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just some highlights of ron’s career as a prefect:

“Ron?” said Hermione, her jaw dropping. “But … are you sure? Imean —”She turned red as Ron looked around at her with a defiant expressionon his face.“It’s my name on the letter,” he said.

i love how, after not having said a word since he opened the letter, baring through all of fred and george’s teasing, his first response to hermione is to defend his position, ‘a defiant expression’ that’s right ron you earned that badge don’t let anyone make you think otherwise

“Wait until your father hears! Ron, I’m so proud of you, what wonderfulnews, you could end up Head Boy just like Bill and Percy, it’sthe first step! Oh, what a thing to happen in the middle of all thisworry, I’m just thrilled, oh Ronnie —”

MOLLY IS SO PROUD OF HIM AND I CRY

“Harry noticed that Ronkept moving his prefect’s badge around, first placing it on his bedsidetable, then putting it into his jeans pocket, then taking it out and layingit on his folded robes, as though to see the effect of the red on theblack. Only when Fred and George dropped in and offered to attachit to his forehead with a Permanent Sticking Charm did he wrap ittenderly in his maroon socks and lock it in his trunk.”

i love how he tries to pretend like it’s no big deal and he really couldn’t care less about it but he’s also really secretly proud and happy and HE WRAPPED THE BADGE /TENDERLY/ IN HIS SOCKS I CAN’T W THIS CHILD MY SMOL

“We’d better change,” said Hermione at last. She and Ron pinnedtheir prefect badges carefully to their chests. Harry saw Ron checkinghow it looked in the black window.

HE’S SO CUTE I’M NOT OKSY

“Then you’re mad too,” said Seamus in disgust.“Yeah? Well unfortunately for you, pal, I’m also a prefect!” saidRon, jabbing himself in the chest with a finger. “So unless you wantdetention, watch your mouth!”

RON USING HIS PREFECT POSITION TO STICK UP FOR HIS BFF IS MY FAVE THING ON THIS PLANET I’M A MESS like he’s been sort of ashamed this whole time bc he doesn’t want to end up like percy and he doesn’t really consider being a prefect to be a cool thing and he always shies away from giving out detentions etc, but someone insults harry and he’s all WTF DID YOU SAY TO MY BRO #FIGHTME

“I feel I owe you another explanation, Harry,” said Dumbledorehesitantly. “You may, perhaps, have wondered why I never chose youas a prefect? I must confess … that I rather thought … you hadenough responsibility to be going on with.”

yeah, well, fuck you too, dumbledore

Ron only got detention 3 times in the whole book - Ford Anglia, and twice from Snape (both times for defending people/arguing with Snape). He has never once been caught fighting, dueling, out of bed etc. Compare this to Harry, who has served more detentions than anyone else in the books.  Harry is a born rule-breaker, much more than Ron has ever been. Ron helps balance him out, knows when it’s the right time to break the rules, or the wrong time.

Ron has good grades. Harry is only able to out-do him in DADA, which even Hermione can’t do. Ron is never failing classes or all that behind, despite the amount of time he is in the hospital wing. He puts things off to the last minute, but still manages his course loads well.

Ron didn’t have extracurriculars that would make being a prefect difficult, vs Harry who did.

Ron is always defending those who deserve to be defended, more so than any of the other Gryff boys. He’s cheering Neville on all the time, even in book 1, defending Harry, Hermione, muggleborns etc. Someone who is willing to do this shows clear leadership skills, but also the compassion that makes them ideal to be a prefect.  Comparitively, Harry rushes in headfirst to save people, but also doesn’t do much to bolster people like Ron does, as he’s a bit more stoic.

Ron is always trying to report issues to an adult in charge who they trust- vs Harry wants to handle everything himself and does not trust adult authority figures.

Why, then, did Dumbledore tell Harry he would have made him prefect? It’s important to understand the significance of that scene in Dumbledore’s office. This is, if you recall, the scene where Harry is smashing Dumbledore’s office and screaming that he doesn’t care. Sirius is dead, Harry’s just been posessed, this is the end of the road. Meanwhile, Dumbledore has had his suspicions about the horcruxes partially confirmed: he knows what Harry is going to have to do.

Harry is broken at this point, and Dumbledore has three goals in reconstructing him. First, solidify Harry’s absolute loyalty to Dumbledore; Sirius’s death paves the way for that, since Sirius was his only meaningful competition for Harry’s loyalty. Second, imbue Harry with a sense of his purpose; this is the moment when Harry becomes a weapon aimed at Voldemort’s heart. Third, and paradoxically, he has to nurture Harry’s s***ty super power. He has to make sure he doesn’t detach entirely from his love for his friends, because despite his connivance, Dumbledore really *does* care about Harry. It’s that attachment that offers the only hope of bringing Harry out the other side of the mission alive.

Everything Dumbledore says and does in this scene is aimed toward those goals. (Note that “give Harry accurate information” is not on the list.) How does what he says about Ron play into it? First, he wants to assure Harry that he really is Dumbledore’s favorite, that he hasn’t been showing favor to other people, in order to deepen Harry’s loyalty to him. In the same vein, he wants to express sympathy for the burden Harry is taking up, without in any way suggesting he might be relieved of it. “Obviously killing Voldemort is on you, why would I lay any more on you?” (This is pretty much exactly what he says.) Third, he wants to heal any rift that making Ron a prefect might have created between them. I think that here he’s not understanding Harry very well, actually; Harry is already over his resentment of Ron for making prefect. (Dumbledore may be thinking of himself on that one.)

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Harry looked over at Hermione and the question he had been about to ask died in his throat. Hermione was watching Ron fret over the fate of the Cattermoles, and there was such tenderness in her expression that Harry felt almost as if he had surprised her in the act of kissing him.

-Deathly Hallows

I LOVE RON SO MUCH- like, there they are, in the woods- everything is suddenly f$%^ed. He’s bled so much he fainted and is grievously injured, has that damned locket starting to effect him, they don’t know what to do next- AND HE’S THINKING OF THE CATTERMOLES! D:  

THIS IS WHY HERMIONE IS EYEING HIM UP. I mean… This is why she LOVES him. Like, she and Harry don’t think like that. They are so driven with purpose that it’s easy for them to forget the little guy. RON NEVER FORGETS THE LITTLE GUY!

BONUS: Harry being cool as hell about this:

Okay, this is going to be done from memory so bear with me. 

Philosopher’s Stone

Ron offering to share his food with Harry from the moment they meet.

Ron teaching Harry how to play wizard’s chess (this is kind of in the film but not explicitly so I thought I’d include it.)

Staying over Christmas with Harry and trying to cheer him up after the mirror incidents (I think they did film a part of this but it was a deleted scene for some reason ??? why ???)

RON BEING THE CALM ONE DURING THE DEVIL’S SNARE SCENE NOT HERMIONE (’But there’s no wood!’ ‘Are you a witch or not?’)

Chamber of Secrets

Constantly defending Harry from Draco

The scene where Draco calls Hermione a mudblood and it was actually Ron who new what the term meant and explained it, not Hermione

Visiting Hermione in the hospital wing after she turns herself into a cat and bringing her all her homework that she missed

Ron going into a freaking forest full of spiders and tackling his biggest fear. Even though he was shaking the entire time and is so terrified he can’t even speak by the end of it and actually /throws up/ afterwards, he still went and did it because it needed to be done and he wasn’t about to let Harry go alone. (Okay so this was in the films but I really don’t think they actually captured the gravity of it, instead choosing to turn Ron into comic relief… Again.)

Being the one to go to the hospital wing so that Hermione will have someone with her so she’s not alone and to explain what happened when she wakes up

Prisoner of Azkaban

Actually being really concerned about Scabbers’ health and buying the rat tonic for him

Actual background to the Crooksanks v Scabbers business instead of just villainising Ron for the sake of making Hermione seem better

When he was literally woken up by Sirius holding a knife over his bed, who, as far as anyone knew then, was a mass murderer??? Why isn’t this talked about more ??

‘YOU ASKED A QUESTION AND SHE KNOWS THE ANSWER, WHY ASK IF YOU DON’T WANT TO BE TOLD?’ 

Noticing Hermione’s weird af schedule and being the only one to aCTUALLY CARE about where she was going and what she was doing

Literally fucking pushing Harry out of the way when they see Sirius in dog form (who they think is The Grim) and consequently getting a broken leg + dragged by his arm into the Whomping Willow

Awkwardly patting Hermione on the head after she apologises, instead of that weird hug thing they share in the films

Taking on Buckbeak’s appeal and dedicating so much time and effort into his case. Call this boy lazy or apathetic again I dare you.

Standing up on a BROKEN LEG to tell Sirius, who, again, was thought to be a MASS MURDERER, that ‘If you want to kill Harry you’ll have to kill us too!’ whilst Hermione stood frozen in the corner

Making peace with Crookshanks at the end of the book by holding Pigwidgeon up for him to check that he isn’t evil (I love Ron so much)

Goblet of Fire

‘We’ll pick you up on Sunday if you can come, and we’ll still pick you up on Sunday if you can’t’ (or something like that) when talking about the quidditch world cup

The background and reasoning behind the big fight with Harry (+the later argument they had where Harry threw the badge @ his head.)

The actual insecurity Ron suffered because of the dress robes, not just the comic relief side of it.

Helping Harry practice for the second and third tasks practically 24/7 (including letting Harry practice stunning on him!!! #dedication)

Getting Krum to sign his autograph + basically all of hIS HUGE CRUSH ON KRUM JFC

Just generally being there for Harry after Cedric even when Harry pushes him away

Order of the Phoenix

Again, just generally being there for Harry even when Harry is being an ass to him (+ the part where Ron desperately wants to tell him what’s going on but Hermione + all the adults insists that they can’t)

RON WEASLEY BECOMING A MOTHERFUCKING PREFECT

The year of quidditch which, although being an essential part of the book with the whole Umbridge arc, is not even MENTIONED in the film. Literally, it’s one of the only films that doesn’t feature quidditch yet it’s the book where I’d consider quidditch to be the most important.

Anyway, yes, quidditch. Ron getting a new broom and sneaking out to practice so he can try out for the team

HERMIONE KISSING HIM ON THE CHEEK FOR LUCK. I SCREAM.

Ron making it on the team and having very very very little confidence so he’s… quite terrible the first few matches.

The awful ‘Weasley is Our King’ song that Malfoy made and the Slytherins take to singing at. Every. Single. Match.

Ron gaining his confidence and destroying the other team at quidditch, during which, neither Harry or Hermione were actually there to witness it. And Ron is so happy and proud but when Harry and Hermione start talking about Grawp, instead of being petty and angry at them, he listens intently and tries to help

Always backing up Harry when Hermione is being slightly insufferable towards him and not really understanding of his needs. (e.g when she’s pressuring him to do better at occlumency and Ron tells her to back off)

The whole arc where Arthur gets injured and all the Weasleys are sat around the kitchen at Grimmauld place waiting for news + the parts in St Mungos (this was in the film a little but they really didn’t go into the effect it had on the Weasleys. Especially Ron and Ginny)

The miraculous plan they all come up with to get Harry into Umbridge’s office (which, admittedly, backfires, but hey. At least they tries) during which Ron plays a pivotal role, not just a struggling character in the background

Everything to do with the ministry tbh ??? From battling death eaters to the spell that makes him delirious to the brain almost suffocating him

Staying in the hospital wing with Hermione for the rest of the year and the scars all down his arms from where the brain attacked him

Half Blood Prince

When Hermione is talking about why girls find Harry attractive and Ron is all like ‘Look at me Hermione! I’m tall too! I have scars too!” 

Backing up Harry when he answers Snape’s question about inferi compared to ghosts (”Well what Harry said was the most useful! If I’m going to face an inferi I’m going to be looking for if it’s transparent not asking ‘excuse me are you the imprint of a departed soul?’” or something similar. Get wrecked Snape.)

All of the quidditch moments in this book are golden.

That moment where Hermione super awkwardly asks Ron to Slughorn’s party and Harry is just in the background like,,, what an interesting plant

Ginny antagonising Ron about never having kissed anyone and the subsequent Lavender disaster that followed

Everything to do with Lavender tbh. Like, their whole relationship, not just the comic version in the movies

Ron’s getting poisoned actually being a really serious thing and all his family showing up at the hospital wing

Pretending to be asleep when Lavender comes to visit (Ron Weasley how dare you, your mother raised you better than this)

Okay, I really want to make a separate post about this but the whole Luna/Ron friendship in this one is gold

I feel like we as a fandom collectively forget this one but Ron and the rest of the DA fighting the death eaters with felix felicis whilst Harry is up the astronomy tower with Dumbledore

Holding Hermione at Dumbledore’s funeral ???? Honestly that’s all I need in life

RON ‘WE’RE WITH YOU WHATEVER HAPPENS’ WEASLEY VOWING TO ALWAYS BE AT HARRY’S SIDE INSTEAD OF SITTING IN THE BACKGROUND LIKE A STALE POTATO WHILST HARRY AND HERMIONE PLAN

Deathly Hallows

Giving Harry the how to charm witches book and actively trying to start a relationship with Hermione

Comforting Hermione when she’s upset and not being awkward about it !!!! Character development (I’m seeing a parallel to the head pat in PoA, anyone else?)

Standing up to the Minister of Magic at the age of seventeen like. Honestly Ron Weasley is such a badass I love him

Literally giving up a life of comfort and security to go and live as a fugitive in order to help Harry

Pushing Hermione the fuck out of the way when they’re found by Death Eaters near Charlesbury !!! Like, this boy is so brave and self-sacrificing I’m going to cry

Falling asleep holding hands with Hermione @ Grimmauld place

The severity of his splinching after the ministry debacle

The very real concern for his sister and Harry + Hermione’s apparent apathy that triggers the fight between him and Harry, not some motive entirely brought about by jealousy as the movies suggest

Okay, not Ron, but the movies really didn’t capture just how unable Harry and Hermione became without him. They didn’t talk to each other, they didn’t communicate in any way for like 95% of his absence. They were literally unable to function without him I’m so sad.

Saving Harry’s life and, importantly, the conversation they had afterwards where Harry reassured him that his insecurities were unfounded. And the hug. Where was my hug,Yates? Where was it?

Ron once again assuming his role as the heart of the trio; making Harry laugh, keeping the spirits up, getting them to function again.

Malfoy Manor. Just. Malfoy Manor. “NO YOU CAN HAVE ME, TAKE ME!” “HERMIONE! HERMIONE!” Literally being so distressed and worried for Hermione that he OFFERED UP HIS OWN LIFE FOR HERS AND LOST THE ABILITY TO THINK RATIONALLY. CAn we just. 

Even despite the mental anguish he’s going through, Ron still manages to come up with a solution for where Dobby should take them

Again, despite everything that’s happening around him, Ron does a near perfect imitation of Wormtail’s voice

Disarming Bellatrix fucking Lestrange

Managing to successfully apparate for the first time ever in a very high pressure situation in order to get Hermione to safety

Taking his shoes and socks off to lay on Dobby’s grave

Going back to Hogwarts and the reunion with the rest of his family; including Percy, which I really missed from the books

Literally like everything that happened during the battle of Hogwarts but especially:

“We’ve forgotten someone!” “Who?” “The house elves!” Like, guys, this is such a significant moment for his character and I understand completely why Hermione chooses this moment to kiss him 

How wrecked he was after Fred’s death. Like, in the books Ron is actually there to witness it. He sees his brother die. I am Not okay.

Hermione having to physically restrain him because he wants to go and get revenge for Fred

Ron punching Draco in his slimy little face “And that’s the second time we’ve saved your life tonight you two-faced bastard!”

Offering to be the one to go to the shrieking shack ?? ALone ?? He says something like ‘Harry you can’t go un case they see you, wait here with Hermione, and I’ll take the cloak and-” when they all know it could be a suicide mission. I’m.

BREAKING VOLDEMORT’S SILENCING SPELL

I’m sorry let me just re-iterate: RONALD WEASLEY BROKE A SILENCING SPELL MADE BY ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL WIZARDS TO EVER EXIST

Taking out Fenrir Greyback with Neville

Being the first to reach Harry after he defeated Voldemort, along with Hermione

Just the part where the trio go to Dumbledore’s office because I just. That’s such a nice and well rounded ending I’m going to cry

In the epilogue, practically everything about Ron is great but especially: “Don’t worry, it’s me, I’m famous”

In Conclusion

I love Ron Weasley so much

The films do not do him justice

- Admin Kat

so I see a fair number of people without PTSD writing characters with PTSD, and one of my major… I don’t want to say problems, because it’s not really a problem, so much as a something I see lacking is that people don’t always get that PTSD flashbacks don’t have to be someone reliving an exact memory.

In fact, PTSD flashbacks don’t have to involve visualizations/linear, immersive reliving of the event at all, but people often go for the stereotypical seeing and feeling the event like you’re back there again and it is what your reality is.

When I started therapy for my PTSD, I went in thinking I didn’t have “real” PTSD because I have no visual flashbacks. My therapist immediately pulled out a pile of material to read, and the gist of the material boiled down to that PTSD flashbacks can take other forms. They can include but are not limited to:

Implicit flashbacks, or reliving just the emotions you felt at time of trauma, which might just seem like unusually strong emotions for the situation you’re in or unconnected to the situation emotions. Or, you may try to explain it as a reaction to something in your current environment and not a response to a trauma related trigger. These are super confusing and stressful for both the survivor and those around them.

Body memories, where you feel sensations related to the event without visualizations or other more stereotypical flashback symptoms. For example, phantom hands touching you.

Auditory flashbacks, which can distort what a trigger sound like a door slamming or a certain phrase actually means in the present. For example, if someone says a trigger phrase, you might hear what is said in your memories of the trauma and not what they actually say

I’d really love to see some more diverse representations of flashbacks out there for people writing characters with PTSD is the point of the post. Personal, I wish I would’ve been told about this years ago, because I felt like a “bad” or invalid survivor for being what I perceived as atypical.