Everything I Need to Know, I Learned From Ron and Hermione
In case you don’t ever go on the Internet, you might have missed JK Rowling’s admission that she regrets pairing Ron and Hermione together, and that it should have been Harry and Hermione instead.
Yes, I am heartbroken. It’s as if the creator of Friends admitted that Rachel should have ended up with Joey, or if Nora Ephron posthumously informed us that Harry should have been with Marie and Jess with Sally. It is as if…Rose had met Cal Hockley in her Titanic heaven! Oh, I could go on and on, but I digress. This is not an argument against Rowling, it is simply another couple I shall pull lessons from because it is February, and I promised that I would focus on love this month.
But, uh, Team Romione, or Heron, or whatever the kids call them.
EINTKILF Ron and Hermione
1. Sometimes, you need someone to balance you out.
Hermione is clean, Ron is a mess.
Hermione is driven and focused, Ron is lazy and scatterbrained. Hermione is very serious, Ron is very goofy. Hermione is quick-witted, Ron is slow to the punch, but you know what?
She keeps him on top of school and the adventures they end up on, and he reminds her to laugh every once in a while, consistently keeping her from being too hard on herself. Balance is key in a relationship, if I do say so myself.
2. It is okay (adorable, even) to depend on your partner.
Even from the very beginning, Hermione was always by Ron’s side, teaching him the proper way to pronounce spells (wingardium leviosa!), helping him with his homework, and reminding him that he is just as good as everyone else. Ron needs Hermione, he even says it multiple times throughout the series.
Hermione: I’ll do the introduction.. That’s all.
Ron: Hermione, you’re honestly the most wonderful person I’ve ever met. If I’m ever rude to you again —
Hermione: — I’ll know you’ve gone back to normal..
And we all know Hermione needs Ron too, at least to keep her emotionally stable. Any time Ron runs off, either with another woman or to escape the pressures of the horcrux search, Hermione is a mess.
“After you left,” he said in a low voice, grateful for the fact that Ron’s face was hidden, “she cried for a week. Probably longer, only she didn’t want me to see. There were loads of nights when we never even spoke to each other. With you gone…”
He could not finish; it was only now that Ron was here again that Harry fully realized how much his absence had cost them.
3. A defensive man is a sexy man.
(Sorry I just called Ron Weasley sexy.)
When that twerp Draco Malfoy calls Hermione a “filthy little mudblood,” for the first time, Ron immediately steps up, attempting to curse him, even with his very broken wand. Because nobody insults Hermione in front of Ron! Even if the spell backfires, the thought still counts.
If there is one thing I love, it is a defensive man. Though I am more than able to stand up for myself, I much prefer my man to step up in my honor first. (My man, not just any man. That would irritate me.)
Equal opportunity, of course. I would do the same thing, as Hermione can often be found defending Ron. Loyalty. Sigh.
4. Jealousy is alright.
You know Ron’s face when he sees Hermione with Viktor Krum at the Yule Ball?
In fact, Ron’s jealousy the entirety of the Yule Ball is pretty outrageous, considering that he should have asked Hermione to the dance in the first place. I cannot help but find it endearing though. Ron may be daft, but he was never not interested in his best friend.
The jealousy is not one-sided either. Hermione is openly furious when Won-Won starts seeing Lavender Brown, that little kook, not to mention whenever Ron notices basically any other woman.
Jealousy can really bring people together. Is this an unhealthy lesson? Meh.
5. Pain brings truth.
Not only emotional pain, though that is very true (see above: jealousy lesson), but physical pain as well. After Ron is poisoned, he calls out Hermione’s name, not Lavender’s, which is basically as good as a marriage proposal.
Hermione had first dibs.
Also, when the Cruciatus curse is put on Hermione in that terrifying scene right before (sob! spoiler alert!) Dobby is killed, Ron loses his mind trying to escape to help his lady. Though everyone basically knows that they love each other at this point, it is still one more big sign before they finally kiss.
6. Music lessons can be the cutest part of a relationship.
Okay, okay, that lesson is a stretch, but I needed to use this image because it is my favorite part of any of the movies ever, basically.
Be still my heart.
7. True love smells like…
Hermione: For example, I smell freshly mowed grass, and parchment, and…spearmint toothpaste.
Baw, Hermione gets all embarrassed when she realizes that she has told the class that her love potion smells like Ron Weasley. My love potion smells like James Bond cologne and stale smoke. Maybe that sounds weird, but it is the best smell in the world to me.
Besides coffee, probs. My first true love.
Regardless, you know how you can be drawn to a scent, as strange as it may be? Like I really love the smell of cigarettes on clothing even though I think smoking is disgusting and stupid, but it reminds me of my stepfather, and nostalgia sure can make any ol’ thing into a thing of beauty. Scent is extremely powerful, you guys, even when falling in love.
8. Men who care about your passions are good men.
(And most likely in love with you.)
Ron always supports Hermione in what she finds important, namely S.P.E.W. Though the S.P.E.W. portions of the book series always a little bit bored me, I still appreciate Hermione for defending equality, and I appreciate Ron for supporting her in a movement he did not initially believe in.
Not only that, but Hermione supports Ron in his dream of playing Quidditch, namely when she uses curses to ensure his position on the Gryffindor team.
9. Laughter is vital to a good relationship.
This trio sure laughs a lot. Sometimes Ron and Hermione are snickering at Harry, sometimes Harry and Ron are mocking Hermione, and there are plenty of times when Harry and Hermione are rolling their eyes lovingly at Ron. Laughter really is the best medicine though, and Ron makes Hermione laugh often, even when she does not necessarily want to.
10. The first kiss is the deepest.
I am so sorry if I got that Sheryl Crow cover stuck in your head, but I didn’t really know how else to say that Hermione and Ron have the best first kiss in the movie interpretations of the Harry Potter series. Though their kiss obviously (said in a Snape voice) ranks high up in the books as well, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint’s chemistry (and yes, I think they have chemistry!) is so much better than any of the other younger actors in the film. Don’t believe me?
Can’t get enough of that kiss. Haaaave mercy.
In conclusion, I love Ron and Hermione for life, and happy Valentine’s Day on Friday!
xoxoxoxoxoxo
Featured image via fanpop, dirt on your nose image via omgharrypotter, Viktor Krum and slug image via fanpop, jealousy image via arraabella.blogspot, laughing GIF via rebloggy, kiss GIF via degrassi.wikia.
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