Tag: ron weasley

lytefoot:

headcanonsandmore:

The fandom perception that Ron only passed his Hogwarts classes due to Hermione is messed-up. 

Ron has almost exactly the same grades as Harry throughout the entire series (aside from DATDA), and he was passed all but two of his O.W.Ls with decent marks. Realistically speaking, the only class Ron (and Harry) had difficulty taking notes for was History of Magic, and even then Hermione is literally the only person in their year group able to stay focused during Binn’s classes. 

Ron and Harry are both typical teenagers who dislike school-work, but still work hard when it comes to the crunch. Implying that they both only passed their exams due to Hermione is doing them an injustice. Yes, she did help them out occasionally (she is their friend, after all), but she didn’t take their exams for them. 

I swear, if I see one more post about Hermione gloating over Ron’s supposed lack of academic skill, I swear to Merlin…

Right? Like, Hermione does help them, of course she does. And Harry and Ron both occasionally express the sentiment that they would never pass without her… but they’re expressing gratitude for her help, not describing reality.

Do they both get better marks for Hermione helping them study? Yeah, probably. As in, they both learn more because they study with Hermione, whose company keeps them engaged when they might have done something else if left to their own devices. Sure. In Hermione’s absence, I’d honestly expect that to be more of a problem for Harry than for Ron, simply because Harry has less incentive to get good grades than Ron does.

(I actually don’t like the assumption that Ron and Harry’s marks were identical outside Harry’s Defense score. We know they’re on par, and can make certain inferences about Ron’s OWL scores, but there’s nothing to exclude Ron having, e.g., passed History but failed Astronomy. I like to think there were little differences like that.)

Exactly. Yes, Hermione does help them out, which does help their chances, but she’s hardly the sole reason for them both passing their classes. 

Ron definitely has more incentive to work harder than Harry does. Harry doesn’t really have to worry about the Dursley’s reactions to his grades, but Ron has to deal with the expectations of being a Weasley. All of his siblings (bar Fred and George) achieved higher-than-average grades. Ron finds it difficult to stand out from his brothers, but he also doesn’t want to disappoint his parents with bad grades. Surely this would have impacted on his grades at least a little. But no; he still gets almost exactly the same grades as Harry. It’s baffling. 

I remember, earlier today, I saw an artwork where Hermione basically implied that Ron couldn’t pass his classes without her. It really infuriates me just how many in the fandom have taken on the ‘Hermione is brilliant at everything and the only reason anyone did anything good in the HP series’ attitude. 

Y’all….Hermione wasn’t (and isn’t) perfect. She may be academically smart, but there’s only so much you can do with that. Hermione said it herself in PS/SS; there are more important things. 

I also find it annoying how Ron and Harry got the exact same scores except for Harry’s higher grade in DATDA. I mean, Harry passed out during the History of Magic exam, and yet he still gets the same grade as Ron (who sat the whole thing). Ron’s no slouch when it comes to studying, and he has the advantage of having grown up in the wizarding world (meaning he would have known little trivia bits that Harry wouldn’t have). Why did he fail as well? He was even using the same notes that Hermione was using to revise. It really confuses me. 

Considering his powerful non-verbal magic (often involving Charms and Transfiguration), you’d think Ron would excel in those subjects. Also, wouldn’t it have been awesome if Ron had (just once) gotten a higher grade than Hermione in a subject? Would that be too much to ask? 

allaboutromione:

istanronweasley:

People who say Hermione needs someone who is her intellectual equal. I mean WTF!!

Hermione never cared for brilliance or excellence. If she did, she would have fallen for a ravenclaw. She loved Ron because she spent lots of time with him, she watched him grow, she understood him, she knew him. She loved him without any particular reason. It was so natural so spontaneous it was as if they were destined to be together. They fought like husband and wife before they even started dating. Hermione wasn’t an over-ambitious bitch. If she was, she’d be a Slytherin. Nor did she cared for smartness or intellect that much. If that was the case she’d be a Ravenclaw. No, she was a Gryffindor. A brave, adventurous, lion hearted Gryffindor who valued friendship and bravery above anything else. And Ron was good at both. He was a good friend. He was brave. He was loyal. And he was just perfect for her.

Foundation of a relationship needs LOVE, trust, respect and understanding. Not IQ.

Besides Ron defeated Mcgonagall at chess at the age of 12.

Got more O.W.Ls than Fred George combined without studying properly.

Could produce a corporeal patronus at the age of 15 when many grown up wizards and witches struggled with it.

Even Tonks a qualified auror was impressed with his skills.

He could cast nonverbal spells easily.

He became an auror after the war.

He was more than enough to stimulate her intellectually. Thank you so much.

I’m sure he was also enough to stimulate her in… other areas 😏

This post went from ‘Ron is amazing and smart’ to ‘Ron is also great in bed’ in about five seconds. 

The fandom perception that Ron only passed his Hogwarts classes due to Hermione is messed-up. 

Ron has almost exactly the same grades as Harry throughout the entire series (aside from DATDA), and he was passed all but two of his O.W.Ls with decent marks. Realistically speaking, the only class Ron (and Harry) had difficulty taking notes for was History of Magic, and even then Hermione is literally the only person in their year group able to stay focused during Binn’s classes. 

Ron and Harry are both typical teenagers who dislike school-work, but still work hard when it comes to the crunch. Implying that they both only passed their exams due to Hermione is doing them an injustice. Yes, she did help them out occasionally (she is their friend, after all), but she didn’t take their exams for them. 

I swear, if I see one more post about Hermione gloating over Ron’s supposed lack of academic skill, I swear to Merlin…

accio-covinsky:

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Well, this scene made absolutely no sense at the time, and makes even less sense now. Did Steve Kloves just forget that Ron was the only one of the trio brought up in the wizarding world, and therefore the person least likely to get scared of an invisible ghost? Also, he knew Harry was under the cloak.

Rupert Grint deserved better than this, Kloves; how dare you? 

Reblog if your favorite Weasley kid is Ron

vivithefolle:

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theratava:

I’m curious to see what the people of tumblr think of the Weasleys.

 George Fred Bill Charlie Ginny Percy 

In fact, Ron is my favorite character ever. There is no character I worship more than him – not Anne in Persuasion, not Elisabeth, Bingley or Jane in Pride and Prejudice, not Marius or Nathalie from La délicatesse, not Jean Valjean, Cosette or Marius from Les Misérables…

Nope. Ron Weasley.

Ron Weasley is my guiding star, my sun at dawn, this sparkling in the fire.

I looooooooove him SO much.

She’s right, you know.

The only circumstance in which that line makes sense. 

…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.

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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. 

Hello!! It’s me again the same guy who wrote the headcanon of Ron’s voice and insecure life  thank you so much for posting my last one and this next one is something I just thought of. (Romione AU)

  • When King Arthur dies instead of the lady in the lake taking back his sword Merlin convinces her to put the sword back in the stone. The sword sits there waiting for the next king to take it.
  • Merlin’s descendants Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin build Hogwarts around the sword and hide it with the most potent magic.
  • Decades later  when Ron Weasley arrives with his friends he feels as if something is drawing him beneath the castle.
  • In 3rd year he hears of the legend of King Arthur’s sword and seems strangely fascinated by it.
  • He gets taunts from the Slytherins and even some teasing from his classmates when he says he can pull the sword from the stone.
  • Only Hermione doesn’t tease him and truly believes that Ron could lift the sword of the king.
  • The night of the battle of Hogwarts and after they destroy the cup. Ron and Hermione find a hidden chamber with the sword in the stone.
  • Knowing the sword will only reveal itself to the worthy Ron encourage Hermione to lift it. But Hermione says no because she is not the worth one but Ron is.
  • Ron hesitant at first pulls the sword free from the stone and holds it in his hand.
  • The morning of the battle when Voldemort arrives Ron charges at him with sword and he doesn’t stand a chance.
  • The Wizarding world hails the trio and Ron for being the true king. But for Hermione Ron was the king even without the sword

Thank you!!

Thank you, anon! This is brilliant; as usual. your submissions are wonderful to read! If you ever do set up your own account on tumblr (or anywhere-else), please let us all know!