While Hermione Granger is loyal , Ron Weasley is certainlyHarry Potter ’s closest friend throughout the course of the seven books and eight movies . The character reference first meets the male child Who Lived on the gear journey into Hogwarts but , soon enough , obtain himself in the shadower of his famous booster . That go to him often being experience as thicker and inferior , much to Ron ’s annoyance .

However , while Harry is the unquestioned submarine sandwich of the entire franchise , Ron still show himself to be smart than the choose One on legion occasions . We ’ll now take a look at 10 , explaining our option as we go along .

He Knew All About The Wizarding World

Let ’s start with the obvious . Harry , up until his 11th birthday , has no idea that he ’s a thaumaturge . The information is hold back from him for many years by the Dursleys , who instead opt to plow him like a slave despite Albus Dumbledore pray them to deal him fair . As a result , when Harry jump Hogwarts , he finds himself playing catchup .

Ron , however , is at no disadvantage . Having had five comrade go off to the wizarding school before him , and give birth his founding father solve at the Ministry of Magic , the youngest Weasley Logos already knows plenty about the wizarding world . This has Harry feel queasy on his first train journeying into Hogwarts , but , after scoffing his face with sweetness , he feels unagitated by the end .

He Thinks Magically

In theSorcerer ’s Stonebook and moving-picture show , Harry , Ron , and Hermione all go down the trapdoor to try and stop Severus Snape from taking the stone — although it ’s actually Quirinus Quirrell , who is working on behalf of Lord Voldemort . However , things are dissimilar in the blockbuster than they are the source material .

Ron is impersonate slightly idiotically when they fall into Devils Snare , screaming his head off while Hermione assay to think of something to lay aside him from an untimely end . In the Bible , though , he in reality keeps his drumhead and instead tells Hermione to " use magic " when she ponders how to create visible radiation . This actually leads to her pull through the day , and , without Ron , there ’s a fortune the trio would have never got to Quirrell in time .

Wizard’s Chess

If you ’ve ever play cheat , you know that there ’s small to no chance of break as a result of injury . But , thing are unlike in the wizarding world , with the pieces on the table literally drub each other and act violently during the game .

Therefore , it ’s apprehensible that Harry , Ron , and Hermione could have been pall out of their wit when they ’re force to become cheat pieces themselves during their engagement to stop Snape ( Quirrell ) from take Nicolas Flamel ’s endocarp . While the other two are pretty useless , Ron takes command and masterminds a sensory triumph against all betting odds . This is enough for Harry to go forrard for his face-off with Lord Voldemort and is also recognized by Albus Dumbledore at the end of the year , with the Hogwarts master giving Ron 50 house points as a advantage .

He Knew The Truth About Gilderoy Lockhart

Just about everybody is besotted with Gilderoy Lockhart during the events of theChamber of Secrets . With his dashing skillful face and appetite for danger , he certainly makes Molly Weasley feel all warm and fuzzy inside . However , Ron sees through him right from the very off , and , over the course of the class , regularly pick apart Lockhart for his failure to learn them anything .

" I have n’t find out anything from him except not to set pixies lax , " he articulate in the book . Hermione tries to swat away Ron ’s password , but , by the ending of the school twelvemonth , he ’s proven correct . Lockhart attempts to wipe the memories of both Ron and Harry to cease them blabbing but the truth backfires and he ’s forced to spend the difference of his days at St Mungo ’s infirmary , bless mail from fans who still consider him to be something special .

He Knew Crookshanks Wasn’t Normal

Just before Harry ’s third yr at Hogwarts , Hermione acquires Crookshanks the khat from Magical Menagerieafter ab initio intend to grease one’s palms an owl . The creature immediately annoys Ron by jump on his read/write head , and , through the school yr , the youngest Weasley boy develop increasingly suspicious of Hermione ’s new favorite .

" There ’s something funny about that animal ! " he shouts after Crookshanks tries to mangle Scabbers to death . Ironically , he ’s proven correct by the end of thePrisoner of Azkabanbook and movie . Crookshanks only went for Scabbers because the rat is on the QT Death Eater Peter Pettigrew , who had faked his expiry and framed Sirius Black many years previously . Crookshanks strike up a close bond with Sirius , despite the latter being transformed into a huge , shaggy dog .

He Was Academically Better At History Of Magic

History of Magic was n’t Harry ’s pet subject throughout his time at Hogwarts . Professor Binns was often so boringhe’d sent his pupil to log Z’s , and did n’t even notice . Harry ’s examination go disastrously , with the son Who experience fainting and only managing a D in his O.W.L test , which is short for terrible .

Ron performs well , though he still does n’t pass the depicted object . Still , both Harry and Ron earned seven O.W.LS each , and both were able-bodied to pursue careers as Aurors as a result . Neither comes close to Hermione , though , who manages a fantastic eleven , with 10 being Outstandings .

He Told Harry To Use Felix Felicis

In theHalf - Blood Princebook , Harry finds it difficult to hold an one-time memory from Potions Master Horace Slughorn . Albus Dumbledore put him the task , but the Boy Who Lived shinny , with Slughorn flatly refusing to relay information on what he severalize Lord Voldemort about Horcruxes during the scoundrel ’s time at Hogwarts .

With Harry struggle , Ron then ill-treat fore and brilliantly suggest using Felix Felicis , the little gold potion also known as liquid luck . This does the trick , with Harry ’s effort at securing the memory pay off . He deliver the goods by overwork Slughorn when he ’s intoxicated , which , while we would n’t normally plump for such deportment , proves to be just the ticket . Slughorn gives up the memory , and it ’s a vital one , allowing both Albus Dumbledore and Harry to plan Voldemort ’s downfall .

He Believed In Fairytales

Just like us , kid of the wizarding Earth were read fairy story growing up . However , while our pop title include the likes of The Boy and the Wolves , The Golden Bracelet , and The Princess That wear A Rabbit - cutis Dress , our magical counterparts rather had stories like The Tales of Beedle the Bard .

Harry and Hermione are both clueless about the Bible and its contents , but Ron is different , having grown up being relayed the stories of sib who pursued an Invisibility Cloak , the Elder Wand , and the Resurrection Stone . He also believes the stories , whereas many do n’t . It turns out that they ’re true , with Harry having all three prized items in his possession at one distributor point before befuddle the Harlan Fisk Stone away and snapping the wand in two .

He Learns Parseltongue (Rather Than Inherits it)

One of the first things we encounter out about Harry is that he ’s equal to of talking to ophidian . He by chance sets a Boa constrictor wanton on his first cousin Dudley Dursley inThe Sorcerer ’s Stone , and , in theChamber of Secrets , everybody in Hogwarts find out his closed book .

Harry is capable to put across the slimy tool because of Lord Voldemort . However , Ron actuallylearnsthe trait while listen in on his friend ’s mussitation during his slumber . Ron learns it so well that he ’s able-bodied to get into the Chamber itself in theDeathly Hallows : Part 2 , destroying Helga Hufflepuff ’s erstwhile cupful with Hermione Granger in the movie .

He Evacuates House Elves In Front Of Hermione

Okay , so this last one is a little routine brash . In theDeathly Hallowsbook , Ron and Hermione do n’t kiss for the first time in the Chamber of Secrets — as far as we know , at least . or else , it takes place after Ron takes the considerate step of evacuate the House Elves from the Battle of Hogwarts .

Smart move , Ron . Very wise move . Ron knows that Hermione is obsessed with protecting the House Elves , and this sets her up to initiate the kiss . Harry , contrastingly , puff his feet through his relationship with Cho Chang , and , when he crushes hard on Ginny Weasley , only gets a first osculation because of Gryffindor ’s Quidditch Cup triumph .

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