Ron Weasley



Ron Weasley is a main character in J.K. Rowling's seven-novel Harry Potter series. He is one of Harry's two best friends, along with Hermione Granger. Ron is described as a gangly redhead with freckles. He has five older brothers (Bill, Charlie, Percy, Fred and George Weasley) and one younger sister (Ginevra or Ginny Weasley). In the film adaptations of the novels (various directors), he is played by Rupert Grint.

Character
Ron is Harry's first real friend, and they met between platforms 9 and 10 at King's Cross station. Their friendship is incredibly fast, to the point that not even the strongest magic of the Dark Lord is enough to break Ron's loyalty.

He is often a foil to Harry's destiny&mdash;an ordinary boy with an extra-ordinary friend&mdash;and supportive and loyal to Harry to the end, although he does have to overcome periods of jealousy. He also foils Hermione's know-it-all propensity by being a little bit boneheaded&mdash;just as a teenage boy ought to be. But underneath his sincere, emotion-driven, Chudley Cannons-loving, mother-smothered exterior is an overwhelmingly brave and very clever and intelligent young man. He is a master chess player, a team player, and a fierce and loyal fighter.

Relations
He is canonically paired with Hermione Granger, but in canon that relationship takes almost the full run of the book series to develop. He went to the Yule Ball with Padma Patil, but did not once dance with her.

In Badfic
Ron Weasley is best known for his incredible Sue-resistance: almost always acting hostile to the Sues, pointing out logical errors, and refusing at all costs to give in. This may be because he often is a 'third wheel' to a Mary Sue who wants to worm her way in to Harry's friendship, or because he stands in the way of the bad slash the author wishes to feature in her badfic.

As a result, Ron Weasley is often bashed like a red-haired piñata. If found to be still resisting in a badfic, he should be approached by agents in need of an ally, since he would be all-too-enthusiastic to help get rid of the Sue messing up his friends.

His sister Ginny is also occasionally able to resist, but the resistance runs strongest in her brother.