Ron's insolence is extremely underrated
"Ten points from Ravenclaw, Fawcett!" Snape snarled as a girl ran past him.
"And ten points from Hufflepuff too, Stebbins!" as a boy went rushing after her. "And what are you two doing?" he added, catching sight of Harry and Ron on the path ahead.
Karkaroff, Harry saw, looked slightly discomposed to see them standing there. His hand went nervously to his goatee, and he began winding it around his finger.
"We re walking," Ron told Snape shortly. "Not against the law, is it?"
"Keep walking, then!" Snape snarled, and he brushed past them, his long black cloak billowing out behind him. Karkaroff hurried away after Snape. Harry and Ron continued down the path.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, J.K.Rowling
Filch was standing at the oak front doors as usual, checking off the names of people who had permission to go into Hogsmeade. The process took even longer than normal as Filch was triple-checking everybody with his Secrecy Sensor.
"What does it matter if we're smuggling Dark stuff OUT?" demanded Ron, eyeing the long thin Secrecy Sensor with apprehension. "Surely you ought to be checking what we bring back IN?"
His cheek earned him a few extra jabs with the Sensor, and he was still wincing as they stepped out into the wind and sleet.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, J.K.Rowling
I swear I'm laughing every time I read those sentences in the books.
The first one is one of the best burns of the series said against Snape, as far as I'm concerned. This boy has no chill seriously.
The second example shows one of the reasons no one can consider Ron stupid. He's got common sense, critical thinking and he's witty. What else do you need really ?
