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Have you never felt inferior to your friends? They’re so smart and clever and talented. Wished that you were as brave or as carefree? That you feel never quite as normal as they seem to be.

Have you never had an argument with your friends? Never had a disagreement that no matter what you both just cant see eye to eye? And it makes you mad because its so obvious to you, but why can’t they see it? You care, you care so much you’d fight back. Only to realise you fought too strong and regret getting heated and should have just agreed to disagree.

Have you never done something you wish you hadn’t and let that shame eat at you? You run away from the people that love you because you can’t bare to face their possible disappointment.

Have you never gone against your better judgement for your friends? Never questioned their actions but took a deep breath because you trust them despite your instincts. You’d dive into the unknown because they’re worth the adventure - the troubling times just as much as the fun lazy ones.

Have you never loved someone so fiercely you’d do anything for them? Even if you’re not on good terms, even if everyone’s against them? You’d defend and love them anyway? Because your friends are your family and are so incredibly important you feel like you’d die for them?

Like, if you line up the ‘bad things’ each of them did- Ron’s are little teenage bullsh!t things-

While Harry has done two unforgiveable curses. Hermione has kept a living woman in a jar and permanently disfigured people. 

 “Look! right here it says Hermione is the smartest witch of her age! I have receipts! Right there on the bottom circled in red and signed by JKR ‘Hermione is Smart’’.  And here! Here is the receipt of Harry’s bravery! also circled in red and Signed by JKR. ‘Harry is Brave!’  

And here’s Ron’s receipts… NO red circle explicitly telling me how I should view Ron! If Ron was smart and brave JKR would have told us the way she told us how smart and brave Harry and Hermione are.  It means Ron’s not worthy of praise! otherwise, she would have taken the time to circle and sign the receipt. And if he’s not worthy of her time he’s not worthy of mine. If he’s not worthy of my time he’s not worthy of Hermione. And if he’s not worthy of Hermione, who JKR told me was smart and kind, That means he’s stupid and means! It’s canon. I have handwritten recipes collected from fanfictions on how horrible Ron is.”

“Those receipts aren’t canon OR circled and signed by JKR.”

Like, YES! YES, YES, THAT’S WHY -

We have SO many fudgin’ times where Harry and Hermione are praised in the very text… But what does Ron ever get?

You’re the most insensitive wart I ever had the misfortune to meet.

Way to “not be rude”, Hermione

Just because you have the emotional range of a teaspoon doesn’t mean we all have.

AND PEOPLE TOOK HER SERIOUSLY LIKE WHAT THE FUCK THIS IS THE ASOCIAL THAT WOULD WASTE AWAT IN HER LIBRARY IF RON DIDN’T EXIST

But he can be a bit unkind.

Luna I think you’re missing a very important fact She. Set. Birds. On. Him. WHO’S THE UNKIND ONE IN THAT CASE???

Rowling goes out of her way to NOT praise Ron’s qualities. The only time it happens, it’s at the end of Deathly Hallows, when Hermione says “He was brilliant!” and Harry exclaims “Genius!” and even then Ron just goes “Oh y’know it was nothing” HHHHNNNNGGGGG

Of course, it ties with all of Ron’s character arc. The fact that he’s unappreciated. Underestimated. Invisible.

But just because “Hermione is smart” it means that everything she says is absolute truth and “Harry is brave” it means that nobody is allowed to be against him.

There’s actually a league of Hermione-worshippers who say “Hermione is allowed to do unethical things because she was doing them for the war effort”

Oh, you mean like when she Confounded McLaggen (which could have led to him falling from his broom), THAT was the war effort? The canaries were for the war effort? Hell, even branding Marietta FOR LIFE, that’s a necessity of war?

harry potter au: the big seven x major figures of greek mythology

Ron Weasley sacrificed himself for the good of Harry and Hermione at ageeleven, because even then he thought they were more important than he was, and the ones worth saving.

Ron Weasley was Harry Potter’s first friend, and the first thing Harry ever had resembling a family.

Ron Weasley lived in a cramped house, and wore hand me down robes, and he didn’t even think twice about offering his room and food and family to Harry every break, he offered him every thing he could and gave him everything he had.

Ron Weasley took care of Harry Potter and Hermione Granger when they were too busy taking care of the rest of the world to worry about themselves.

Ron Weasley stood on broken bones when he was thirteen years old, to tell a man infamous for murder that if he planned on killing his best mate, he would have to go through him first.

Ron Weasley was the person Harry would miss most in the world.

Ron Weasley was a pureblood wizard who, from a very young age, devoted hislife to abolishing blood status, even if he didn’t quite understand his own privilege.

Ron Weasley’s greatest fears and insecurities were tied up in his two best friends seeing him the way he saw himself. They were tied up in the idea, imbedded deeply in Ron Weasley, that he was somehow inferior.  

Ron Weasley gave Dobby his own clothes and socks to be buried in, because he understood how important it would have been to him.

Ron Weasley thought about saving the house elves when everyone else forgot.

hey guys!! i recently hit 1.2k and (once i got past the sheer shock and confusion) i thought i should celebrate by making my first ever mutual appreciation!! (also, i’m started school today and i’ve been wanting to make this forever & before i get really busy!!) these past few months have been amazing and so much fun!!, but would be wholly impossible without all of you beautiful people!! so from the bottom of my heart, thank you! (also, sorry for such a long post, but i have too many mutuals whom i love) (also, excuse the weird formatting if there’s any?? my computer is being mean) 

books and cleverness? there are more important things, friendship and bravery.