I’m still having HP thoughts and randomly reread the end of POA last night and it’s just so hilarious to me that Ron and Hermione got into a huge fight over their warring pets and yet their ride-or-die relationship with their pets reflects their relationships with each other
Ron
-constantly complained about his rat and how he didn’t like being stuck with it, but the second it started looking sick became extremely solicitious about nursing it and worried over it endlessly, was extremely protective and defensive of it and was absolutely heartbroken and devastated about its apparent demise, risked expulsion to chase after and “rescue” it, held onto it protectively when an apparent serial killer was demanding it despite the fact it was biting and scratching his hands throughout, basically would have died for this rat he claimed he found annoying
Hermione
-bought the most obstinate and neglected ginger cat she could find , defended it against all haters including Ron himself, insisted it was really smart and special underneath its offputting exterior, was actually correct about this.
Like ya both are
ridiculous
( also I can’t believe even as a rat Peter somehow managed to find one of the most loyal, protective people in the world to look after him that’s like a talent he has I guess. RON SHOWED MORE LOYALTY TO PETER AS A RAT than Peter EVER SHOWED TO ANY HUMAN. There’s no way this whole thing didn’t deeply scar Ron tbh)
aww and now I just remembered at the beginning of GoF Ron writes a letter like
“Dear Harry, MY OWL IS STUPID AND I HATE IT, anyway how are you”
and Harry’s all “aww Ron loves his new owl a lot I’m glad”
like that’s the actual sequence
man im having such intense nostalgia i really should reread the books but if i do this tumblr will be flooded with posts none of you will be able to escape.