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Ron’s Reactions at Malfoy Manor

azaleablueme:

coyotelaughingsoftly:

While doing some research for my story, I found something I thought was very interesting. Most romione shippers and Ron supporters are well aware of the basement scene in Malfoy Manor (unless you only watched the movies, and were thereby cheated out of an excellent point of character development), but I don’t think a lot of people understand just how meaningful that was. 

First, you have to be aware that Ron Weasley is not a stupid person. He may be slower about certain emotional cues, and he isn’t at the head of his lessons, but he is NOT stupid. He is able to plan and strategize, and he sees details that others miss. 

Second, although he does have fears, he is not a comical coward. He might be reluctant, but he is always right there in the thick of things, even when it has to do with something he’s phobic about.

Knowing these things, the contrast became very clear. In the first book, when he’s trapped by the Devil’s Snare, he doesn’t fall to pieces. He can’t fully relax, but most people couldn’t in that situation. But while Hermione is dithering about finding wood, Ron is able to focus enough to remind her that she can use her wand. Afterwards, he’s able to play (and WIN) a chess match with the lives of his friends hanging in the balance. And he’s only twelve.

Fast forward to the Manor. He himself is in no immediate danger, but now, now he panics. Screaming, crying, beating the walls; he runs around looking for any way out he can. He doesn’t listen to Harry, and the only time he snaps out of it is when something happens to bring him closer to getting to Hermione. He tries to Disapparate without a wand. That might not seem like much; some would say it was stupid, since you can’t perform magic without a wand. Oh, but you can. Remember Aunt Marge? It may be nearly impossible without a wand to channel it, but it can be done. And Ron, growing up as a wizard, knows how dangerous and unpredictable wandless magic is at the best of times. For something as dangerous as Disapparating is even with wands, when you can Splinch yourself, the results could be…..well. Nothing pleasant. But he doesn’t care, because it’s the only thing he can think of to get to her.

Even when Fred dies, he’s able to function better. He makes sure to help Hermione to safety, helps Harry defend them from attack, and doesn’t break down until they get away. And even then, Hermione is able to hold him back, when no one in the basement could get him to listen to reason.

So in that basement, you aren’t just seeing his normal reaction to terror; Ron is no stranger to near death experiences, and he knows how to keep his head when everyone around him is losing theirs. But all that changes when it comes to Hermione, and if you don’t think that’s one of the most moving pieces of proof of his love for her, then you might need to go back and read those books again. 

THIS.ALL OF THIS.

nevillesplant:

  • hermione always makes sure to bake ron chocolate chip cookies sunday afternoon
  • hermione and ron always playing chess in front of the fireplace, hermione drinking earl grey tea, while ron drinks butterbeer
  • ron always leaves short love/motivational letters on the refridgerator; ‘i cleaned the dishes for you, you don’t have to do all the work alone,’ ‘i love you; you’ll do great today’ ‘don’t let the purebloods bring you down’
  • ron always sleeps on the left side of the bed with one pillow, while hermione sleeps on the right side with two pillows
  • hermione is always awake by six o’clock, and has taken her shower and gotten dressed in her lounge clothes for the day, while ron doesn’t wake up until near nine, and stays in his boxers until 10:30 unless he has to be somewhere
  • hermione and ron always going on double dates with harry and ginny, rolf and luna, or neville and hannah at the leaky cauldron
  • ron and hermione /never/ go to sleep angry at each other. aggravated, maybe. exaspharated, definitely. angry? never.
  • for their tenth anniversary, ron got hermione an otter stuffy.
  • when rose was five, and hugo three, hermione surprised everyone by bringing home a jack russel terrior one day from work.
  • ron and hermione’s house has an entire floor that has been turned into a library; there is an entire section about chess and quidditch, per ron’s request (not that hermione minded; she found it quite adorable and had to refrain from pinching her husband’s cheek)
  • hermione still has ron’s dress robes from the triwizard tournament. they’re in a keepsake box up in the attic; ron doesn’t know.
  • ron proposed to hermione in front of the eiffel tower, because he knew that although she verbally bashed romance novels, she always secretly thought that being proposed to in front of the eiffel tower was the most romantic thing ever
  • hermione always making sure that ron knows how loved and valuable he is, and how much she appreciates him
  • ron always making sure to let her know that she is wanted and isn’t annoying and is lovable and valuable
  • hugo and rose being disgusted with how in love their parents are with each other
  • ron still wears that first s.p.e.w. badge from when they were in their fourth year, when he goes to her speeches about equality in the magical and muggle communities, for muggles, wizards, squibs, and magical creatures alike.
  • she hits him over the head with the nearest book whenever he wears it
  • she hits him again when he calls it ‘spew’
  • hermione has ‘who run the world? girls’ as her ringtone (yes she has a cellphone for when she is in the muggle world)
  • (rose is extremely embarrassed)
  • (hugo thinks it’s hilarious)
  • (ron doesn’t even know what the bloody hell a ‘beyonce’ is)
  • (hermione hit him again with a book when he told her that)
  • (once again, rose was embarrassed – hugo thought it was hilarious)
  • hermione has an entire window filled with plants. her friendship with neville definitely inspired her to own some house plants, and she has named every one of them.
  • hermione loves painting – it’s one of the best ways for her to unwind and relax, when she has headaches and doesn’t want to take anything for it.
  • ron recently took up yoga, to help him ‘get his figure back’
  • it’s not working, but hermione does have a lot of footage on her mobile of him trying to do poses
  • once again, rose is embarrassed, hugo thinks it’s hilarious
  • ron loves listening to indie music; surprising, really, but he does. rose got him hooked on alt-j, and he sings ‘every other freckle’ to hermione when he wants her to smile (it always works)
  • ron and hermione who love each other unconditonally and /work/ and /are right for each other/ and are /happy/ and /loved/