The Hatred For Ron Weasley And The Perception Of Him As “useless” Tends To Be At Least Partially

the hatred for ron weasley and the perception of him as “useless” tends to be at least partially rooted in this idea that you have to be talented at everything you do and never put a foot wrong in order to be accepted as someone’s friend—like, because hermione’s a genius and harry is prodigiously skilled at defense against the dark arts and quidditch, ron, who doesn’t have any particular unique skill apart from chess, is somehow lesser in value to them and “unworthy” of their company.

it really speaks to this ridiculous idea that people are commodities, that they’re only good for what they can do for you. hermione’s only valuable to the trio because she’s smart, harry’s only valuable to the trio because he’s famous and good at combat magic. fans of ron weasley have to fight tooth and nail to get people to remember that ron contributes emotionally to the trio, that he helps keep harry and hermione grounded and in perspective, and that’s just as important as practical skills (of which he actually does have a great deal, or are we forgetting that he has the exact same grades as harry minus the top d.a.d.a grade?)

but ultimately, what it comes down to is this—the trio aren’t friends because they fight death eaters. they aren’t friends because they battle voldemort or hunt for and destroy his horcruxes together. they aren’t friends because they have to be. they are friends because they love each other, because they fundamentally care about each other and value each other as individuals quite apart from their special skills. they see in each other people who are there for them and support them and help them when no one else will, who will bring them up short when they need it, and they admire and care about each other and their relationships.

if you’re the kind of person who expects people to look for friends solely based on what skills those people contribute to the group, maybe the people in your life need to watch their backs so they know not to invest too much in a relationship with you. because why bother if all that matters is their skill set, which can change or be upstaged by someone else’s at any time?

ron is important and valuable to the trio because he is ron. they are friends with him and care about him because he is ron. people matter because they’re people, and this absurd and damaging philosophy that people’s value and worth should be inherently tied to their abilities really needs to stop.

so the next time someone asks you “what unique things has ron done? what are his special skills?”, as if that is the litmus test for someone to be accepted and loved, they may be the kind of person that you need to look at and just ask why ron needs them in the first place.

DA Romances as Told by Marriage Tweets

Alistair

[Wedding] Priest: They’ve written their vows.

HoF: *recites beautiful vows*

Alistair: *takes out notecard* I love you and cheese the same amount.

Zevran

Zevran: My partner messaged me to say they’re excited to have barbecue ribs with me tonight, so I made sure to compliment their sexting skills.

Morrigan

Child: *crying because it isn’t her turn with the tiara*

Morrigan: ‘Tis important to share, girl.

HoF: You’re 35. Give her the tiara.

Leliana

Leliana: I’m secretly investigating how many decorative pillows I can put around the house until my wife loses her shit. Current count: 23.

Anders

[RSVPing to party]

Hawke: *whispers into phone* Is it ok if I bring my weird roomate?

Anders: *from behind* STOP CALLING ME THAT!

Isabela

Hawke: I’m glad I got married. Everyone deserves a sidekick!

Isabela: Good point, Robin.

Merrill

Hawke: We need milk, eggs, and bread. Write it down.

Merril: No need. I’ll remember!

Hawke: [one hour later] What’d you get?

Merrill: A panda!

Sebastian

Hawke: Until I got married, I didn’t know it was possible to chew gum arrogantly.

Fenris

Fenris: We got invited to two parties this weekend.

Hawke: Wow. We finally have friends.

Fenris: We’re skipping both, right?

Hawke: Obviously.

Solas

Inquisitor: I’m still waiting for my husband to apologize for what he did in my dream last night.

Sera

Sera: *pulls back curtain while wife is in shower* Are we - stop screaming, its just me - Are we out of Cheetos?

Cullen

Cullen: [Leaving for work] *gives wife quick kiss* *spends 10 minutes saying bye to the dog*

Bull

Bull: You gonna drink that entire bottle of wine?

Inquisitor: You didn’t marry no quitter

Bull: *nods* My Queen.

Dorian

Inquisitor: I love you.

Dorian: You should. I’m a goddamn miracle.

Cassandra

Cassandra: *watches Inquisitor sleep* I just love him so much. He’s my everyth-

Inquisitor: *snores*

Cassandra: I CAN’T LIVE LIKE THIS.

Josephine

Josephine: *Runs back into house which is on fire*

Inquisitor: What are you doing?!

Josephine: I just wanted to straighten up a little before the firemen get here.

Blackwall

Inquisitor: My husband won’t let me pick up wood at Home Depot because he doesn’t want it scratched or bent, but I can take care of his children daily.

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blazingquill

7 years ago

Happy Anniversary, Harry Potter! Thank You For 20 Years Of Magic ⚡️

Happy Anniversary, Harry Potter! Thank you for 20 years of magic ⚡️

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blazingquill

7 years ago

My three romanced companion city elves are too good for Solas’ shit

I Know There’s No Way This Can Happen But A Girl Can Dream, Right? I Just Want To Inflict Pain On Sol-ass

I know there’s no way this can happen but a girl can dream, right? I just want to inflict pain on sol-ass too ignore me

This was inspired by my old mage elves idea so yeah

extra:

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blazingquill

3 years ago

Beauyasha Spin Kiss, Drawn As The April Request Poll Reward For My Patreon (link In My About!)

beauyasha spin kiss, drawn as the april request poll reward for my patreon (link in my about!)

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blazingquill

7 years ago

Things I don’t really see people talking about from Solo:

-They had Lando pronounce Han “Hān”

-and made it REALLY SUPER clear that parsecs were a unit of distance (but made doing the Kessel run in 12 parsecs still really impressive)

-just to cover some relatively minor plot holes from the original trilogy

-and I absolutely loved it.

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star wars han solo a new hope lando calrissian empire strikes back solo lando solo a star wars story i spoke! incredible the kessel run is nobody gonna talk about this??

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blazingquill

4 years ago

date night ❤️ [C2E126]

after 3 weeks, i finally finish my beauyasha date art! amidst all the other crazy shit that’s happened since then, i still got this episode on my mind.

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blazingquill

5 years ago

those friendship books

Golden

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i love them so much harry potter golden trio hermione granger ronald weasley those friendship books these books hold my heart they make me think about love and hope and joy

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blazingquill

6 years ago

a new avatar print for melbourne supanova this weekend! let those who complained about sokka and suki’s absence in my last print consider themselves heard! (click through for details)

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atla avatar the last airbender katara zuko aang sokka suki toph gaang gorgeous artwork! iroh’s wisdom

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blazingquill

6 years ago