I don’t know why people say that reading Goblet of Fire is painful, because of the Ron/Harry fight. The “Harry misses his Wheezy and everything he does reminds him of his Wheezy” and “Harry and Hermione don’t get along so nicely without Ron” stuff makes me so happy. It basically proves my point that Ronarry > H*rmione. Hell, Ronarry > anything else.
People who deem Ron irredeemable and “unworthy” of Hermione (concerning his mistakes), only do it because they are passive readers who lack critical thinking. They need everything to be pointed out to them. They need all the “You’re the brightest witch of your age” and the “You’re amazing, you are” lines for Ron Weasley as well, because it’s impossible for them to love a character unless they’re told to. They’re unable to use their brains, and think outside the box. They bash Ron becausehis mistakes are acknowledged by the narrative. When Hermione messes up, it’s girl power. When Harry messes up, it’s fine because he has a lot on his plate (although, Harry does get called out when he messes up and sadly, Harry also gets a lot of hate.) When Ron messes up, he gets punished, humiliated, called out, and eventually, learns from his mistakes……which is a blessing in disguise tbh. It’s funny how Ron haters are so quick to point out his less than stellar moments, but forget about his character development. Lol, fuck them. I’d rather have a character who is punished for their mistakes, than a character whose mistakes are glorified.
Think about it. We dislike Umbridge because she gave Harry (and other students) scars. But Hermione? She essentially did the same thing and scarred Marietta as a form of punishment, without informing the DA about the consequences of betrayal. She did the same thing to Ron and “punished” him for going out with Lavender by attacking him with birds and giving him (temporary?) scars and cuts.
So why don’t people consider what Hermione did to the same extent as Umbridge? Oh, yeah. Because Ron didn’t burst into tears whenever Hermione hurt him emotionally or physically. Because people’s actions aren’t measured by the actions themselves but by the victim’s reactions. Because fuck J.K Rowling and her obvious favouritism for Hermione Granger.
The Harry Potter fandom is really strange. People are so quick to point out that a Ravenclaw can be a Ravenclaw and get the worst grades, because there are various types of intelligence, which is great. However, the “every kid is smart in their own way” mentality is applied to everyone but Ron Weasley.
Everything about Ron Weasley is forgotten; his strategic abilities, his emotional intelligence, his sharp wit, his common sense, his knowledge of the wizarding world, his willingness to do the heavy-lifting to repair a relationship, his ability to forgive others when they don’t deserve it, his aptitude for emotional magic, etc. Apparently, Ron getting Es instead of Os in his O.W.Ls or being occasionally lazy about his homework, is equivalent to Ron being a “stupid, useless and illiterate boy who isn’t good enough for the Brilliant Hermione.” Despite the fact that Ron enjoys engaging with Hermione instead of ignoring her, despite the fact that he is happy to call her out on her shit and isn’t afraid of challenging her, the fandom believes that he’s not intellectually compatible with Hermione. Seriously, HP fandom?
Let it be known, that according to the Harry Potter fandom, grades and intelligence don’t matter if you want to be a Ravenclaw. Grades and intelligence only matter if you want to be with Hermione Granger.
Dear HP fandom; don’t be hypocrites. I request you to start treating Ron Weasley the way you treat Ravenclaws. 🙂
I wouldn’t ship it even if the shippers weren’t insufferable. Harry and Hermione would have an unhealthy relationship in canon because they are incompatible. They never have fun with each other, because both Harry and Hermione prefer Ron. Hermione also loves bossing Harry around and Harry normally ignores her, avoids her, or in his worst moments, explodes at her. Adding to that, for Harry, tears are a big turn-off (which is fine, my grandfather HATES it when people cry in front of him and luckily, he married a not-so-weepy woman.) Hermione, on the other hand, uses tears A LOT to express her emotions, and it’s canon that Harry hates it when she cries. And not in a, “oh honey shhh don’t cry it makes me sad when you cry” but in a “yeah….this is awkward….for fucks sake stop crying ugh when will it end” way.
Oh, and Harry is simply not attracted to Hermione. Notice how when Harry is describing Ginny, he is always poetic (“Blushing like the setting sun”), but his descriptions of Hermione revolve around, “Rather large front teeth, shrilly voice”, etc. Heck, I hate Dr*rry but Harry describes Draco better than he describes Hermione. H*rmione stans also love saying that Ron and Hermione have nothing in common and “what would stupid ron and perfect hermione ever talk about harr harr” (which is bs) but what the hell would Harry and Hermione talk about? How much they love Ron? How much they miss Ron? Is that what the H*rmione ship is about? Loving Ron Weasley?
But yeah, it is the shippers’ fault that we hate it as much as we do. If it weren’t for the shippers, H*rmione would be more of a “not my cup of tea but you do you” NOTP instead of a “keep that shit away from me” NOTP. I blame them because they ruined Harry and Hermione’s friendship for me.
(Not going to rant about the abusive Ron and Ginny nonsense. That’s so 2003.)
Agree with all of this. The minority of H*rmione shippers who are militant about it have effectively ruined my ability to enjoy Harry and Hermione’s friendship. So much so that I actually get physicallyuncomfortable when I see fan-art or fanfiction of the two hanging out or either of them hugging the other in a platonic way. Even though I know that’s a ridiculous reaction to have. It’s had that much of an effect on the way I see the characters interact.
Obviously, most people who ship the two aren’t nearly as militant as that, but it’s the small minority of militant shippers who have made it impossible for me to enjoy Harry and Hermione’s friendship.
i’ve always loved ron and harry’s friendship and I felt like it was very underappreciated in the fandom. like, remember when romione shippers loved harry and hermione’s friendship? yeah me neither. I used to get so much shit for not buying the whole “harry and hermione are bffs” nonsense so I am l i v i n g for all the ronarry love. it took me a while to start loving romantic!ronarry but right after romione, ron/harry is the relationship that I love the most so I thought, “huh…might as well start shipping it. wait, it’s going to annoy the dr*rry and h*rmione shippers? It’s my otp now.”
idk which type of romione shipper I am. maybe the “romione shipper who is critical of her ship, with a healthy dose of ronarry love and spoonfuls of hermione criticism”?? yeah that’s probably it.
my favourite golden trio moments?
When Hermione was “asking Ron out” to Slughorn’s party and Harry was being an awkward third-wheel. Hilarious.
When they became friends. So sweet.
When they worked together to escape from the Devil’s snare. Hermione knowing the theory. Harry telling her to light a fire. Ron reminding her panicking arse that she was a witch.
Thanks for the ask. 🙂
“Romione shipper who is critical of her ship, with a healthy dose of Ronarry love and spoonfuls of Hermione criticism”
Sounds like a very good description of most of the people in our corner of the HP fandom.
I think we’re getting better. We’ve moved past the “Ron will betray Harry and become a death eater” stage (I wasn’t there to witness that particular shitstorm but once upon a time, people were stupid enough to believe that nonsense.) At this point, the sane people have accepted that movie!ron is not an accurate portrayal of Ron Weasley, and Ron would become a death eater the day I become a Draco Malfoy stan. The fandom is becoming more appreciative of him. I’ve noticed that people who were indifferent about Ron are also becoming more protective of him, and I’ve read an amazing Ron defense post written by a Dr*mione shipper. (back in 2007, that would’ve been unthinkable.)
There are still plenty of Ron haters, aka hardcore Hermione stans and/or Harmonians, but I just pity them because of their hypocrisy and lack of empathy. Ron bashing fics still exist but they don’t bother me anymore because imo they’re done in a “I’m a lazy writer and I know there’s no way that Hermione would bone Draco so I’ll just take the easy route and bash Ron.” Most people recognize that those fics are shitty but they are simply guilty pleasures.
At the end of the day, while I’m pleased that Ron’s getting more respect, I’m a greedy piece of shit so I won’t rest until every HP fan loves him as much as I do, and accepts that there’s more to Ron Weasley than the Guy Who Made Mistakes. I won’t be satisfied until everyone appreciates that he is a kind, intelligent, and heroic bamf.
Is Ron a Taylor Swift fan? What type of music does he listen to?
HELL YEAH
Maybe I’m using Ron as a self-insert but of course Ron is a Taylor Swift fan. Don’t let anyone convince you that he isn’t! He fucking loves her and he would fight anyone who criticises his taste in music. Hermione introduced him to muggle music and he immediately fell for Taylor. Both Ron and Hermione go hard on ‘New Romantics’ and ‘Story of Us.’ Ron cried when Hermione made him listen to ‘Ours.’ Hermione admits that ‘Gorgeous’ is basically her thoughts in their fifth/sixth year. Ron and Hermione are convinced that Taylor is a talented Legilimens because there’s at least one song from each album that is basically their love story. Ron and Hermione are Taylor Swift stans. Sorry I don’t make the rules.
(Yes, I added this question just so I could share my “Ron is a Swiftie” headcanon. I’m not even sorry.)
Thanks for the ask 🙂
Seriously, though; you had me going there for a second…
I’m just messing, of course; it’s your headcanon. Go wild.
Is Ron a Taylor Swift fan? What type of music does he listen to?
HELL YEAH
Maybe I’m using Ron as a self-insert but of course Ron is a Taylor Swift fan. Don’t let anyone convince you that he isn’t! He fucking loves her and he would fight anyone who criticises his taste in music. Hermione introduced him to muggle music and he immediately fell for Taylor. Both Ron and Hermione go hard on ‘New Romantics’ and ‘Story of Us.’ Ron cried when Hermione made him listen to ‘Ours.’ Hermione admits that ‘Gorgeous’ is basically her thoughts in their fifth/sixth year. Ron and Hermione are convinced that Taylor is a talented Legilimens because there’s at least one song from each album that is basically their love story. Ron and Hermione are Taylor Swift stans. Sorry I don’t make the rules.
(Yes, I added this question just so I could share my “Ron is a Swiftie” headcanon. I’m not even sorry.)
Thanks for the ask 🙂
Seriously, though; you had me going there for a second…
I’m just messing, of course; it’s your headcanon. Go wild.
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