrifice was (and of course it was great) how in the world is bigger than Ron’s?.
Yo. When Ron and Hermione are telling Harry about the precautions they’ve taken to protect their families, he’s touched and impressed by both of them.
You know why we make less of Ron’s sacrifice? Because Hermione cries in that scene and Ron comforts her. Because Ron shows less evidence of being upset by the choice he’s making, we assume it’s not a big deal. And then later, when the Horcrux pushes him into revealing how much he is afraid for him, he isn’t crying, he’s shouting, so we blame him again.
Ron’s sacrifices get downplayed because Ron downplays them. He doesn’t want Harry to know how much being Harry’s friend costs him. Because that’s who he is. How could you not like this guy?
why would you do this to me i’m crying rn i stg at this point the only thing i hate about ron weasley is how much he downplays his sacrifices fuck u ron weasley
He wouldn’t be Ron Weasley if he didn’t downplay his own sacrifices.
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