ok where to even start with this mess? He is occasionally unsupportive of his friends, AS ARE ALL TEENAGERS. Might I remind you, he is also the guy who gave up his life so his friend had a chance to defeat Voldemort. Negging Hermione? Listen if you’re only going to bring up things from the first 3 books you can’t make an argument. Can I remind you of all the times he stuck up for her (Against snape, draco, etc.), the time he offered himself up for torture so hermione didn’t have to, learns from her, the fact that he’s her emotional support, and the fact that she smells ron when she smells amortentia. Enough about Hermione. Let’s get to Ron and Harry. First of all, just because he’s a guy???? I’m sorry but it’s canon he is Harry’s best friend and it has absolutely nothing to do with gender. Please don’t bring that argument in when it’s irrelevant. Hermione doesn’t provide all the emotional support. No matter how hard you twist the books, there are more scenes of Ron being the emotional support than Hermione. Now to the beliefs part. Hermione does stick up for her beliefs. Ron is not Hermione!!!! Ron is admittedly a bigot at the beginning of the books. He is judgemental towards other people and believes to be better than House Elves. But he grows. The whole reason him and Hermione kiss is because of the fact that he wants to save the House Elves. He learns from his mistakes and becomes a better person because of it and that’s the tea. Everytime I see someone arguing on why Ron is a bad character, they bring up the few times he left Harry and Hermione. This is wrong, there’s no denying that. He didn’t handle his feelings well. But he isn’t perfect. Also the argument that people love to use, the 7th book leaving, is practically invalid. He was wearing the horcrux for far too long, and it is canon that the horcrux messes with people’s minds and emotions.If we don’t blame Ginny for the Chamber of Secrets, we don’t blame Ron for leaving. Simple as that.
People want to hate Ron for a few mistakes while ignoring problems with Hermione and Harry’s characters. Also wow he comes from a good family. A family that he was never able to shine in. He was always forgotten because of Percy and the twins and Bill. He is a kid growing up, never getting enough attention, and then being outshone by his best friend. That is hard on a tween and it makes sense that he would act out. To his viewpoint, his family loves Harry and focuses on him more. He is obviously wrong about that, but no wonder he is jealous of Harry. From his perspective, Harry gets the attention from Ron’s family and the public. This is obviously an incorrect perspective, but do y’all really wanna argue and say you’ve never seen only the good side of people’s lives. Also families don’t always equal emotions?
Overall, op seems to be arguing that Ron is selfish and doesn’t deserve Hermione. Let me make a quick list of some of the times he was unselfish that y’all love to look over (this is all the books, i don’t fuck with the movies).
- Puts himself between Harry and Hermione and danger (POA)
-Willingly put his life on the line so Harry could continue in his quest (PS)
- Consistently defends Hermione and Harry from rude people (all books)
-Took Harry away from an abusive situation and presented him with a loving family (COS)
-Grew as a human and didn’t make the same mistakes he made as a kid
-When he came back, he helped destroy the horcrux and helped Harry continue on his quest (which is an underappreciated parallel) (7th book)
-Insisted Harry come see the World Cup (A one in a life time chance) because Harry is Ron’s best friend
-As a twelve year old, he faced his biggest fear to help his friend (COS)
-Ron not making fun Harry for not knowing wizard things
The last argument I would like to make is that Ginny and Hermione aren’t perfect either. You can attack Ron all you want but if you do, please take a look at your beloved Hermione. Hermione is an incredible character but she is human. She has faults and makes mistakes, but is never attacked like Ron is.
In Conclusion, Ron Weasley is a character with faults. He can be annoying and selfish. But that doesn’t take away from his bravery, his kindness, his character development, and his overall awesomeness. Stop calling “Ron” useless, Harry and Hermione wouldn’t have survived the first movie without him. This has been a PSA
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