I wouldn't say he was less loved but left out in a way. Bill is the oldest, Charlie is the dragon tamer, Percy is smart, the twins are twins or the joker's, Ginny is the girl, and Ron is what? Friends with Harry.
I think that was the only significant factor for Ron. The fact that not only is he the same age as Harry, but he was also lucky enough to befriend him on the train. And in some ways, he shines the most just by being Harry's friend.
@@maryann778 Roy wasn't only friends with Harry , everyone is special, and sometimes we are a little late in finding out our strengths. I think Molly should notice Ron a bit more and leave Ginny alone a bit more. Ginny is independent and as for Ronald, he never was much dependent cause he never got to be. Molly, stop spoiling your daughter cause she wants to be free and notice your son cause he wants attention.
Yea. I thought it was actually kind of sweet when Percy reached out to Ron even though the letter was worded poorly. Neither of them had ever gotten to be the "favourite brother" before. I get the feeling Bill and Charlie were close due to being close in age and both a little out there. Percy had almost the same problem as Ron most likely, which could explain his pompous proud attitude. He decided he was going to have to work harder than everyone else if he wanted to be noticed. He seems to like his mother best of everyone in the family which suggests that his brothers were too busy supporting each other and because his personality was different he didn't fit in with them. So when Ron got made prefect he saw something of himself in Ron and wanted to be Ron's favourite brother. Which didn't end up working out because Ron had Harry for a stand in brother. But he WAS trying to make an effort to connect with him and this was at a time when he wanted nothing to do with most family members. It's a shame they didn't get to develop a friendship because Percy was so disapproving of Ron's friends. It really is, they could have had a great relationship.
That's why Hermione's attention was so important to him. After not being the Center of attention within his family, and around Harry, he got the girl and that makes me happy.
Same!!! I love Ron and Hermione and in the fourth book Harry didn't get why Ron turned on him but Hermione understood because she understood him she knew he was jealous of his siblings though he did love them.
No wonder he lashed out. After 13 years of being cast aside.... Also Harry only saw Ron’s family as a whole, a perfect life he never had. While this may be true, Ron is so humble that he never told Harry what it felt like to be overshadowed. Hermione only saw that because she has perspective and she’s super smart.
Just shows you how people always believe the grass is greener on the other side. If anything, Hermione got the happy medium with her childhood/upbringing and thus went on to be piggy-in-the-middle.
Kloey jordan Middle child syndrome refers to all kids who aren’t the oldest or youngest out of their siblings. So in the case of the Weasley kids Charlie, Percy, Fred, George, and Ron are all candidates for middle child syndrome.
Ron didn’t deserve at all to be the least loved because he out of all his family defeated Voldemort and was really one of the bravest wizards of all time. He did all lot for his family and friends and had even risked his own life for the sake of his best friends and family. He’s honestly considered as a true wizard hero ever.
maybe it’s because with Charlie, Bill and Percy, they were the first three siblings so Molly didn’t care they were all boys. She then probably would have wanted a girl but then she had twins and probably wouldn’t have cared what gender they were. Then she tried again for another girl and got Ron, so she still wanted a girl and finally got one with Ginny. She loved Charlie Bill and Percy because she didn’t care what gender they were at that point She loved Fred and George because they were twins and reminded her of her brothers She loved Ginny cause she was a girl And ron was just there
I honestly never understood what molly was thinking when she bought Ron his yule ball outfit. Even though I’m absolutely positive that molly truly does love and care for him even I began to think that she didn’t love him THAT much if she could force him to wear such a hideous outfit. I mean I know their hard on money but if you could buy Ginny a decent dress then why not buy a used but still decent looking robes. No matter how you look at it it was just cruel to put Ron through that. I honestly want to know what was going through Molly’s head when she bought it.
Also it mentions later in the book that Ron attempts to alter it by cutting off the frills but couldn't smooth it out. I guarantee you Molly could have at least cut off those ugly frills for him and made it a bit more presentable! Being poor doesn't mean you humiliate your children. I also don't get why the Weasley's are so poor besides plot device. Arthur works in the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office, I think at one point they mention he's the Head of it. What does he do there? HE STOPS WIZARDS FROM EXPOSING MAGIC YOU EFFING MORONS! Apparently wizards think it's funny to expose wizardkind every time they want to play a pranks. Arthur has one of the moat important jobs in the Ministry and they look down on him because his title has 'muggle' in it. Clearly the Statue of Secrecy isn't as important as everyone says it is.
@@trinityfranklin8356 I don't think the Weasleys' poverty was merely a plot device. I makes sense within the world. I agree it seems weird Arthur isn't getting more for being the head of one of the most important jobs in the Ministry, but you have to remember this Ministry is prejudiced against Muggles and isn't likely to see the value in what Arthur does, and by extension how important managing the misuse of Muggle artifacts really is, which is indeed the furthest thing from fair. I genuinely think the people in power cheated Arthur out of money he deserved.
The stuff from the locket was rather messed up if you think about it especially the wanting a daughter part. Imagine thinking that you were a disappointment from the very start because you were not what your parents wanted. Now imagine that thought manifest at one year old with a new baby girl, also imagine carrying that thought throughout your childhood, adding on a lot of trauma caused by other members eg. Ron’s arachnophobia by the twins, that acid pop and unbeatable vow thing. Overall Ron took it all rather well, unhealthily mind you, but well. Well enough to defend his family when they needs it, without compromising his principles.
Sometimes I feel, Draco and Ron should've switched places in their 6th year. Voldemort should've taken control of Ron as he wasn't mentally strong and was very much prone to influence.
That's why I think Ron was ecstatic that his firstborn was a girl because I think he thought that if he has a girl first, then his wife (Hermonie) would be happy. Not saying that all women want girls but you get the point. And I think Ron was alright with his secondborn being a boy because that means they now have a boy and a girl and they could end there, although I believe if Hugo had been a girl, Ron would still end there, because he doesn't want his children to live the life he had.
@@marinatebbenham4011 that's Indian culture for you , girls are the spares usually pressured to marry before they turn thirty and boys are the heirs told to continue the family business .
there are times when the weasley family poverty stops making sense: 1. not buying ron a wand. wands are practically as vital as arms in the wizarding world and to go into one with a wand that was not only someone elses, but clearly dysfunctional to the point of replacement places him at a significant disadvantage. that, i believe, is slightly more important than buying a pet for percy. 2. the robes. i never understood why ginny got dress robes for the yule ball when she wasn’t even guaranteed to go since the age limit was a year above her own. 3. the maroon sweaters. not only is it strange that molly completely disregards rons feelings for maroon, he is also the only one without embroidery on his sweater. let us keep in mind that molly uses these sweaters to show her love and effort towards its recievers. and now tell me why even harry gets embroidered sweaters yet ron does not. mollys love of maroon cannot excuse this. perhaps i have misread harry potter for several years but i stand by that whether for character or for plot, ron was intentionally placed at a lower financial and familial standpoint than the other weasleys.
The 2 has an explanation. It's not that they can't give Ron another clothes but use these clothes in the gall it's a family tradition that everyone in the family has to use
Molly took her parenting for granted in the fact that she got comfortable in the way she raised her family, since she was the mother, she would often just brush it aside when her children voiced how they felt & often have the attitude of ‘That’s my decision - get over it’ rather than trying to acknowledge & understand her children’s feelings. Percy rejecting his family (while horrible) may have actually humbled Molly somewhat in discovering her parenting had flaws & that her lack of listening played a major part in the result with Percy. I do think it was selfish of her to keep having kids after the twins as wanting a girl or boy is a sign of favouritism no matter how you look at it - if she got a girl sooner after say the first 2 or 3 kids, would she have still ended up with 7 in the end? The more kids you have, the harder it will become to give them equal amounts of time & support & connect with them emotionally.
Don't you think that if they'd had 6 girls that Arthur would have wanted a boy?. It's rather sexist of you don't you think?, also it takes 2 to make a child. Molly didn't do it by herself you know. Also it is only fiction, lighten up!!!
I agree. I mean she was a witch and I'm sure there were Potions/Spells available that would've helped her in concieving a Girl. Tbh Charlie and the twins didn't really serve any purpose. Ideally The Weasley kids should be Bill, Percy, Fred, Ron & Ginny.
Molly was a good mother to Ron but could do better. In Movieflame “The Life of JK Rolling” her relationship with her mother was difficult too, wanting a boy, vice versa
You are so right. Ron was always mistreated, maybe not intentionally, but enough so that you wonder if it can only be deliberate. In the seventh book, during the locket scene, you can really feel for Ron when his fears come out and although it was a subtle theme throughout the books, it made sense. His greatest desire is to be the best of them all because he feels as though people think he’s not enough. Especially Hermione and his family. And I’m sure Molly’s continuous doting on Harry didn’t help that viewpoint. I never really liked Molly, mostly because she seemed to think she was always right and always tried to push that onto others. In the 5th book, she tried to be controlling of everything, what the kids heard, how much they knew. I found her to be such a know it all, and the way she dismissed Sirius annoyed me so much. And the perfect badge scene. I really hated it, because everyone expected Harry to get it, including Fred, George, Hermione and Harry. No one believed Ron deserved it. Even Dumbledore admitted Ron only got it because he didn’t want to put more responsibility on Harry. I mean, does anyone think Ron deserves nice things? And Molly was suddenly all coddling and proud, dismissing the twins by saying that was everyone in the family. She was really cruel and I’m glad Ron ends up with the one he loved, he deserved it after all the crap he was put through all his life.
Actually, Hermione believed that Ron deserved to be a prefect and she was very supportive. That's one thing I like about their relationship. They always support each other
Maggie Avdoulos That wasn’t until later. When she saw Harry holding the badge she immediately assumed he was the one who got it, saying “she knew it”. She was super surprised when it turned out to be Ron and then only said he deserved it to save face. Face it, everyone expects Harry to get things and they don’t give Rin enough credit
when molly gave harry and ron each a watch, she got ron a brand new one and harry a battered hand me down. this made harry happy because there was sentimental value, and made ron happy because it was something brand new.
Molly had no consideration for Ron, The wand, the robe and the punishing him through a magical letter in front of everybody is not the way to raise a child. His father had a government job at a constant paycheck well I would assume had some benefits. Yes their family was big, but to give one child everything to excel and another child set up to fail is the worst kind of parents.
I am not sure it's that, in another video it was suggested that Arthur never got a raise to adjust for cost of living. Also, per Olivander a wand chooses the wizard. So making Ron use his older brother's wand was setting him up to fail. They could've done hand me down books and robes but still bought him a new wand. I do agree if Molly was strong enough to take on Bellatrix LeStrange she sure as hell could've altered Ron's yule ball robes.
@@jawo8754 Especley because Houshold Charms acually are one of her Talents. And yes Arthur never got a Raise because he never let himself get Promoted until the 6 Book where Scrimgour gave him a new Posission wich was basicley his old just with a LOT more Work and Responsibility...and more Dangerous. Wich probably came with a Raise as Well. What i find horrible is how she treast Harry so good but Ron realy bad. I KINDA can understand how Ron feels.
@@neptuneplaneptune3367 well I disagree with the robe thing everyone is fussing about. Like most mothers, Molly doesn't seem to have the same taste as Ron so she thought she was saving money by giving Ron what she thought to be a fashionable robe.
@@hadday5072 Not even Dumbelsore would think those Robes are Fashionable. She also could simpley take a Dress Robe for Arthur and Shrink it im pretty sure he has some.
@@neptuneplaneptune3367 Well while I was reading the part in the book abt the robe Molly gave indication she thought the robes were still in fashion, having 7 kids it was probably hard to know all their interests but I don't think she would ever hurt Ron on purpose. And being a girl Molly knew what Ginny would have wanted to wear since she spends much time with her. Edit: Arthur's dress robes probably looked the same as the one Ron wore. There's really no indication hes fashionable and being tight on money he probably would have enlarge his old dress robes instead of buying new ones.
I loved the moment with the watches when the boys turned 17. Ron got a brand new watch, as he’d always wanted to have something new, something that was his own. Harry got Molly’s brother’s watch. A family heirloom, when all Harry had ever wanted was a family. It finally showed the boys getting what they’d always wanted from Molly. Ron to be his own unique person, and Harry to be her son.
Ron got the crap dress robe because that’s what they could afford. They would never steal from Harry so they couldn’t afford the good stuff. Though it probably would have been nice if Molly considered the latest styles and used magic to tailor the robes. Pine Green would look great on Ron I think.
Jay Dee I know right? The wizarding world had to have some kinda fashion trend magazine. She coulda read that. Or used magical sewing skills to make Ron’s a decent copy of Harry’s
beatrix the great did he get the robes before the fighting with Hermonie? Or after? Why didn’t she just do it? Or why not ask someone else to magic his robes?
I've always thought that, this woman can make jumpers with very few problems, aided by magic she couldve made some awesome dress robes, it's not too far of a reach 😂
I loved how you dived into how Ron's family life has deeply impacted him and in what specific ways they did this even with things that most people brush aside, like the whole dress robes thing you explained how this effected Ron's personality and how it was developed. This video came out amazing!
Facts: •Ron was Harry Potter's first best friends. •One of the best Gryffindor Quidditch players. •Better at playing wizard chess than his other siblings/friends. •Has a great sense of humor. 🥺♥️ We love you, Ron Weasley! You're our king and we stand by your side so don't be upset because you didn't get much attention! 💕💕💕
Weasley is our King, Quidditch cup champion! Without Ron, there would have not been a sorcerer's stone, Hermione panicked until Ron reminded her she was a witch. Without his prodigious wizard chess skill they wouldn't have had access to the mirror. Nor would the locket be destroyed. Nor the entire Prisoner of Azkaban and found out about Sirius' innocence...The Ron from the movies is terrible. The Ron from the books is Amazing! I'll say more if I have to. All this from A Luna Lovegood stan. Loser's Lurgy!
Well......i doubt Percy realy had any friends he would spend time with, Fred and Gorge Probably where Always grounded anyways and Ginnys Best Friend lives in the same Town not that Far away soooo....Ron simpley was the only one who realy could bring Freinds over.
Their major flaw was agreeing to keep having children just cuz Molly wanted a girl. At some point, you need to realize that boy or girl, they're your children regardless, and you should love them as they are.
Both my paternal grandfather and now late maternal grandmother had similar issues in their childhood. My grandfather's mother *desperately* wanted a girl (but never got one, stopping at 3 boys), and thus my granddad was pretty much neglected in his youth, always being handed to aunts, plus his two elder brothers were a good decade older than him; whilst my grandmother's parents had four girls before getting the boy they craved and then stopping at six children. My nan was child number 4 (last girl) and was just pretty much the "there" child like Ron whilst her two younger brothers were mollycoddled, and her three elder sisters were again a good decade elder.
Ron was the extra kid. That kid never got shit. All his brothers got newer and nicer things. Things aren't everything but they do show about care. 1. An old wand 2. A leftover pet 3. Ancient clothing 4. Dispised clothing 5. Food choices 6. Zero expectations of him
This makes Ron's scene with the mirror of Erised even more powerful After being slightly neglected and underestimated by his parents he sees himself the best of all of his brothers, not just to prove himself to his brothers but to prove himself to his parents too So he desires anything to give him an edge over anyone else
but was it the truth tho? i think it was only Ron's biggest fear to learn that, so the piece of soul told him so to manipulate him/make him feel like shit
At that moment, I wished Ron had been become evil and joined Voldemort. If I was J.K.Rowling, I would let Ron join Voldemort to discover the darkside of Ron being neglected.🙃🙃🙃
If Hermione kept Harry alive, Ron kept Harry sane. Harry was *miserable* without Ron in GoF and DH and when they reconciled, he was a lot more relaxed and cheerful. Ron mattered so much to Harry that, the latter grew anxious about what his best friend’s reaction would be towards his growing feelings for his sister. Ron was the one who begged a merciless psychopath to torture him instead of the girl he loved. Ron was the one who was confronted by his biggest insecurities in front of his best friend by the horcrux in the locket- yet managed to overcome his fears and destroyed the horcrux ( considering how hard it can be to pull away from the effects of a horcrux.) In simpler words: *Weasley is our king!*
I think we get a look into how Ron feels in this regard when he opens the Locket, if I recall correctly the enchantment placed on it used Legilimency to pull the worst thoughts from a person's head and we hear Ron echo a similar feeling of being unwanted/unloved/unrecognized in so many regards... I think these sentiments passed into Ron's head at those low points but I doubt they characterize his overall feeling towards his parents, he knows Molly loves him despite her overbearing nature, he appreciates how hard his father works and how Arthur's stance on muggles singles him out for scorn at work and in wider wizarding society
I think that's why he could never bring himself to confront his mother about his feelings. He knew it wasn't easy for her raising seven siblings, so in his mind he just justified his mother being less fair on him saying that she may have just forgotten or didn't have enough money. He also didn't want to face her reaction, fearing the worst of it.
What I find amazing about Ron is that despite his siblings achieving so much and doing so much. Not a single one of them have proven the level of bravery, loyalty and selflessness that Ron is capable of. He provided Harry with the one thing he needed more than anything. A family. That is worth more to Harry than any amount of gold. So its fair to say that although his brothers and sister seemed to have more attention than Ron, they never had a the raw, genuine and unconditional friendship that he shared with Harry and Hermione. And thats an achievement you cannot put a price on.
Ron also achieved the most - special award for services to the school, prefect, quidditch team, winning the cup, his best friend is the boy who lived, helped Harry win the triwizard cup, helped save ginny, went after quirell, impressed Dumbledore with his chess skills, inherited a rare magical invention from Dumbledore himself, exam success, married the future minister for magic, briefly worked as an auror, fought deatheaters when he was barely 16... Ginny is impressive too, but Ron ends up their most impressive son.
I personally don't like Molly because honestly she treats Ginny better than Ron. We can see that with their yule ball ouftits, Ron gets an ugly cloak which looks like a dress, while Ginny gets a dress of good quality. Ron doesn't get to choose him own wand, but a second hand one. I think Ginny got her own wand. The question is: It is ok to treat Ron and Ginny differently because Ginny is a girl? Of course it's not.
While it's true that Ginny got a new wand and Ron didn't, the dress robes situation probably can't really be counted as an incident of neglect. Molly was shopping at a second hand store, where it's likely much easier to find decent-looking women's clothes than it is to get men's, so Molly probably got Ginny's robes at the same store she got Ron's - Ron's just happened to look pretty bad because the men's section only had bad robes.
On top of that Molly found it more important to get Percy a New Owl for becoming a Prefect than spending that Money on Ron. Sure Ron got a new Broom when he pecame a Prefect BUT at that Time all the Children hat the Basic Necasseties because Wands and Cauldorns are pretty much the most Expansive Parts. So there was less Money to be spend. But back than Ron NEEDED a own Wand. The Fact that he was able to cast anithing at all ESPECLEY that Wingardium Levioza Spell on the Trolls Club shows that he is acually quite the Powerfull and Talented Wizard. After all that Wand did not choose him.
@@lasttoparty7570 never though really about it that way if I'm honest. I agree with you that Molly bought Ron's and Ginny's robes at the same shop and that the men's section only had bad one's. But at least Molly should have known that Ron wouldnt want to were a robe which looks like a dress.
@@neptuneplaneptune3367 You forget that Molly was extremely ecstatic and proud of Ron when he became a prefect. She bought him a new broomstick! Ron is a great character, and I get that he has been hated unfairly by the fandom so people act like he was some victim, give him some extra love to compensate for that. But this whole narrative that Ron was this poor, neglected, misunderstood child is nonsense. That's Harry, not Ron. Ron had self-esteem issues, but he wasn't a poor victim. He was still a happy, well-adjusted kid, who had a loving and caring family.
I just didn't understand how Ginny got a nice dress and Ron got ugly dress robes even though, technically, Ginny should not have been at the Yule Ball at all. She was lucky to be asked by Neville but 3 years were not invited.
Okay Ron got the most hand me downs but if he been a girl he’d get all new stuff because they’d need it Ginny would get the hand me downs in large poor families that’s what happens with the youngest. I was the youngest and only girl I still got the hand me downs, had to eat food I didn’t like cause that’s what was in the house, and my middle child brother acting out meant he got more attention. I didn’t feel less loved.
I feel if Ron had been born a girl Ginny may never had been born as Molly would have her daughter and would stop trying to have kids beyond that. But to your first point yes as a girl all new clothes and supplies.
I'm the youngest girl, and yes, I have some of my own cloths, because we're not exactly struggling, but I get hand me downs from my cousin in Canada, that goes through my older sister first, so call me third handed if u wish, + Ron had 5 siblings before him which where all fabulous, before he knew he was, Maybe you don't have 7, I don't know, maybe you do, but if I was 6th child, I would probably get less attention 😔
For some reason, I didn't want them together, I dont know I feel like she needs someone to lighten her mood and make her relax more. I do love Ron though, I remember I had such a crush on the character growing up.
@@mongoose.0819 Hermione needs a partner who doesn't find her know-it-all tendencies annoying, but instead finds that attractive. She also needs a partner who is willing to engage with her in discussions (rather than just assuming she's right because she's Hermione, or giving up just to shut her up). Given that Ron is literally the ONLY person in the series who does both of these things, I think they match each other very well. Although I do agree that Ron is very crush-worthy; he's is so darn loveable and sweet.
He might be the most ignored and least cared for in the family, but he is the most loved Weasley in the Harry Potter fandom. In fact he is my favourite character alongside Hermione. And he is also the backbone of Harry and Hermione.
I think this is really good but I have some other thoughts too, I think that it's because of the point in time we see Ron that it looks even worse for him - I don't mean about the money issues, and how when it came to Ron they couldn't afford the same as what some of his brothers were given, that's not totally their fault. I mean that Ron's brothers probably did also get some of the same treatment as him - but we don't see it. Ron feels left out because Bill and Charie and Percy are all getting praised and spoken highly of for their achievements, but at the start of it he's just a first year. When they were his age, it wouldn't have been that way, obviously Ron never sees this and obviously they're all above him, but that's because he's a kid and they have years on him - I think a lot of it is his perspective and fading into the background because he wasnt born early enough to compete on a fair playing field. That sort of thing can't be helped, since he will always be playing catch up - except to Ginny, who doesn't even have to compete since she's special being the only daughter. I think he also constantly under values himself. He thinks hermione is wicked smart and Harry is a great wizard (both true) but he's always doling out tidbits of info, more like street knowledge and wizarding world stuff the others don't know, but because to him it's normal, he doesn't see how valuable he is even to his friends. I think he overooks his own strengths and achievements and probably doesn't play them up in front of his parents (like Percy flaunting his prefect badge, or the twins always taking attention with their mischief). I think Molly probably does just genuinely forget some things sometimes - with so many kids she probably really does forget what sandwiches Ron doesn't like - she probably cooks so many different things for them that some things she's bound to forget. I think that what you said about ron as a baby/toddler is also really insightful, and I really appreciate the view of bringing her grief and then being quickly pregnant again, I think with her having older children Ron probably had some of his upbringing from them, and then with babying Ginny, molly probably was a little more used to her older kids looking out for the younger ones and being able to help out a bit, she probably assumed he had all he needed while she focused attention elsewhere.
In my opinion Ron is one of the most appealing characters. Probably because I am a middle child and understand how he feels. He is sweet and kind and tries to support his friends. He is also very strong when it comes to defending the people he cares about. He is a protector.
Ron is one of the best if not the best character in hp, he was loved by his family but sort of left out. Ron was loved by all that got to know him, he was sweet, loyal and witty. Hermionie and Harry adored him so much and despite having so many self esteem issues and self doubt which would have broke me if I were him, he became one of the successful ones that graduated from hogwarts
The only person who truly made Ron feel special and loved was Hermione. She was the only person to understand how he felt when he got jealous. She was the only person to be really, truly proud of him and make him know that she's proud. She's the only person who truly cared about him in the way he always wanted someone to. She's the only person to always help him when he needs it. She's the only person to really recognize how funny, loyal, brave, smart, athletic, and kind he is, which leads me to my next point. She's the only person who understood why Ron became a prefect. She was the only person who could've made Ron feel happy, loved, important, and special. Ron was the only person who really admired Hermione's work ethic, her cleverness, her strength, and her looks. He's the only one who could help her relax and have fun. He's the only one that could defend and support her in the way that she needs it. He's the only one who could make her laugh. Ron and Hermione are simply perfect for each other
Harry also. He was an *amazingly* loyal friend to Ron (probably his first and only one as well before meeting Hermione), even so that he refused to seek out other friends, even when he fell out with him in "TGOF", despite his position and fame. The thing is that Ron *unfortunately* got lumbered with the saddle of the "Boy-Who-Lived"'s best mate during his Hogwarts years, both at home and school. And again, not of that was Harry's fault.
@@SuperTed19021 Ron is the one Harry Potter will miss the most That's enough to know the importance of Ron to Harry🎖 As for Ron, he has proven his loyalty, despite his insecurities and his thinking that he is always second best He always came back to his friend and he gave him a family he stood on a broken leg to protect him from a known killer Ron would be fine without Harry, but I don't think the famous Harry Potter would be fine without Ronald Weasley. and this is a fact 🤍
I see it completely different, I see ron as an immature, unmotivated and undisciplined mamma's boy who's biggest concern is where and when his next meal is. I don't think ron is emotionally or mentally capable of making in the world by himself. Im flad he had harry as a friend but ron lost all credibility with me when he abandoned harry and hermione in the middle of a war!!!! You can try to blame it on the horcrux but harry and hermione sucked it up and toughed it out but ron being so emotionally and mentally weak couldn't take it, gave into his emotions and betrayed his best friends!!! Nope!! Ron should've died instead of fred!!!....as far as his relationship with hermione, well to me that is real simple. Hermione is an alpha female boss!! No doubt about it!! I refer to her as "miss bossy britches ' she and harry would probably never work because harry is definitely an alpha male boss also.and hermione hates being challanged on any level so she went for ron, who is most definitely a beta male follower! I think ron wants a "mommy" to take care of him for the rest of his life. As long as hermione feeds him on a regular basis, ron will follow her like a puppy dog. Hermione will be the boss and bread winner in that relationship no doubt about it!!!
@@razor75250 did u literally miss the entirety of the beginning of deathly hollows 💀 he left bc they hadn't made any progress and were putting his family in danger. he wanted to go protect them obviously it wasn't a good choice but he had his reasons
Harry to Malfoy: "I think I could sort out the right lot for myself, thanks." Harry to Fred and George after giving them his Tri-Wizard winnings: "Just do me a favor, buy Ron some new dress robes." Harry to Ron and Hermione: "I didn't actually pour liquid luck into your drink, I knew that you'd do well in the Quidditch match if you felt confident." I mean Harry cared about Ron so much that Ron was considered the thing Harry would miss the most in the 2nd Tri-Wizard tournament match. Harry absolutely made Ron feel special at times.
What gets me is that Ron was GREAT and EXCELLENT at wizard's chess. I mean, he used his skills for that game to save Hermione and Harry, and even sacrificed himself in the process. He showed great intellect and bravery! That should have been noticed and doted upon! Another clever young wizard in the family!! Harry also couldn't do everything himself. Ron and Hermione worked hard helping him, as well as so many others as the story progressed. He deserved so much more attention than what he got from his Mom.
Ron never got a chance to have full attention, he always got everything second handed, already stated in this film. He never had any appreciation for the things he already did for his family. When he went down to save Ginny nobody recognized him for it they all worshipEd Harry saying thank you for saving Ginny not thanks Ron and Harry. Another of the manny reasons he’s the least loved weasly
3:17 The corned beef sandwich thing is so wrongly put in the video. Ron acknowledges to Harry that his mother has got to prepare for so many of her children that she could have missed it. It isn't that she doesn't pay heed to complaints... In the Prisoner of Azkaban (if I remember correctly), when Molly was handing out tiffins to the children, Ron was just about to complain, when Molly said him not to worry, as they weren't corned beef. See! She remembered... You just can't take that one incident to support such a narrative that Molly didn't take any complaints from her kids.
Ron was only one year and a month old when Ginny was born and the brothers closer to age to him were twins (Fred and George Weasley, to be more exact. That is already a big warning on itself! Can you imagine being their parents?). I can't even begin to think how hard his childhood was, he was kind of left alone very very early.
@@atribecalledlen3567 I know. Doesn't change what I pointed. Bill and Charlie have two years od difference between then, and there are wither two years between Percy and one of them or Percy and the twins. Ron and Ginny had the least space between them, when she was born he was still learning how to walk and talk.
What happened to Ron is what I thank happens to some kids in big family's Molly probably didn't mean to neglect Ron it's just there were so many of them the same thing happened to my grandma she had 7 siblings.
Maybe the reason Ron didn't seem to excel at magic was because his wand wasn't really meant for him as it wasn't picked just for him. I think Ron was ignored and slightly miss treated by his family even though I'm sure that wasn't his parents intentions. I felt bad for him when he had to wear that awful robe
You're not going to get far in the wizarding world if you have a hand-me-down wand. If the wand chooses the wizard/witch, you're asking a lot for a wand that has not picked you (the wand originally picked Charlie, not Ron). Being it so battered and used doesn't help either.
Love your videos! This one was great! Although, I will say with regard to food, clothing, wand, etc that they were legitimately poor and having come from a hand me down background, you really were grateful to receive any kind of food/clothing/possessions you got, no matter how second, third, fourth, etc hand it was. Poor Molly having to deal with seven kids!
I think it’s all rooted down that in comparison with his siblings including Ginny; Ron had the least impressive of magical talents. His first three brothers were studious and talented wizards, Bill with curses and hexes, Charlie with Animals and Percy being the more book smart of the three, then there’s Fred and George, each was a talented magical inventor like their father and they excelled in charms, transfigurations and potions collectively. They showed such an aptitude for such a young age. It could be argued that their magical versatility made them far more talented than their older siblings. Then there’s Ginny who has a proficiency with spells in general whilst being a great flyer too. Ron though originally a great strategist suffered from average gifts in a family where talent was bursting he was the runt of the litter and wasn’t really motivated all that much as the books progressed. It’s both wasted potential and an underdeveloped character.... Plus parents kind of give up after kid number three and it becomes less important to pay attention because they have bitten more than they can chew. It’s the perfect example of the impoverished life style of having too many kids and not knowing what to do with them. It’s a sad fact of life and a very realistic take on some family dynamics
I dunno; he does display astonishing magic at times (often in dangerous situations). He even got an award for special services to Hogwarts. And yet he STILL got ignored.
Let me add a different perspective. I'm a dad and I love my two kids equally, but I have more in common with my son than I do my daughter. For example, my son and I love gaming and total Potter heads. This isn't to say that our family is segregated it just means that my daughter would rather have her mom take her shopping than me. I have only two children because of economics. Also, I was born the second child of 5. Before my little brothers came along my older sister and I got more attention and resources. My parents really couldn't afford 5 children and by the time my youngest brother came along there wasn't as much time and resources to go around. My brothers mostly got my hand me downs and, being the oldest son I got a lot more attention from my parents when I was younger than my younger siblings. There was just more of both when I was little. There are just so many hours in a day and a limited amount of money. What I'm saying is that I can see a lot of my own mother in Mrs. Weasley. Sure, economics should have been a consideration when the Weasley's decided to start a family, but I don't see Mrs. Weasley as being neglectful or uncaring of Ron. I see a woman running a household on limited resources doing the best she can. Let me also add that in a house full of boys the mother is more likely to dote more on the only daughter than any of the sons. That's not to say I cannot empathize with Ron's plight because I do. I just don't think it's that big of a problem. I think a lot of kids who grow up in a poor household understand their family's financial struggles more than most think. That's my two cents for what it's worth.
Can we talk about just how strong the Weasley twins are? When Ron talked about how his fear of spiders came about, I was impressed as fuck. One of the twins (I don't remember which) transfigured his, Ron's, teddy bear into a spider. This happened when Ron was approximately 5 years old. That makes the twins about 7. That means they were able to do next level Transfiguration, N.E.W.T level Transfiguration, before they even had wands. That is O.P.
Thank you for this video :) I've been sure of this since I first read books years ago, and I'm really glad I'm not the only one. It's a big crack on perfect Weasley family, because it's important to be loved, but it's even more important to feel this love. Molly might love him, but he never really felt it. And you know what, the fact that none of Weasley sibilings had more that three children (and Bill and Ginny, first boy and first girl in the family, being the only ones to have that much) speaks a lot about that. I hope that deep down all of them feels how bad it is when parents don't have enough time for their children. Not love, but time and attention, because it's as much important as love itself. You could love your children, but if they don't feel that, it might be as hurtful as not loving them.
Ummmm.....the Dursleys were not his parents (maternal aunt, martial uncle and their child being his first cousin). And they *defo* didn't love/want Harry in anyway. Molly and Arthur *did* love and cared for Ron but were flawed in their approach. Can't really compare to them to the Dursleys at all.
Imo, the biggest showing of favouritism from Molly we saw was in the second book when the family was late for the train. Molly was so desperate to get Ginny on board they she left Harry and Ron alone at King’s Cross. If she had told Arthur to go after the boys, he would’ve been there when they got blocked by Dobby. She basically allowed two 12-year old boys to be stranded in a muggle filled train station, which led to them taking the flying car to school. Sending Ron the howler made it clear that Molly had no regard for his safety, and I’m honestly surprised Ron turned out as well as he did. The fact that he still became great despite all he went through at the hands of his mother makes him one of my favourite characters in the whole series!
The worst treated is Percy, who was mocked every move he made. Ron is simply the symptom of HAVING TOO MANY KIDS and simply the basic science of NOT HAVING ENOUGH TIME FOR ALL OF THEM! I was one of 7 (granted adopted so a different situation) so have first hand experience. There's never enough time once you hit a certain number, it just becomes neglectful at some time. Not hardcore neglect, but a bit neglectful.
I personally think that Percy was the worst treated Weasley. I mean he had the same problems as Ron did. Bill and Charlie had each other, Fred and George were inseparable and Ginny was probably with Molly. But Percy also seemed to be the laughing stock because he didn't belong and there are some theories that Percy's letter in the 5th book may have been in code. He had a pompous attitude but that may have been to try and stand out Back to Percy being a laughed at a lot. I never saw any of the other Weasleys get teased as badly as Percy. Fred and George picked on him and the others just laughed along. Thus causing a rift between him and the twins. Molly didn't really ever punish them for pranking people. (Don't get me wrong. I love Fred and George. But even they have flaws. Just like Percy.) Also when he left his family. Some take this as betrayal and therefore he is a pompous git. He has acted like that yes, but he proved himself when he helped in the Battle of Hogwarts. Also when Percy left the family he was like 19-20ish. Honestly who DOESN'T make mistakes at that age? People makes mistakes and Percy did something not many people can do. He confessed that he made a serious mistake and owned up to it. That is one of the hardest things someone can do
I don't think Ginny needed to be so left out. She was a great practitioner, and could've added value as a fourth member of Harry's circle. In the Chamber of Secrets, she had as much of an initiation-by-fire as Harry had a year earlier in the Philosopher's Stone. Once Harry, Ron, and Hermione made the arbitrary decision at the beginning of Prisoner of Azkaban not to include Ginny, she was left out of the ongoing experience and continuously fell further behind.
I think his mom knew he would turn out fine..he didnt give her trouble like the twins , he wasn't her first child , and he wasnt a girl ( all require alot of attention) so I feel she had the least to worry when it came to him
@@ashleetyler429 I agree, but sometimes she was bad at showing it. Like during Christmas when he would get maroon sweaters despite him hating maroon. I'm pretty sure everyone else in the family didn't, so why even though he hates the color. Also, the dress robes Molly gave him were hideous. Ginny's dress looked good and Harry's dress robes also look good so why did she decide to give Ron those hideous dress robes. There are some other things Molly also did that were kind of cruel.
Poor Ron, not only was he ignored in his family his lines and character in the movies too were stolen to provide comic relief and then everyone's pissed at him for leaving at the end
I never understood Ron questioning his friendship with Harry. That never made sense to me especially after Ron save them all by getting them through the Chessboard in the movie and all the other times he saved or helped Harry. His friendship should of been the one thing he didn’t question.
Ron's birth position was never a hindrance to him. Yes. His mother didn't listen to him as much as she could have. Yes. He was given a lot of hand-me-downs(scabbers included) that were not in the best of conditions. He chose to build his character and not dwell on material things. Did Ginny's birth(as the only daughter) have any adverse effects on him no. What would have surely impacted Ronald Weasley was if the child born just after him had been a boy. In the magical world being the 7th son is very powerful. It would have been a status symbol for the family having already been branded blood traitors or not. Had Ginny been born a boy all attention and love would have been lavished on that child Ron would grow to resent it and very well could have joined slytherin as the first Weasley to ever do so. Was he the least loved? No. This family as it stands was full of so much love. Was he the most neglected? No. None of the children were. They were all provided for within the means of the family. Was he the most overlooked? Yes. His brothers all had paths they were taking with great strides. His sister was his only sister. He had some far better for. The freedom to be whoever he wanted to be without the full pressure of expectations placed on him by anyone but himself.
I personally think molly neglected ron alot like the only time she ever truly appreciated him was when he became a prefect and also when he became head boy Molly's a really strong and loving woman but she needs to appreciate ron as much as she appreciates ginny , bill,Charlie etc she made ron feel neglected upset and anxiety of course she loves him but she never expected much from him like she was really surprised when he became prefect like she never even thought about it like she and Arthur thought of him as the disappointing child like she never had much time for him she gave Ginny a new amazing dress but ron gets a hideous old disgusting looking robes I'm pretty sure she could tell they were ugliest thing ever that's the reason why he feels like he's never good enough or he'll never do anything right like I think he is the most possible candidate for Molly's least favorite child molly u shouldn't have neglected ron u are still a amazing mom tho!
Ron was witty, courageous, loyal and incredibly independent. He didn't need any extra coddling, his parents gave him just enough. The Weasley's were perfect (yes, perfect, ideal) parents. They knew exactly what he needed.
I dunno; I think he could have done with some encouragement and support as a teenager. It's not a good sign when someone thinks their parents don't love them as much as everyone else.
@Grass I think you're ignoring the fact that Ron's insecurities were direct repercussions of his upbringing. If Ron had been an only child, or further up the sibling age range (like Charlie), he likely wouldn't have been so insecure. Being insecure is not a born flaw in someone's personality; it's something that develops over time due to how someone is treated. People develop insecurities from how the world interacts with them (hence why Hermione is insecure of her status in the magical world, and why Harry isn't used to people caring about him). Ron isn't insecure because he was born that way; he is insecure because -over time- he began to believe that his parents and siblings cared about him the least.
Ron was loved. Maybe not in the perfect way we would think, but he was. Its funny, i just finished watching Deathly Hallows pt1 and Ron constantly referred to his mom reading him stories and tales as a child. Its just a small ode to the love his mum expressed imo She loved all her kids the best way a “blue collar”- esque class stay at home mother with 7 kids could lol
The robes and stuff are neither here nor there but the hand-me-down wand was absolutely UNFORGIVABLE. Especially given the combination of Unicorn hair and Ash tree which means the wand is fanatically loyal to it's original owner and Unicorn hair as a core gets drained thus weakening the wand. This actually shows that Ron even at a very young age was very skilled I mean he was able to use a wand which wasn't truly loyal to him and was drained of its powers.
Ron was like a younger, dumber, less-accomplished version of Percy. Percy: becomes prefect & Head-Boy, is a Model Student at Hogwarts, has a successfull Ministry Career and yet is largely neglected by his Parents when compared to his siblings. Ron: is an Idiot, Lousy Student, still becomes Prefect, is the youngest son in the Weasley family but is largely neglected by his parents. Percy had the pressure of not only living up to his Older brothers' standards but to also to be a role-model for his younger siblings. Ron however had to compete against his 5 older brothers and also be a role-model for his younger sister. But later into the series, Ron tends to compete with Ginny as much as he competed with his older siblings.
Ron deserved a medal to put up with both Percy and later Ginny both at home and in his school common room! *At least* Fred and George were a bit of fun.
I can relate to Ron so much and I think he is one of my favourite of Harry Potter franchise. I also have a very low self-esteem and a fear of not being loved and not being accepted for I am and not what I am suppose to be even though I was and I am loved by my father and stepmother. I am almost 30 year old and just began to learn to live by myself due to difficulties I have. I think Molly did wrong. Not matter how many children you have, listen and love them equally and try to rise their self-esteem, let them make their own path and accept who they are instead of trying to mold them what you want them to be.
Thank you dearest Dean for another amazing masterpiece. I kind of felt so bad for Ron for being treated like he was less important than the rest of his siblings. He was kind of the one that everything handed down to him from his older brothers. Poor Ron. Sending lots of 😘💋 and ❤🤗. I've been missing you.
Why would a kid pick on you for liking "Harry Potter"? Providing you are from the UK, it is one of the biggest coolest brands/mediums that kids/teenagers like (scarcely go a day without a child with some HP clothes). Heck, even me in my advancing age is signed onto Pottermore and have a Ravenclaw t-shirt. WWE on the other hand, that's a different matter.
@@SuperTed19021 i am from the US, but she picks on me because the only thing i read in class was harry potter. so she’d call me harry potter girl and took my books during dismissal and hold them over her head, but she’d give them back reluctantly
I wouldn't say he was less loved but left out in a way. Bill is the oldest, Charlie is the dragon tamer, Percy is smart, the twins are twins or the joker's, Ginny is the girl, and Ron is what? Friends with Harry.
I think that was the only significant factor for Ron. The fact that not only is he the same age as Harry, but he was also lucky enough to befriend him on the train. And in some ways, he shines the most just by being Harry's friend.
Ron is the hero. It's just that no-one (including himself) ever really realised that.
@@maryann778 Roy wasn't only friends with Harry , everyone is special, and sometimes we are a little late in finding out our strengths. I think Molly should notice Ron a bit more and leave Ginny alone a bit more. Ginny is independent and as for Ronald, he never was much dependent cause he never got to be. Molly, stop spoiling your daughter cause she wants to be free and notice your son cause he wants attention.
Ron’s the best Weasley
@@jeremyheere7953 coming from Snape that is funny
Ron was simply left out. Molly had Ginny, Fred and George had each other, Arthur was working.
And the other boys were too old
Yea. I thought it was actually kind of sweet when Percy reached out to Ron even though the letter was worded poorly. Neither of them had ever gotten to be the "favourite brother" before. I get the feeling Bill and Charlie were close due to being close in age and both a little out there. Percy had almost the same problem as Ron most likely, which could explain his pompous proud attitude. He decided he was going to have to work harder than everyone else if he wanted to be noticed. He seems to like his mother best of everyone in the family which suggests that his brothers were too busy supporting each other and because his personality was different he didn't fit in with them. So when Ron got made prefect he saw something of himself in Ron and wanted to be Ron's favourite brother. Which didn't end up working out because Ron had Harry for a stand in brother. But he WAS trying to make an effort to connect with him and this was at a time when he wanted nothing to do with most family members. It's a shame they didn't get to develop a friendship because Percy was so disapproving of Ron's friends. It really is, they could have had a great relationship.
@@forestgrump4723 I like this analysis :)
Yup, just unfortunate birth order
"He wasn't less loved, he was just more neglected."
Nice save.
True but still very unfair
That's why Hermione's attention was so important to him. After not being the Center of attention within his family, and around Harry, he got the girl and that makes me happy.
Same!!! I love Ron and Hermione and in the fourth book Harry didn't get why Ron turned on him but Hermione understood because she understood him she knew he was jealous of his siblings though he did love them.
@@bookandanimelover4life582 Same
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I still ship harry and Hermione even after him being married to Ginny....
Harry got the girl I hate the most
No wonder he lashed out. After 13 years of being cast aside.... Also Harry only saw Ron’s family as a whole, a perfect life he never had. While this may be true, Ron is so humble that he never told Harry what it felt like to be overshadowed. Hermione only saw that because she has perspective and she’s super smart.
Just shows you how people always believe the grass is greener on the other side. If anything, Hermione got the happy medium with her childhood/upbringing and thus went on to be piggy-in-the-middle.
Least loved or worst treated: no.
But he is the one with the worst case of middle child syndrome.
Joshua Pomeroy but he was not the middle child Fred was (he was born before George)
Kloey jordan Middle child syndrome refers to all kids who aren’t the oldest or youngest out of their siblings. So in the case of the Weasley kids Charlie, Percy, Fred, George, and Ron are all candidates for middle child syndrome.
I actually do think molly loved him the LEAST but still loved him a lot. She really just didn’t care about his opinions and stuff.
Exactly
@@kloeyjordan27 middle child syndrome doesn't necessarily needs one to be exactly in middle
Ron didn’t deserve at all to be the least loved because he out of all his family defeated Voldemort and was really one of the bravest wizards of all time. He did all lot for his family and friends and had even risked his own life for the sake of his best friends and family. He’s honestly considered as a true wizard hero ever.
maybe it’s because with Charlie, Bill and Percy, they were the first three siblings so Molly didn’t care they were all boys. She then probably would have wanted a girl but then she had twins and probably wouldn’t have cared what gender they were. Then she tried again for another girl and got Ron, so she still wanted a girl and finally got one with Ginny.
She loved Charlie Bill and Percy because she didn’t care what gender they were at that point
She loved Fred and George because they were twins and reminded her of her brothers
She loved Ginny cause she was a girl
And ron was just there
Yes. In a nutshell, your theory seems sound.
Poor Ron
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Maybe that's the reason they're so poor... They tried so many times to have a girl...
I honestly never understood what molly was thinking when she bought Ron his yule ball outfit. Even though I’m absolutely positive that molly truly does love and care for him even I began to think that she didn’t love him THAT much if she could force him to wear such a hideous outfit. I mean I know their hard on money but if you could buy Ginny a decent dress then why not buy a used but still decent looking robes. No matter how you look at it it was just cruel to put Ron through that. I honestly want to know what was going through Molly’s head when she bought it.
TEA!!!
Also it mentions later in the book that Ron attempts to alter it by cutting off the frills but couldn't smooth it out. I guarantee you Molly could have at least cut off those ugly frills for him and made it a bit more presentable! Being poor doesn't mean you humiliate your children.
I also don't get why the Weasley's are so poor besides plot device. Arthur works in the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office, I think at one point they mention he's the Head of it. What does he do there? HE STOPS WIZARDS FROM EXPOSING MAGIC YOU EFFING MORONS! Apparently wizards think it's funny to expose wizardkind every time they want to play a pranks. Arthur has one of the moat important jobs in the Ministry and they look down on him because his title has 'muggle' in it. Clearly the Statue of Secrecy isn't as important as everyone says it is.
She probably thought it was cute lmaoo ... some parents are extremely outdated in fashion and i wouldn’t be surprised if Molly was the same.
@@trinityfranklin8356 I don't think the Weasleys' poverty was merely a plot device. I makes sense within the world. I agree it seems weird Arthur isn't getting more for being the head of one of the most important jobs in the Ministry, but you have to remember this Ministry is prejudiced against Muggles and isn't likely to see the value in what Arthur does, and by extension how important managing the misuse of Muggle artifacts really is, which is indeed the furthest thing from fair. I genuinely think the people in power cheated Arthur out of money he deserved.
Even if they were tight with money they're fuck magic she could have magically turned the robes into one like Harry's. Yeah Molly was a bad mom.
The stuff from the locket was rather messed up if you think about it especially the wanting a daughter part. Imagine thinking that you were a disappointment from the very start because you were not what your parents wanted. Now imagine that thought manifest at one year old with a new baby girl, also imagine carrying that thought throughout your childhood, adding on a lot of trauma caused by other members eg. Ron’s arachnophobia by the twins, that acid pop and unbeatable vow thing. Overall Ron took it all rather well, unhealthily mind you, but well. Well enough to defend his family when they needs it, without compromising his principles.
So true! Well done!
Inbreakable vow
Zain Hartono the lockgate is ment to show that
Sometimes I feel, Draco and Ron should've switched places in their 6th year. Voldemort should've taken control of Ron as he wasn't mentally strong and was very much prone to influence.
That's why I think Ron was ecstatic that his firstborn was a girl because I think he thought that if he has a girl first, then his wife (Hermonie) would be happy. Not saying that all women want girls but you get the point. And I think Ron was alright with his secondborn being a boy because that means they now have a boy and a girl and they could end there, although I believe if Hugo had been a girl, Ron would still end there, because he doesn't want his children to live the life he had.
Enh I think it was more that Hermione came from a tiny family so raising many children might not have been something she was prepared to undertake
Many women (and men) want boys and even neglect their girls in favour of the son(s). I've seen it a lot.
Usually parents (men or women) tend to prefer boys, probably because it's easier to raise a boy and that he can carry your family name later
@@marinatebbenham4011 yup and this is why I want girls and not boys ever ugh
@@marinatebbenham4011 that's Indian culture for you , girls are the spares usually pressured to marry before they turn thirty and boys are the heirs told to continue the family business .
there are times when the weasley family poverty stops making sense:
1. not buying ron a wand. wands are practically as vital as arms in the wizarding world and to go into one with a wand that was not only someone elses, but clearly dysfunctional to the point of replacement places him at a significant disadvantage. that, i believe, is slightly more important than buying a pet for percy.
2. the robes. i never understood why ginny got dress robes for the yule ball when she wasn’t even guaranteed to go since the age limit was a year above her own.
3. the maroon sweaters. not only is it strange that molly completely disregards rons feelings for maroon, he is also the only one without embroidery on his sweater. let us keep in mind that molly uses these sweaters to show her love and effort towards its recievers. and now tell me why even harry gets embroidered sweaters yet ron does not. mollys love of maroon cannot excuse this.
perhaps i have misread harry potter for several years but i stand by that whether for character or for plot, ron was intentionally placed at a lower financial and familial standpoint than the other weasleys.
Facts!!!
The 2 has an explanation.
It's not that they can't give Ron another clothes but use these clothes in the gall it's a family tradition that everyone in the family has to use
Adriana Casares he hated maroon yet she always gave him maroon things
Queen_Bratz what about the Yule ball dress: SHE WASNT EVEN OLD ENOUGH TO GO WITHOUT A DAT
The 2 has an explanation,
Ginny was asked by Neville who at that time could go to the yule ball.
Molly took her parenting for granted in the fact that she got comfortable in the way she raised her family, since she was the mother, she would often just brush it aside when her children voiced how they felt & often have the attitude of ‘That’s my decision - get over it’ rather than trying to acknowledge & understand her children’s feelings.
Percy rejecting his family (while horrible) may have actually humbled Molly somewhat in discovering her parenting had flaws & that her lack of listening played a major part in the result with Percy.
I do think it was selfish of her to keep having kids after the twins as wanting a girl or boy is a sign of favouritism no matter how you look at it - if she got a girl sooner after say the first 2 or 3 kids, would she have still ended up with 7 in the end?
The more kids you have, the harder it will become to give them equal amounts of time & support & connect with them emotionally.
Don't you think that if they'd had 6 girls that Arthur would have wanted a boy?.
It's rather sexist of you don't you think?, also it takes 2 to make a child.
Molly didn't do it by herself you know. Also it is only fiction, lighten up!!!
percy is an ungrateful brat.
It actually happens a lot the other way in real life.
Percy was kinda like Ron in a way except he went bitter
I agree. I mean she was a witch and I'm sure there were Potions/Spells available that would've helped her in concieving a Girl. Tbh Charlie and the twins didn't really serve any purpose. Ideally The Weasley kids should be Bill, Percy, Fred, Ron & Ginny.
Molly was a good mother to Ron but could do better. In Movieflame “The Life of JK Rolling” her relationship with her mother was difficult too, wanting a boy, vice versa
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You are so right. Ron was always mistreated, maybe not intentionally, but enough so that you wonder if it can only be deliberate. In the seventh book, during the locket scene, you can really feel for Ron when his fears come out and although it was a subtle theme throughout the books, it made sense. His greatest desire is to be the best of them all because he feels as though people think he’s not enough. Especially Hermione and his family. And I’m sure Molly’s continuous doting on Harry didn’t help that viewpoint. I never really liked Molly, mostly because she seemed to think she was always right and always tried to push that onto others. In the 5th book, she tried to be controlling of everything, what the kids heard, how much they knew. I found her to be such a know it all, and the way she dismissed Sirius annoyed me so much. And the perfect badge scene. I really hated it, because everyone expected Harry to get it, including Fred, George, Hermione and Harry. No one believed Ron deserved it. Even Dumbledore admitted Ron only got it because he didn’t want to put more responsibility on Harry. I mean, does anyone think Ron deserves nice things? And Molly was suddenly all coddling and proud, dismissing the twins by saying that was everyone in the family. She was really cruel and I’m glad Ron ends up with the one he loved, he deserved it after all the crap he was put through all his life.
I agree with you 100%!!
Actually, Hermione believed that Ron deserved to be a prefect and she was very supportive. That's one thing I like about their relationship. They always support each other
Maggie Avdoulos That wasn’t until later. When she saw Harry holding the badge she immediately assumed he was the one who got it, saying “she knew it”. She was super surprised when it turned out to be Ron and then only said he deserved it to save face. Face it, everyone expects Harry to get things and they don’t give Rin enough credit
@@SallyBMcgill True but nonetheless she stuck up for him and she was proud of him
when molly gave harry and ron each a watch, she got ron a brand new one and harry a battered hand me down. this made harry happy because there was sentimental value, and made ron happy because it was something brand new.
"...he got his older brothers wand. It makes me WANDer..."
I see what you did there.
Molly had no consideration for Ron, The wand, the robe and the punishing him through a magical letter in front of everybody is not the way to raise a child. His father had a government job at a constant paycheck well I would assume had some benefits. Yes their family was big, but to give one child everything to excel and another child set up to fail is the worst kind of parents.
I am not sure it's that, in another video it was suggested that Arthur never got a raise to adjust for cost of living.
Also, per Olivander a wand chooses the wizard. So making Ron use his older brother's wand was setting him up to fail. They could've done hand me down books and robes but still bought him a new wand.
I do agree if Molly was strong enough to take on Bellatrix LeStrange she sure as hell could've altered Ron's yule ball robes.
@@jawo8754 Especley because Houshold Charms acually are one of her Talents. And yes Arthur never got a Raise because he never let himself get Promoted until the 6 Book where Scrimgour gave him a new Posission wich was basicley his old just with a LOT more Work and Responsibility...and more Dangerous. Wich probably came with a Raise as Well. What i find horrible is how she treast Harry so good but Ron realy bad. I KINDA can understand how Ron feels.
@@neptuneplaneptune3367 well I disagree with the robe thing everyone is fussing about. Like most mothers, Molly doesn't seem to have the same taste as Ron so she thought she was saving money by giving Ron what she thought to be a fashionable robe.
@@hadday5072 Not even Dumbelsore would think those Robes are Fashionable. She also could simpley take a Dress Robe for Arthur and Shrink it im pretty sure he has some.
@@neptuneplaneptune3367 Well while I was reading the part in the book abt the robe Molly gave indication she thought the robes were still in fashion, having 7 kids it was probably hard to know all their interests but I don't think she would ever hurt Ron on purpose. And being a girl Molly knew what Ginny would have wanted to wear since she spends much time with her.
Edit: Arthur's dress robes probably looked the same as the one Ron wore. There's really no indication hes fashionable and being tight on money he probably would have enlarge his old dress robes instead of buying new ones.
I loved the moment with the watches when the boys turned 17. Ron got a brand new watch, as he’d always wanted to have something new, something that was his own. Harry got Molly’s brother’s watch. A family heirloom, when all Harry had ever wanted was a family. It finally showed the boys getting what they’d always wanted from Molly. Ron to be his own unique person, and Harry to be her son.
There’s also the fact that Ginny, who wasn’t even supposed to go to the Yule ball in the first place, got a nice pretty dress
Ron got the crap dress robe because that’s what they could afford. They would never steal from Harry so they couldn’t afford the good stuff. Though it probably would have been nice if Molly considered the latest styles and used magic to tailor the robes. Pine Green would look great on Ron I think.
I do think Molly should have at least gotten rid of the lacey trim on Ron's dress robes.
Jay Dee I know right? The wizarding world had to have some kinda fashion trend magazine. She coulda read that. Or used magical sewing skills to make Ron’s a decent copy of Harry’s
beatrix the great did he get the robes before the fighting with Hermonie? Or after? Why didn’t she just do it? Or why not ask someone else to magic his robes?
I've always thought that, this woman can make jumpers with very few problems, aided by magic she couldve made some awesome dress robes, it's not too far of a reach 😂
Brandon Ross she probably did and this person is super old she thought the lace was a nice touch
I loved how you dived into how Ron's family life has deeply impacted him and in what specific ways they did this even with things that most people brush aside, like the whole dress robes thing you explained how this effected Ron's personality and how it was developed. This video came out amazing!
Ron's first wand was unicorn hair and ash wood which is extremely loyal to its first master aka Charlie
But the first owner was charlie
@@coribakescakes4279 That my point
AURALIE XO Charlie’s wand was made out of unicorn hair and ash wood so it was extremely loyal to Charlie not Ron
@@kmohan3 Ya, I know. That was my point in the first place
@@kmohan3 That's what I'm saying didn't think I needed to say, Charlie my bad
Facts:
•Ron was Harry Potter's first best friends.
•One of the best Gryffindor Quidditch players.
•Better at playing wizard chess than his other siblings/friends.
•Has a great sense of humor. 🥺♥️
We love you, Ron Weasley!
You're our king and we stand by your side so don't be upset because you didn't get much attention! 💕💕💕
Plus he went on to be an Auror, which is a very difficult job to get. Besides being the only Weasley to get his own Chocolate frog card
Weasley is our King, Quidditch cup champion!
Without Ron, there would have not been a sorcerer's stone, Hermione panicked until Ron reminded her she was a witch. Without his prodigious wizard chess skill they wouldn't have had access to the mirror. Nor would the locket be destroyed. Nor the entire Prisoner of Azkaban and found out about Sirius' innocence...The Ron from the movies is terrible. The Ron from the books is Amazing! I'll say more if I have to. All this from A Luna Lovegood stan.
Loser's Lurgy!
I can literally tell you the ron from the movies was good😅@@mcfarlane1105
He was still a true Griffindore , strong , loyal and brave !!
Mhm!
When people take the loyalty of hufflepuff and say it makes them a true griffindore 😢
hem hem oh yeah i agree he has hufflepuff traits, but those aren’t what make him a true griffindore imo
Well your definitely not a Ravenclaw because you spelled Griffindor with an E at the end
Sango Star yeah i just spelt it the way beck gould did because i couldn’t be bothered to double check😂
One thing that you didn’t mention was that Ron appears to be the only person who was allowed friends over during their holidays
Ye but I think it's because his to friends live in the mugle world 🗺
I think that was the exception when molly found out how he was treated that she insisted he'd come to stay
@@jadebailey2560 what about hermione
Well......i doubt Percy realy had any friends he would spend time with, Fred and Gorge Probably where Always grounded anyways and Ginnys Best Friend lives in the same Town not that Far away soooo....Ron simpley was the only one who realy could bring Freinds over.
@@neptuneplaneptune3367 good theory
Mr. and Miss. Weasley are good parents but they are still flawed
Their major flaw was agreeing to keep having children just cuz Molly wanted a girl. At some point, you need to realize that boy or girl, they're your children regardless, and you should love them as they are.
@@nahor88 Amen
Both my paternal grandfather and now late maternal grandmother had similar issues in their childhood. My grandfather's mother *desperately* wanted a girl (but never got one, stopping at 3 boys), and thus my granddad was pretty much neglected in his youth, always being handed to aunts, plus his two elder brothers were a good decade older than him; whilst my grandmother's parents had four girls before getting the boy they craved and then stopping at six children. My nan was child number 4 (last girl) and was just pretty much the "there" child like Ron whilst her two younger brothers were mollycoddled, and her three elder sisters were again a good decade elder.
Ron was the extra kid. That kid never got shit. All his brothers got newer and nicer things. Things aren't everything but they do show about care.
1. An old wand
2. A leftover pet
3. Ancient clothing
4. Dispised clothing
5. Food choices
6. Zero expectations of him
And his mother had hoped he would be a girl but unfortunately wasn’t so I think that played a part
And his younger sister got everything!
This makes Ron's scene with the mirror of Erised even more powerful
After being slightly neglected and underestimated by his parents he sees himself the best of all of his brothers, not just to prove himself to his brothers but to prove himself to his parents too
So he desires anything to give him an edge over anyone else
And yet he was the one who warned Harry about going back to linger over the mirror, which just emphasizes the goodness of his character EVEN more.
In Deathly Hallows pt 1 the piece of Voldemort’s soul inside the locket literally tells Ron that Molly wanted a daughter and favored Ginny
but was it the truth tho? i think it was only Ron's biggest fear to learn that, so the piece of soul told him so to manipulate him/make him feel like shit
And then torments him with images of a naked Harry and Hermione snogging. And probably fucking too.
At that moment, I wished Ron had been become evil and joined Voldemort. If I was J.K.Rowling, I would let Ron join Voldemort to discover the darkside of Ron being neglected.🙃🙃🙃
If Hermione kept Harry alive,
Ron kept Harry sane.
Harry was *miserable* without Ron in GoF and DH and when they reconciled, he was a lot more relaxed and cheerful. Ron mattered so much to Harry that, the latter grew anxious about what his best friend’s reaction would be towards his growing feelings for his sister. Ron was the one who begged a merciless psychopath to torture him instead of the girl he loved. Ron was the one who was confronted by his biggest insecurities in front of his best friend by the horcrux in the locket- yet managed to overcome his fears and destroyed the horcrux ( considering how hard it can be to pull away from the effects of a horcrux.)
In simpler words:
*Weasley is our king!*
I think we get a look into how Ron feels in this regard when he opens the Locket, if I recall correctly the enchantment placed on it used Legilimency to pull the worst thoughts from a person's head and we hear Ron echo a similar feeling of being unwanted/unloved/unrecognized in so many regards... I think these sentiments passed into Ron's head at those low points but I doubt they characterize his overall feeling towards his parents, he knows Molly loves him despite her overbearing nature, he appreciates how hard his father works and how Arthur's stance on muggles singles him out for scorn at work and in wider wizarding society
I think that's why he could never bring himself to confront his mother about his feelings. He knew it wasn't easy for her raising seven siblings, so in his mind he just justified his mother being less fair on him saying that she may have just forgotten or didn't have enough money. He also didn't want to face her reaction, fearing the worst of it.
Well said and well analyzed!
What I find amazing about Ron is that despite his siblings achieving so much and doing so much. Not a single one of them have proven the level of bravery, loyalty and selflessness that Ron is capable of. He provided Harry with the one thing he needed more than anything. A family. That is worth more to Harry than any amount of gold. So its fair to say that although his brothers and sister seemed to have more attention than Ron, they never had a the raw, genuine and unconditional friendship that he shared with Harry and Hermione. And thats an achievement you cannot put a price on.
Ron also achieved the most - special award for services to the school, prefect, quidditch team, winning the cup, his best friend is the boy who lived, helped Harry win the triwizard cup, helped save ginny, went after quirell, impressed Dumbledore with his chess skills, inherited a rare magical invention from Dumbledore himself, exam success, married the future minister for magic, briefly worked as an auror, fought deatheaters when he was barely 16... Ginny is impressive too, but Ron ends up their most impressive son.
I think everyone just has to understand that all parents have flaws, and that Ron was loved as much as the other Weasleys.
I personally don't like Molly because honestly she treats Ginny better than Ron. We can see that with their yule ball ouftits, Ron gets an ugly cloak which looks like a dress, while Ginny gets a dress of good quality. Ron doesn't get to choose him own wand, but a second hand one.
I think Ginny got her own wand. The question is: It is ok to treat Ron and Ginny differently because Ginny is a girl? Of course it's not.
Timkjgg Xyz agreed
While it's true that Ginny got a new wand and Ron didn't, the dress robes situation probably can't really be counted as an incident of neglect. Molly was shopping at a second hand store, where it's likely much easier to find decent-looking women's clothes than it is to get men's, so Molly probably got Ginny's robes at the same store she got Ron's - Ron's just happened to look pretty bad because the men's section only had bad robes.
On top of that Molly found it more important to get Percy a New Owl for becoming a Prefect than spending that Money on Ron. Sure Ron got a new Broom when he pecame a Prefect BUT at that Time all the Children hat the Basic Necasseties because Wands and Cauldorns are pretty much the most Expansive Parts. So there was less Money to be spend. But back than Ron NEEDED a own Wand. The Fact that he was able to cast anithing at all ESPECLEY that Wingardium Levioza Spell on the Trolls Club shows that he is acually quite the Powerfull and Talented Wizard. After all that Wand did not choose him.
@@lasttoparty7570 never though really about it that way if I'm honest. I agree with you that Molly bought Ron's and Ginny's robes at the same shop and that the men's section only had bad one's. But at least Molly should have known that Ron wouldnt want to were a robe which looks like a dress.
@@neptuneplaneptune3367 You forget that Molly was extremely ecstatic and proud of Ron when he became a prefect. She bought him a new broomstick! Ron is a great character, and I get that he has been hated unfairly by the fandom so people act like he was some victim, give him some extra love to compensate for that. But this whole narrative that Ron was this poor, neglected, misunderstood child is nonsense. That's Harry, not Ron. Ron had self-esteem issues, but he wasn't a poor victim. He was still a happy, well-adjusted kid, who had a loving and caring family.
I just didn't understand how Ginny got a nice dress and Ron got ugly dress robes even though, technically, Ginny should not have been at the Yule Ball at all. She was lucky to be asked by Neville but 3 years were not invited.
We don't actually know what she got that was just in the movie. Bonnie might have picked that dress out
Okay Ron got the most hand me downs but if he been a girl he’d get all new stuff because they’d need it Ginny would get the hand me downs in large poor families that’s what happens with the youngest. I was the youngest and only girl I still got the hand me downs, had to eat food I didn’t like cause that’s what was in the house, and my middle child brother acting out meant he got more attention. I didn’t feel less loved.
I feel if Ron had been born a girl Ginny may never had been born as Molly would have her daughter and would stop trying to have kids beyond that. But to your first point yes as a girl all new clothes and supplies.
beatrix the great Thanks for the personal example but you're not Ron
I'm the youngest girl, and yes, I have some of my own cloths, because we're not exactly struggling, but I get hand me downs from my cousin in Canada, that goes through my older sister first, so call me third handed if u wish, + Ron had 5 siblings before him which where all fabulous, before he knew he was, Maybe you don't have 7, I don't know, maybe you do, but if I was 6th child, I would probably get less attention 😔
Mecha Zord of course I’m not Ron! I actually exsist
Spooky Moo I know about middle kid syndrome.... my brother took it to extremes one more felony and he’ll never get out
At the end at least Ron got something he deserved he got hermione
@Golden Eagle Nah; that was just an interviewer trying to be rude about the character. Hermione and Ron are a perfect match.
For some reason, I didn't want them together, I dont know I feel like she needs someone to lighten her mood and make her relax more. I do love Ron though, I remember I had such a crush on the character growing up.
@@mongoose.0819 Hermione needs a partner who doesn't find her know-it-all tendencies annoying, but instead finds that attractive. She also needs a partner who is willing to engage with her in discussions (rather than just assuming she's right because she's Hermione, or giving up just to shut her up). Given that Ron is literally the ONLY person in the series who does both of these things, I think they match each other very well. Although I do agree that Ron is very crush-worthy; he's is so darn loveable and sweet.
@@jaydee4697 true
@@mongoose.0819 Are you blind? If anyone is able to lighten the mood and help Hermione relax it's Ron. He did it countless times throughout the books
Yet he ended up being one of the most important characters
He might be the most ignored and least cared for in the family, but he is the most loved Weasley in the Harry Potter fandom. In fact he is my favourite character alongside Hermione. And he is also the backbone of Harry and Hermione.
I think this is really good but I have some other thoughts too,
I think that it's because of the point in time we see Ron that it looks even worse for him - I don't mean about the money issues, and how when it came to Ron they couldn't afford the same as what some of his brothers were given, that's not totally their fault. I mean that Ron's brothers probably did also get some of the same treatment as him - but we don't see it. Ron feels left out because Bill and Charie and Percy are all getting praised and spoken highly of for their achievements, but at the start of it he's just a first year. When they were his age, it wouldn't have been that way, obviously Ron never sees this and obviously they're all above him, but that's because he's a kid and they have years on him - I think a lot of it is his perspective and fading into the background because he wasnt born early enough to compete on a fair playing field. That sort of thing can't be helped, since he will always be playing catch up - except to Ginny, who doesn't even have to compete since she's special being the only daughter.
I think he also constantly under values himself. He thinks hermione is wicked smart and Harry is a great wizard (both true) but he's always doling out tidbits of info, more like street knowledge and wizarding world stuff the others don't know, but because to him it's normal, he doesn't see how valuable he is even to his friends. I think he overooks his own strengths and achievements and probably doesn't play them up in front of his parents (like Percy flaunting his prefect badge, or the twins always taking attention with their mischief).
I think Molly probably does just genuinely forget some things sometimes - with so many kids she probably really does forget what sandwiches Ron doesn't like - she probably cooks so many different things for them that some things she's bound to forget. I think that what you said about ron as a baby/toddler is also really insightful, and I really appreciate the view of bringing her grief and then being quickly pregnant again, I think with her having older children Ron probably had some of his upbringing from them, and then with babying Ginny, molly probably was a little more used to her older kids looking out for the younger ones and being able to help out a bit, she probably assumed he had all he needed while she focused attention elsewhere.
Great perspective!
In my opinion Ron is one of the most appealing characters. Probably because I am a middle child and understand how he feels. He is sweet and kind and tries to support his friends. He is also very strong when it comes to defending the people he cares about. He is a protector.
I feel so sorry 4 ron. :(
His family lucky to have him he good man and also brave
The Weasleys....what a clan!
Poor Ronnie.
Come on Molly at least alter the robes.
Ron is one of the best if not the best character in hp, he was loved by his family but sort of left out. Ron was loved by all that got to know him, he was sweet, loyal and witty. Hermionie and Harry adored him so much and despite having so many self esteem issues and self doubt which would have broke me if I were him, he became one of the successful ones that graduated from hogwarts
The only person who truly made Ron feel special and loved was Hermione. She was the only person to understand how he felt when he got jealous. She was the only person to be really, truly proud of him and make him know that she's proud. She's the only person who truly cared about him in the way he always wanted someone to. She's the only person to always help him when he needs it. She's the only person to really recognize how funny, loyal, brave, smart, athletic, and kind he is, which leads me to my next point. She's the only person who understood why Ron became a prefect. She was the only person who could've made Ron feel happy, loved, important, and special. Ron was the only person who really admired Hermione's work ethic, her cleverness, her strength, and her looks. He's the only one who could help her relax and have fun. He's the only one that could defend and support her in the way that she needs it. He's the only one who could make her laugh. Ron and Hermione are simply perfect for each other
Harry also. He was an *amazingly* loyal friend to Ron (probably his first and only one as well before meeting Hermione), even so that he refused to seek out other friends, even when he fell out with him in "TGOF", despite his position and fame. The thing is that Ron *unfortunately* got lumbered with the saddle of the "Boy-Who-Lived"'s best mate during his Hogwarts years, both at home and school. And again, not of that was Harry's fault.
@@SuperTed19021
Ron is the one Harry Potter will miss the most
That's enough to know the importance of Ron to Harry🎖
As for Ron, he has proven his loyalty, despite his insecurities and his thinking that he is always second best
He always came back to his friend and he gave him a family he stood on a broken leg to protect him from a known killer
Ron would be fine without Harry, but I don't think the famous Harry Potter would be fine without Ronald Weasley.
and this is a fact 🤍
I see it completely different, I see ron as an immature, unmotivated and undisciplined mamma's boy who's biggest concern is where and when his next meal is. I don't think ron is emotionally or mentally capable of making in the world by himself. Im flad he had harry as a friend but ron lost all credibility with me when he abandoned harry and hermione in the middle of a war!!!! You can try to blame it on the horcrux but harry and hermione sucked it up and toughed it out but ron being so emotionally and mentally weak couldn't take it, gave into his emotions and betrayed his best friends!!! Nope!! Ron should've died instead of fred!!!....as far as his relationship with hermione, well to me that is real simple. Hermione is an alpha female boss!! No doubt about it!! I refer to her as "miss bossy britches ' she and harry would probably never work because harry is definitely an alpha male boss also.and hermione hates being challanged on any level so she went for ron, who is most definitely a beta male follower! I think ron wants a "mommy" to take care of him for the rest of his life. As long as hermione feeds him on a regular basis, ron will follow her like a puppy dog. Hermione will be the boss and bread winner in that relationship no doubt about it!!!
@@razor75250 did u literally miss the entirety of the beginning of deathly hollows 💀 he left bc they hadn't made any progress and were putting his family in danger. he wanted to go protect them obviously it wasn't a good choice but he had his reasons
Harry to Malfoy: "I think I could sort out the right lot for myself, thanks."
Harry to Fred and George after giving them his Tri-Wizard winnings: "Just do me a favor, buy Ron some new dress robes."
Harry to Ron and Hermione: "I didn't actually pour liquid luck into your drink, I knew that you'd do well in the Quidditch match if you felt confident."
I mean Harry cared about Ron so much that Ron was considered the thing Harry would miss the most in the 2nd Tri-Wizard tournament match.
Harry absolutely made Ron feel special at times.
Ron may be the least loved by his mother but he is by far the most loved by us.
Ron Weasley is a Legend. ❤
What gets me is that Ron was GREAT and EXCELLENT at wizard's chess. I mean, he used his skills for that game to save Hermione and Harry, and even sacrificed himself in the process. He showed great intellect and bravery! That should have been noticed and doted upon! Another clever young wizard in the family!! Harry also couldn't do everything himself. Ron and Hermione worked hard helping him, as well as so many others as the story progressed. He deserved so much more attention than what he got from his Mom.
Ron never got a chance to have full attention, he always got everything second handed, already stated in this film. He never had any appreciation for the things he already did for his family. When he went down to save Ginny nobody recognized him for it they all worshipEd Harry saying thank you for saving Ginny not thanks Ron and Harry. Another of the manny reasons he’s the least loved weasly
Ron's absolutely been neglected. He's always being a shadow. Hermione took his role.😒😒😒
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The corned beef sandwich thing is so wrongly put in the video. Ron acknowledges to Harry that his mother has got to prepare for so many of her children that she could have missed it. It isn't that she doesn't pay heed to complaints...
In the Prisoner of Azkaban (if I remember correctly), when Molly was handing out tiffins to the children, Ron was just about to complain, when Molly said him not to worry, as they weren't corned beef. See! She remembered... You just can't take that one incident to support such a narrative that Molly didn't take any complaints from her kids.
Ron was only one year and a month old when Ginny was born and the brothers closer to age to him were twins (Fred and George Weasley, to be more exact. That is already a big warning on itself! Can you imagine being their parents?). I can't even begin to think how hard his childhood was, he was kind of left alone very very early.
Beca A. M. Marques the twins were two years older than Ron
@@atribecalledlen3567 I know. Doesn't change what I pointed. Bill and Charlie have two years od difference between then, and there are wither two years between Percy and one of them or Percy and the twins. Ron and Ginny had the least space between them, when she was born he was still learning how to walk and talk.
What happened to Ron is what I thank happens to some kids in big family's Molly probably didn't mean to neglect Ron it's just there were so many of them the same thing happened to my grandma she had 7 siblings.
My parental grandfather and my now late maternal grandmother had the same family issues.
Maybe the reason Ron didn't seem to excel at magic was because his wand wasn't really meant for him as it wasn't picked just for him. I think Ron was ignored and slightly miss treated by his family even though I'm sure that wasn't his parents intentions. I felt bad for him when he had to wear that awful robe
You're not going to get far in the wizarding world if you have a hand-me-down wand. If the wand chooses the wizard/witch, you're asking a lot for a wand that has not picked you (the wand originally picked Charlie, not Ron). Being it so battered and used doesn't help either.
Poor Ron 💔
Love your videos! This one was great! Although, I will say with regard to food, clothing, wand, etc that they were legitimately poor and having come from a hand me down background, you really were grateful to receive any kind of food/clothing/possessions you got, no matter how second, third, fourth, etc hand it was. Poor Molly having to deal with seven kids!
I think it’s all rooted down that in comparison with his siblings including Ginny; Ron had the least impressive of magical talents. His first three brothers were studious and talented wizards, Bill with curses and hexes, Charlie with Animals and Percy being the more book smart of the three, then there’s Fred and George, each was a talented magical inventor like their father and they excelled in charms, transfigurations and potions collectively. They showed such an aptitude for such a young age. It could be argued that their magical versatility made them far more talented than their older siblings. Then there’s Ginny who has a proficiency with spells in general whilst being a great flyer too. Ron though originally a great strategist suffered from average gifts in a family where talent was bursting he was the runt of the litter and wasn’t really motivated all that much as the books progressed. It’s both wasted potential and an underdeveloped character....
Plus parents kind of give up after kid number three and it becomes less important to pay attention because they have bitten more than they can chew. It’s the perfect example of the impoverished life style of having too many kids and not knowing what to do with them.
It’s a sad fact of life and a very realistic take on some family dynamics
I dunno; he does display astonishing magic at times (often in dangerous situations). He even got an award for special services to Hogwarts. And yet he STILL got ignored.
Maybe Ron showed the least impressive magical potential early on because he had to learn/develop his initial magical skills on a second hand wand
Weasley Family:
Bill: Oldest Boi
Charlie: Dragon Boi
Percy: Smart Boi
George: Joker
Fred: Joker
Ginny: Only Girl
Ron: ??? Friends with Harry...?
Ron is the brave one
@@nova-rd9in but Ron didn't even like you
@@Y4r3tx1c I know I'm a big simp
Ron is the most amazing and pure hearted beautiful boi
Ron is the loyal boy
Let me add a different perspective. I'm a dad and I love my two kids equally, but I have more in common with my son than I do my daughter. For example, my son and I love gaming and total Potter heads. This isn't to say that our family is segregated it just means that my daughter would rather have her mom take her shopping than me. I have only two children because of economics. Also, I was born the second child of 5. Before my little brothers came along my older sister and I got more attention and resources. My parents really couldn't afford 5 children and by the time my youngest brother came along there wasn't as much time and resources to go around. My brothers mostly got my hand me downs and, being the oldest son I got a lot more attention from my parents when I was younger than my younger siblings. There was just more of both when I was little. There are just so many hours in a day and a limited amount of money. What I'm saying is that I can see a lot of my own mother in Mrs. Weasley. Sure, economics should have been a consideration when the Weasley's decided to start a family, but I don't see Mrs. Weasley as being neglectful or uncaring of Ron. I see a woman running a household on limited resources doing the best she can. Let me also add that in a house full of boys the mother is more likely to dote more on the only daughter than any of the sons. That's not to say I cannot empathize with Ron's plight because I do. I just don't think it's that big of a problem. I think a lot of kids who grow up in a poor household understand their family's financial struggles more than most think. That's my two cents for what it's worth.
Can we talk about just how strong the Weasley twins are? When Ron talked about how his fear of spiders came about, I was impressed as fuck. One of the twins (I don't remember which) transfigured his, Ron's, teddy bear into a spider. This happened when Ron was approximately 5 years old. That makes the twins about 7. That means they were able to do next level Transfiguration, N.E.W.T level Transfiguration, before they even had wands. That is O.P.
Thank you for this video :) I've been sure of this since I first read books years ago, and I'm really glad I'm not the only one. It's a big crack on perfect Weasley family, because it's important to be loved, but it's even more important to feel this love. Molly might love him, but he never really felt it.
And you know what, the fact that none of Weasley sibilings had more that three children (and Bill and Ginny, first boy and first girl in the family, being the only ones to have that much) speaks a lot about that. I hope that deep down all of them feels how bad it is when parents don't have enough time for their children. Not love, but time and attention, because it's as much important as love itself. You could love your children, but if they don't feel that, it might be as hurtful as not loving them.
Yes, 100% yes, so tru, poor Ronnie 😞
He was treated better than Harry was with the Dursleys
The Dursley's aren't Harry real parents. The fact that Ron wa treated so poorly and left out of things by his own mother is truly just sad.
Maggie Avdoulos but how they treat someone related to them is completely awful, and it’s evident the Weasley’s still love Ron lots
Just because one family is shittier, does not mean the Weasley family is any less shitty.
Ummmm.....the Dursleys were not his parents (maternal aunt, martial uncle and their child being his first cousin). And they *defo* didn't love/want Harry in anyway. Molly and Arthur *did* love and cared for Ron but were flawed in their approach. Can't really compare to them to the Dursleys at all.
This is nicely explained one. Yes we feel the same with him.
I LIKE RON!
ME TOO!! ROMIONE 4 EVER!!
AURALIE XO Romione forever! Best Couple next to Batman and Catwoman
I wonder if anyone in the Weasley household would have noticed Ron’s absence had he not returned home over the summer? Or even cared?
Poor Ron is only known as Harry's friend. Also I feel like Molly loves Harry more than Ron.
Nah
He went on to be the wizarding world's fab four (Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger & Neville Longbottom). *So in the end he won out!*
He's just a kid reacting to the situations he's in.
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McGonagall: "Whenever there is trouble, why is it always you three?" Ron: "Dunno, professor. Been asking myself that for the past 6 years."
Bill: Oldest
Charlie: Dragon tamer
Ginny: Girl
Percy: Smart
Ron: *Friends with Harry Potter*
Ron get the best girl you know and the movies didnt give him his right
Also Hermione
@@zeroronaldo9313 tf?
@@thebestofthebestmedia7545 trans Hermione
Becomes "King Weasley" in the end.
I love how the least known became the most known. He got his justice
*Truer words spoken!*
Imo, the biggest showing of favouritism from Molly we saw was in the second book when the family was late for the train. Molly was so desperate to get Ginny on board they she left Harry and Ron alone at King’s Cross. If she had told Arthur to go after the boys, he would’ve been there when they got blocked by Dobby. She basically allowed two 12-year old boys to be stranded in a muggle filled train station, which led to them taking the flying car to school. Sending Ron the howler made it clear that Molly had no regard for his safety, and I’m honestly surprised Ron turned out as well as he did. The fact that he still became great despite all he went through at the hands of his mother makes him one of my favourite characters in the whole series!
I like to think Ron and Molly had a heart to heart talk about his feelings after the deathly hallows
Why is Percy even in Gryffindor. He literally sounds like a typical Slytherin
The worst treated is Percy, who was mocked every move he made. Ron is simply the symptom of HAVING TOO MANY KIDS and simply the basic science of NOT HAVING ENOUGH TIME FOR ALL OF THEM! I was one of 7 (granted adopted so a different situation) so have first hand experience. There's never enough time once you hit a certain number, it just becomes neglectful at some time. Not hardcore neglect, but a bit neglectful.
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I personally think that Percy was the worst treated Weasley. I mean he had the same problems as Ron did. Bill and Charlie had each other, Fred and George were inseparable and Ginny was probably with Molly. But Percy also seemed to be the laughing stock because he didn't belong and there are some theories that Percy's letter in the 5th book may have been in code. He had a pompous attitude but that may have been to try and stand out
Back to Percy being a laughed at a lot. I never saw any of the other Weasleys get teased as badly as Percy. Fred and George picked on him and the others just laughed along. Thus causing a rift between him and the twins. Molly didn't really ever punish them for pranking people. (Don't get me wrong. I love Fred and George. But even they have flaws. Just like Percy.)
Also when he left his family. Some take this as betrayal and therefore he is a pompous git. He has acted like that yes, but he proved himself when he helped in the Battle of Hogwarts. Also when Percy left the family he was like 19-20ish. Honestly who DOESN'T make mistakes at that age?
People makes mistakes and Percy did something not many people can do. He confessed that he made a serious mistake and owned up to it.
That is one of the hardest things someone can do
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I don't think Ginny needed to be so left out. She was a great practitioner, and could've added value as a fourth member of Harry's circle. In the Chamber of Secrets, she had as much of an initiation-by-fire as Harry had a year earlier in the Philosopher's Stone. Once Harry, Ron, and Hermione made the arbitrary decision at the beginning of Prisoner of Azkaban not to include Ginny, she was left out of the ongoing experience and continuously fell further behind.
Nice intro! I love the detail of Harry and Voldemort's wands
I definitely think Ron should have gotten a bit more attention from family.
I think his mom knew he would turn out fine..he didnt give her trouble like the twins , he wasn't her first child , and he wasnt a girl ( all require alot of attention) so I feel she had the least to worry when it came to him
@hem hem true but she did love him
@@ashleetyler429 I agree, but sometimes she was bad at showing it. Like during Christmas when he would get maroon sweaters despite him hating maroon. I'm pretty sure everyone else in the family didn't, so why even though he hates the color. Also, the dress robes Molly gave him were hideous. Ginny's dress looked good and Harry's dress robes also look good so why did she decide to give Ron those hideous dress robes. There are some other things Molly also did that were kind of cruel.
I can identify with Ron, his life was unnecessarily tougher than it should have been.
Poor Ron, not only was he ignored in his family his lines and character in the movies too were stolen to provide comic relief and then everyone's pissed at him for leaving at the end
There’s 7 kids,1 stay at home mom and 1 job.and they job is really low paying.they just couldn’t afford it.
Idk, Ginny seemed to be higher on the totem poll then him despite being older.
But they ca afford Ginnys one whereas Ron more needed it.....
Ron being Harry's best mate and Dumby no doubt put an end to a lot of their financial worries.
I never understood Ron questioning his friendship with Harry. That never made sense to me especially after Ron save them all by getting them through the Chessboard in the movie and all the other times he saved or helped Harry. His friendship should of been the one thing he didn’t question.
Ron's birth position was never a hindrance to him. Yes. His mother didn't listen to him as much as she could have. Yes. He was given a lot of hand-me-downs(scabbers included) that were not in the best of conditions. He chose to build his character and not dwell on material things. Did Ginny's birth(as the only daughter) have any adverse effects on him no. What would have surely impacted Ronald Weasley was if the child born just after him had been a boy. In the magical world being the 7th son is very powerful. It would have been a status symbol for the family having already been branded blood traitors or not. Had Ginny been born a boy all attention and love would have been lavished on that child Ron would grow to resent it and very well could have joined slytherin as the first Weasley to ever do so. Was he the least loved? No. This family as it stands was full of so much love. Was he the most neglected? No. None of the children were. They were all provided for within the means of the family. Was he the most overlooked? Yes. His brothers all had paths they were taking with great strides. His sister was his only sister. He had some far better for. The freedom to be whoever he wanted to be without the full pressure of expectations placed on him by anyone but himself.
Great take on the topic! I love how you gave a fresh perspective on the matter!!
He just felt left out, he got Hermione and I'm happy with that.
I personally think molly neglected ron alot like the only time she ever truly appreciated him was when he became a prefect and also when he became head boy Molly's a really strong and loving woman but she needs to appreciate ron as much as she appreciates ginny , bill,Charlie etc she made ron feel neglected upset and anxiety of course she loves him but she never expected much from him like she was really surprised when he became prefect like she never even thought about it like she and Arthur thought of him as the disappointing child like she never had much time for him she gave Ginny a new amazing dress but ron gets a hideous old disgusting looking robes I'm pretty sure she could tell they were ugliest thing ever that's the reason why he feels like he's never good enough or he'll never do anything right like I think he is the most possible candidate for Molly's least favorite child molly u shouldn't have neglected ron u are still a amazing mom tho!
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Thats sad...
Ron was witty, courageous, loyal and incredibly independent. He didn't need any extra coddling, his parents gave him just enough. The Weasley's were perfect (yes, perfect, ideal) parents. They knew exactly what he needed.
I don't agree, every child needs that small bit of reassurance and special time, even if they are amazing
I dunno; I think he could have done with some encouragement and support as a teenager. It's not a good sign when someone thinks their parents don't love them as much as everyone else.
@Grass I think you're ignoring the fact that Ron's insecurities were direct repercussions of his upbringing. If Ron had been an only child, or further up the sibling age range (like Charlie), he likely wouldn't have been so insecure. Being insecure is not a born flaw in someone's personality; it's something that develops over time due to how someone is treated. People develop insecurities from how the world interacts with them (hence why Hermione is insecure of her status in the magical world, and why Harry isn't used to people caring about him). Ron isn't insecure because he was born that way; he is insecure because -over time- he began to believe that his parents and siblings cared about him the least.
Ron was loved. Maybe not in the perfect way we would think, but he was. Its funny, i just finished watching Deathly Hallows pt1 and Ron constantly referred to his mom reading him stories and tales as a child. Its just a small ode to the love his mum expressed imo
She loved all her kids the best way a “blue collar”- esque class stay at home mother with 7 kids could lol
The robes and stuff are neither here nor there but the hand-me-down wand was absolutely UNFORGIVABLE. Especially given the combination of Unicorn hair and Ash tree which means the wand is fanatically loyal to it's original owner and Unicorn hair as a core gets drained thus weakening the wand. This actually shows that Ron even at a very young age was very skilled I mean he was able to use a wand which wasn't truly loyal to him and was drained of its powers.
Poor Ron was basically neglected after Ginny came along 🥺😢
Yet witout his help they would have never defeated the dark lord
Ron was like a younger, dumber, less-accomplished version of Percy.
Percy: becomes prefect & Head-Boy, is a Model Student at Hogwarts, has a successfull Ministry Career and yet is largely neglected by his Parents when compared to his siblings.
Ron: is an Idiot, Lousy Student, still becomes Prefect, is the youngest son in the Weasley family but is largely neglected by his parents.
Percy had the pressure of not only living up to his Older brothers' standards but to also to be a role-model for his younger siblings.
Ron however had to compete against his 5 older brothers and also be a role-model for his younger sister. But later into the series, Ron tends to compete with Ginny as much as he competed with his older siblings.
Ron deserved a medal to put up with both Percy and later Ginny both at home and in his school common room! *At least* Fred and George were a bit of fun.
I can relate to Ron so much and I think he is one of my favourite of Harry Potter franchise. I also have a very low self-esteem and a fear of not being loved and not being accepted for I am and not what I am suppose to be even though I was and I am loved by my father and stepmother. I am almost 30 year old and just began to learn to live by myself due to difficulties I have.
I think Molly did wrong. Not matter how many children you have, listen and love them equally and try to rise their self-esteem, let them make their own path and accept who they are instead of trying to mold them what you want them to be.
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Thank you dearest Dean for another amazing masterpiece. I kind of felt so bad for Ron for being treated like he was less important than the rest of his siblings. He was kind of the one that everything handed down to him from his older brothers. Poor Ron. Sending lots of 😘💋 and ❤🤗. I've been missing you.
this kid bullies me because i’m obsessed with harry potter. he calls me “harry potter girl” but honestly i love that name :D
Why would a kid pick on you for liking "Harry Potter"? Providing you are from the UK, it is one of the biggest coolest brands/mediums that kids/teenagers like (scarcely go a day without a child with some HP clothes). Heck, even me in my advancing age is signed onto Pottermore and have a Ravenclaw t-shirt. WWE on the other hand, that's a different matter.
@@SuperTed19021 i am from the US, but she picks on me because the only thing i read in class was harry potter. so she’d call me harry potter girl and took my books during dismissal and hold them over her head, but she’d give them back reluctantly
@@emiate That's just bullies for you. Do your *upmost* to ignore.
@@SuperTed19021 i ignored
@@emiate *Good for you!* Hopefully by now she would have given up.
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