Why Ron's So Bad At Magic | Harry Potter Theory
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- Опубліковано 30 чер 2024
- Today J dives into the Wizarding World of Harry Potter to discuss why Ron Weasley doesn't appear to be as talented as Harry and Hermione when it comes to magic.
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What is your Wand Wood and Core?!
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Redwood wood and Phoenix feather core. I’m also named Harry 💛🖤💛🖤
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Sycamore wide
Phoenix feather core
11 3/4 in length
Unbending flexibility
if it wasn’t for ron’s ‘useless wand’, harry and ron’s memories would’ve been successfully wiped by lockhart’s memory charm in book two.
If he could even cast it successfully lol
@20th or so time i changed my name Lockhart*. And it's a joke
@pepe 😐
@@juliuskingsley4434 Cuts to spell exploding in his face (yes I know it didn't happen to Ron lol)
Yes
A similar case with Neville - He has his father's old wand, breaking it at the end of book 6 and getting a new one right before he becomes a badass wizard in book 7.
innit weird i was just about to say this although doesn't he do alot better during his 5th year when learning from Harry during the DA meetings. I remember he is the one who grows the most during this book so much that when Harry is teaching the DA a certain defensive spell, he is the first one to master it, even beating out Hermione. Neville is never really able to perform magic as well as all the other characters, but it's his bravery and determination to suceed that makes him stronger than most. He stands up to Harry, Ron, and Hermione during their 1st year earning Gryfindor the points to win house cup. He earns respect from some teachers such as professor Sprout for his excellent skill at Herbology, he fights in the battle of the ministry by helping harry fight off death eaters, but he botches his spells and is effective in physically punching a death eater off harry, he helps Ginny and Luna relaunch Dumbledore's Army during his 7th year to protect the students from the carrows and steal the sword of Gryfindor from Snape, (although this ended up failing), he is able to summon the order of the pheonix to fight in the battle of Hogwarts, he stands up to Voldemort and cuts off the head of Nigini by summoning the sword of Gryfindor, something only the bravest Gryfindors can do, giving harry the chance to kill Voldemort.
Neville's badassness in book 7 is vastly over-estimated. He grows, but really he's a book 2 harry at best.
Vince Sergi true, he does gain more confidence but he still isn't very good at actual magic in the Ministry, is he? And his skill in Herbology has nothing to do with wand magic. Maybe it's a credit to his determination that he's the first to learn the spell even with a bad wand. But to be honest, I can't say I remember seeing him do magic in book 7, so maybe his badass-ness is more about self-confidence due to Dumbledore's Army and becoming leader of the resistance at Hogwarts rather than being better at wand magic.
he ran a rebel group out of occupied Hogwarts even after his two co-leaders where forced out one of whom was disappeared by the enemy and figured out how to sink supplies in using the room of requirement and smuggle Muggleborns and targeted students out and helped keep the remaining student safe for a year. I'm pretty sure that's more than the entire Order of the Phoenix did in that same time span. how his badassness over-estimated.
Wasn’t it at the end of book 5?
The fact that both Ron and Neville were able to use their hand me down wands in itself is pretty impressive.
"Ron is unbeatable at chess, even by Hermione"
Hermione is portrayed in the books as being lousy at chess. Harry is better than her, and he isn't as good as Ron
That is what he said.
I don't remember posting this comment tf-
That's totally barbaric
And
Neville I'm really really sorry about this
Petrificus Totalus
I'm still salty he didn't play face to face with Dumbledore.
@@yuliangeorgiev we better eventually see Dumbledore doing something like that specifically bowling as it is important enough to be on his chocolate frog card
@@yuliangeorgiev Dumbledore would've won.
Just remember Ron got the same grades as Harry, except for defence against the dark arts. And got the same grade in that as Hermione. Yet he started school with a wand that he never won the alligence of
Could his brother not just have had Ron disarm him in a duel to have the wand switch its allegiance? That's probably what they do on Wizarding Craigslist when they sell someone a used wand.
NoJusticeNoPeace I don't think it works that way, I think you would have to "defeat" the original owner (I know Dumbledore wanted Snape to kill him for the elder wand, but it never happened so we don't know if it would've worked), and as the video says unicorn and ash wands are EXTREMELY loyal to their original owner.
Tru, while what you said is true (lol), disarming wands is the same defeating, at least that what i always thought when it became known in the last book. Also, Harry and others (even some adults) didn't know a wand can change their allegiance, otherwise it would have been done earlier by many.
That is true.
....supposedly
I would read a fanfiction that makes Ron able to perform magic because he gets given a new wand at the beginning
Me too.
So basically canon divergent only because Ron starts the first year with a wand of his own, that has chosen him?
Hm.
Then the books would have ended in the 2nd book. Lockhart would have successfully wiped Harry and Ron's memories.
@@biainnosins3636 not if Ron got "loyal to first owner" wand and he would be the first owner
So glad Ron has someone out here defending him. He was always my favorite in the trio.
Same
And the most relatable, i mean who doesm’t like sweets?
Same I mean who doesn’t love a red haired Weasley who loves sweets! ✨👑🧡 #supportronweasly
He’s so relatable tho I love him
He’s my fav too! It’s kinda why I stole his name and appearance 😬
Also there’s the fact that “the wand chooses the wizard” which is the same for Neville in the beginning
Sam Lim that’s what she/he meant i think 😐
Sam Lim no i think zarah meant that like Ron Neville couldn’t be chosen in the beginning
Sam Lim that’s what i meant the whole time xD we should stop we both think the same thing except we don’t understand that.
Sam Lim 😂
Any wizard worth his salt can force a wand to work. While best results come from a match, The books have shown wands will work with those who are friends and family of the original owner and Ron’s first wand he got from Charlie who probably inherited it from another Weasely like Bilius and is why when he became a prefect he asked for his own wand
I bet Thor went to hammer school
StormieTheDark good thing he had more than a proper hammer (maybe little too short handle) while entering that school!
😂🤣😅
He must have had quite an advantage with myuh myuh
omg I was about to say the same thing XD
You nailed that one!
“More stick, than wand.”
“Barely magical firewood.”
The video was playing while I was screaming lying down the comments and the second I saw this he said “more stick than wand.” Lol
weird theory: ron is actually quite good Divination, making him good at chess and quiditsch
I mean: all of his predictions in divination class where correct
rowling actually pointed that out
@@shannons3419 She did? Sorry I haven't read the books in a long time
@@shitheadstavern It was outside of the books but yeah
@@shannons3419 Oh sweet! I'll have to look it up. Thanks!
@@shitheadstavern No problem!
And yet he still manages to use that wand and even keep up with school in earlier years. Ron is a powerful wizard, he's just a bit lazy when it comes to acedemic work. His owl scores were only slightly lower than harrys
And Harry didn’t even do so well on the one O.W.L because he had that vision about Sirius while taking the exam.
so true lol
😂so freakin funny
😑yes true
As someone who has a family as large as the Weasly's I'd like to explain why Ron always seems to get the bad hand-me-downs. The oldest normally always gets the new stuff and it gets passed down till it either falls apart or is otherwise no longer able to be used, that generally happens after 4-6 people's worth of use. This is why Ginny generally has new stuff (also contributing to that fact is that shes the only girl so not as many handovers from her brothers). Ron just happens to be right at the end of the line of hand-me-downs along with Fred and George. After Ron I'm going to guess that it is to old to be passed to Ginny in the fact of wands, textbooks, or clothes. Or generally something she wouldn't be forced to wear such as handover school uniforms (sans robe).
I come from a large family, too & I agree.
Another factor is that as the older kids in the family start earning their own money &/or moving out of the house, more money is freed up to spend on the youngest kids.
The musty old robes also could have been something recently found in the back of a closet, or in the attic, or something.
As for Fred & George, it also could have been one of the following:
1. There was only one set of old dress robes, so their parents would have to buy another set of dress robes. Since they couldn't really buy one of the the twins new clothes & not the other--they both end up getting new ones.
2. Fred & George were very entrepreneurial. I'm guessing they started experimenting making their jinxes, gags / joke-items, etc. pretty much as soon as they got their wands. Within a few years, they'd be selling their creations to other students, so they'd have their own spending money for clothes, etc.
I actually have a big family, and a lot of times I get old clothing and shoes from my mom because I can actually fit into some of her clothes, and most of her shoes lol.
I'm the oldest. And I'll admit that I didn't do as well as my parents financially, but my mother loved a thrift shop. So some of my stuff was used. I drew the line at underclothes though. I threw away some mom found used. I don't remember how I managed it, but I never wore them
The fact that there is a reason for it doesn't make it ok.
Dat so true 😀
“Why would you ever go to hammer school”
*every carpenter, builder and blacksmith disliked that*
And Thor
Stop hammer time
every tool is a hammer.
and if your only tool is a hammer, every problem is a nail.
Meatballs for life and Thor
And mechanic
I always thought Ron didn't just inherit Charlie's old wand. Charlie probably got it when their Uncle Bilius died. We know that while it's customary to bury wizards with their wands, it's not unheard of to pass down their wands. Maybe Uncle Bilius dying coincided with Charlie's first year, and he bequeathed his wand to him, knowing that Arthur and Molly would struggle down the line getting all those kids kitted out for Hogwarts. It probably wasn't a great wand for Charlie either, but he made do, so he replaced it as soon as he started making his own money, then passed it down to Ron, hoping, since his middle name is Bilius, he'd be luckier with it. Shame the Weasleys didn't consult with Ollivander about it, who probably would have warned them against it, giving the nature of the wand. Maybe some of the others don't have their own wands either- maybe the twins inherited Molly's twin brothers wands, for example.
How th am i just now learning that molly had a twin??
@@spencer4679 Molly didn't have a twin, she had two brothers who were twins- Fabian and Gideon.
@@belendemaria1989 oh oops that last sentence is a bit ocnfusing
@@belendemaria1989 i don't think they are twins. It's never confirmed so. It is just said that they were her older brothers
@@maksimilian528i think they were on pottermore or something, the f and g in fabian and gideon is inherited by fred and george meaning those two were probably twins too
I agree with this 💯. I just reread the first book and Harry remarks that when he saw Ron's wand, there was a white string sticking out of the end. If you don't feel bad for him then, you're a monster
Could you guys do a breakdown of Wands? Different Cores, Woods, and the like? That's my favourite aspect of the Wizarding World.
There are three books that break down wands and the importance of length, flexibility, wood, & core. They are "Wand Lengths & Flexibility", "Wand Cores", and "Wand Woods" all by J.K. Rowling. I hope that helps.
just go to pottermore... it's all there...
PLEASE.
Willow wood dragon heartstring core 23 cm hard flexibility
fortmaniacs 1 sycamore dragon heartstring 1 foot and brittle, I prefer my wand be measured in American meals though.
I was disappointed in how Ron was portrayed as pretty much the third wheel in the Movies. In the books, Ron is the one with the most knowledge of wizarding culture and such, not Hermione. Hermione has book smarts, but Ron has a type of wizarding street smarts that serves him well. For example, he's the one who explains the meaning of "Mudblood" in the second book, not Hagrid and Hermione. If you read carefully, Ron's knowledge about wizards and witches is actually very good, as is his knowledge of magic in general. But yes, I agree, he was stunted from the start with the wrong wand. In fact, the majority of Ron's problems is the fact that he has less than ideal equipment.
Bruce Richards seems like harry is the third wheel
In a way they're all the third wheel, LOL.
Definitely. I like to think as Hermione being the smartest when it comes to magic itself. But Ron is the most strategic and actually intelligent. With him, it's not a matter of holding vast amounts of spell knowledge. But rather he can put things together as he does in chess. But also using street smarts which only comes around if you can actually think and problem solve. People generally don't tell you many things about being street smart. It's generally you discovering it for yourself and doing your own research.
Bruce Richards And that he's a red head.
in the books ron was the first one to win a Magic Battle with a flawless cast that was almost a symbol of Her pride
the reason Ron’s bad at magic, is his confidence level, and honestly, he has a _hand-me-down_ wand that was his older brother’s, as we know, the wand chooses the wizard, not the other way around
That's exactly what the video says...
Gee, thanks for REPEATING THE VIDEO.
look, it doesn’t say that the wand chooses the wizard, it says the _TYPE_ of wand isn’t compatible for hand-me-downs, I’m saying the fact that the wand is a hand-me-down is the problem, not that his wand is the problem, I’m saying that the _wand_ chooses the _wizard_ not that the type of wand he has is the issue, so no imbeciles, they didn’t say that in the video, they said that the type of wand was the issue, not the fact that that the wand chooses the wizard!
@@leoyori9829 Both are.
Now I'm starting to wonder why he would have a hand-me-down wand in the first place. Maybe it was explained in the books and I missed it... but why would someone discard a wand if, in fact, the wand chooses the wizard/witch? Wouldn't they keep it until they reasonably couldn't anymore (like it's broken beyond repair for example)?
Also the director of the movies gave a lot of important stuff to Hermoine in the movie adaptations.
I think the director even admitted that Hermione is their favorite character.
Obviously, movies have to cut things out, and sometimes change some things to make the book fit in a movie, but I hate it when they change things unnecessarily. If it's being made into a movie, it's because people loved the book(s). So why change it?
I read somewhere that Charlie wasn't even the first owner of Ron's first wand -- it was handed down to HIM from their mother, Molly Weasley. Which means that Ron is using a wand that was already losing its zap something like ten years ago, has further depreciated since then, and dislikes him personally. The fact that he EVER gets a spell right is nothing short of miraculous, and the mountain troll thing is arguably as impressive as Harry surviving the Killing Curse as a baby.
If only he got a scar from it that he could show off later
@@halfvampire2 but he only got aids from touching the snot...
Ur fricking high with that last comment
Ron was also smart, not as much as Hermione but He was averagely smart. It’s hidden in his insecurities that he is dumb also you failed to mention in his second year HE DROVE A CAR and he also knew a lot about the interworking of the ministry
Jason Braun I know! Ron is quite good he just happens to be best friends with the most intelligent person in school and the Chosen one.
Jason Braun I HAVE THEORY RON IS BAD BEACAUSE IT'S A
ablurida well in relation to the wizarding world, he basically make harry seem clueless.
I love ron. But is there another example that shows he is smart other than driving a car? Lol
I think your missing the point on everyone in the trio.
Hermione is shown as being exceptionally good at memorizing things, but also someone who is very rigid in their thinking and rarely actually thinks logically or comes to her own conclusions. So a certain type of intelligence (one that is great for excelling in school btw) but not exactly the genius she is always characterized as.
Harry is actually shown to be very intuitive and just naturally adept at many applications of magic. He just isn't much of an academic and thanks to his isolation constantly comes across as the clueless fish-out-of-water in the wizarding world through no real fault of his own. You could also argue his upbringing with the dursley's could have tamped down some of his drive to succeed because we see he has it on certain spells (patronus, etc) but frequently he comes across as nearly as lazy as ron.
Finally, ron knows quite a bit about the wizarding world, has a strategic mind, and appears to pick things up quite easily when they do interest him (quidditch, flying the car, etc). However, he just so completely lacks a drive to succeed (or self-confidence) that he often comes across as a total idiot despite clearly being capable if he actually cares to be. It's just tough to measure ron's intelligence relative to harry though since he has such a head start in many places with the knowledge of the wizarding world while also rarely putting forward equal effort to harry.
The truth: Ron’s wand is a pretzel stick
Lol 😂
Can I eat his wand?
@@IDoNotLikePeople9 no
Because I already did
I don’t even remember writing this comment
Mmm tasty 😋
In the thumbnail Ron’s wand looked like a long pretzel stick
He would do better with the pretzel stick tbh
Mariah Rendon lol
@@doctor4961 u Said it twice
@@ilovefloormats10 sorry
@@doctor4961 it’s not bad or anything
Anyone else find it a funny coincidence that Harry's wand is made of Holly Wood and he's a famous wizard?
This is the best comment 😂
Nick Angelos bro you killed the comment section. Great observation
Nick Angelos that’s awesome.
Nick Angelos hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahaaaaaahaahahhahahahahaaaaa
WhAt Am I NoT gEtTiNg HeRe?!
The same could be said for poor Neville, a boy who had to use a wand passed down to him by his grandmother from his father, a man tortured into insanity. The wand likely sensed its previous owner still living, but also not quite defeated.
Kinda sad that Neville’s wand would most likely be more loyal to bellatrix, assuming it isn’t unicorn hair
:( Yeah...
Ron also became a prefect, and apparently is right below Harry in terms of grades since it was Harry getting snubbed that let him get that position. Was he the Head Boy for his class (after Harry got snubbed, of course)?
Harry and Ron didn't do their final year, so neither of them were Head Boy.
My only problem with Ron is we never really got to see his true potential magically.
Given the fact that you said "Nothing more than a peice of wood." I beleive in one of the books its claimed that wizards can channel their magic through anything, but wands help to amplify it.
This also means that Rons first wand (Charlies old wand) could of performed so badly it gave him confidence issues, making him struggle with magic in the future.
Does this mean that Ron could actually be an incredibly powerful wizard?
NeonWolfLive did u watch the video? That's basically exactly what he was saying
no. he is just a good wizard i mean he can see that :)
NeonWolfLive Ron is Dumbledore confirmed! (Joke)
An incredibly powerful wizard, perhaps timetravelling to become albus dumbledore? ;)
NeonWolfLive I’m not a supporter of the Ron is Dumbledore theory, but this would help in it ahhaha
*clicks on video
*remembers I already watched it
*Continues watching anyways
same.
All the time lol
Been doing that a lot this week but I’m ok with it
I am simple goose, and this simple goose has been portrayed correctly by this comment.
I just did the same thing
I got a phone call while watching this and got the job I've been wanting
Congrats
Congratulations 🎉
Heck ya 🤘🤘 I told you that you would get it
Ron had a stick and harry was just whispering the spells to make him feel good
Lol
Wow
What does Ron do in the deathly Hallows?
DESTROYS THE BLOODY HORCRUX LOCKET MAYBE?! SAVES HARRY FROM DROWNING MAYBE?!
Yeah but he only could do that because Snape guided him and I guess you can give him blurbbering in a raspy voice
Thank you!!! I was about to throw a fit
He also abandons them for petty reasons while adding little except complaints to the search as a whole. If your going to tally ron's "achievements" in book 7 you should at least do so fully and not just cherry pick the good ones. You could even argue the whole saving harry from drowning thing would never have even been necessary had he not abandoned them in the first place as harry likely wouldn't have been alone to try diving in with the horcrux on. As for the horcrux itself its hard to credit ron with that given he only destroyed it because harry offered him the chance and anyone could have managed it.
Overall, ron certainly isn't useless in the deathly hallows but he is far from being a hero either.
Neil Briggs you know DANM well he only did that because of the necklace. As soon as he took it off he came right back. He took the burdon of wearing it the longest
As soon as he took it off he came right back... a few months later. And yes he did try to return after the snatchers, but when that didn't work out he just sat on his ass the whole time rather than do what he could in the meantime. Also, the other two also wore the necklace and yet it was only ron who left because of it, so it was still a personal weakness of his even if exacerbated by outside forces. As for wearing it the longest it is specifically stated they traded it off equally so please don't try to confuse the issue.
Again, I don't hate ron and you can come up with extenuating reasons for his behaviour. However he simply doesn't add much of worth in book 7 and does a number of bad things. They all face the same problems and yet its only ron who is constantly complaining and who actually cracks under the pressure. Honestly I blame rowling for that, since his character arc seems like it was moving him past the petty insecurities of the earlier and yet rowling just sends him right back into his previous bad actions for seemingly no reason.
*Yeah, why would you wanna go to hammer school when there's drill school and saw school*
l’m a proud student of Drill school
What house were you sorted into in Drill School? I was a Blackanddecker.
PhilBagels big hard and painful is my house
So every time the school bell goes of you can go "it's hammer time"
Cheyenne Stevenson Well nobody wants to work on trivial math problems all day and the latter would be pretty dangerous for visitors...
So Ron was using the WRONG wand. I can understand that.
So he needed help. I do not think it is so shameful.
Thank you for this video.
Poor Ron I feel sorry for him. He’s actually quite good at magic. He doesn’t deserve a really bad wand
I'm hazel and phoenix feather.
I think this video overblows how much better Harry and Hermione were at magic than Ron. Ron is consistently shown to be a (higher-end-of-)average student, so definitely not incapable, and he only scored lower than Harry in one OWL. Also, while Hermione tends to be better in the controlled academic setting, Ron does better her at times in an actual practical setting. There's a difference between studious and smart/capable, and that's a large part of where Ron's character lies. Not to mention the fact that he's basically a year behind in his practical coursework, and he does better than Harry does with wands that didn't choose him. It's true we don't really see any major displays of power from him, but aside from some classroom mishaps (which are to be expected) and splinching (and the worst case was when Hermione was actually apparating), we don't really see much in the way of foul-ups from him either.
As for why they'd pass that wand on: According to Pottermore, using a borrowed wand tends to work better with someone who has a connection to the borrower, so passing on wands within families seems like it would be something seen as practicable, if not ideal. If I'm remembering Harry's interview with Olivander at Shell Cottage correctly, most wizards know pretty little in regards to wand lore. So I'd assume the Weasleys didn't know that wood and core combination was stubbornly loyal and assumed it wouldn't be an issue to pass on.
Miss Mary I read on a comment that Ron was a very talented wizard at the age of 12 to almost be able to transfigured a man disguised as a rat into a goblet.
So I’m guessing your a Ravenclaw coz that was a whole flipping essay?!?!
Hazel and Phoenix feather here too. Ravenclaw here, are you?
Not to mention he was also able to cast spells without any incantation which takes a lot of willpower to do so
I'm gay wood, gay inches long and with a gay core
"he defeats a fully grown mountain troll as a first year with little more than a piece of magical firewood"laughed so hard at this
Not just magical firewood but `barely` magical firewood.
Just think about how much you change after high school. I know in the few short years since high school I’m a completely different person. Ron was still so young in the books. He still has soo much time to grow
The fake Felix Felicis that harry gave for Ron showed him that he can do anything he puts his mind into.
This!!!! Exactly this. Ron’s insecurities are his greatest downfall and his magic is like his quidditch playing skills. He’s much more competent when he believes in himself
It showed him that he is competent and should stop comparing himself to his brothers and his Rich best friend.
His chest skills to know that he is potentially a good strategist and probably was the only thing that he wasn't compared to his brothers with. Jenny doesn't have this problem cuz she's the only girl the family. The only thing she really has to worry about is being compared to her mother in her youth. While Ron has to be compared to his father and his brothers plus Harry.
'you have to give Ron a cookie whenever he has a good idea' xD
Evie Newton lol yeah that made me laugh too
It's so true though, I'm like that, my good ideas are far and few and I appreciate when people notice those once in a blue moon little miracles 😂
Grace Haven lol ikr!
Evie Newton
Always the tone of surprise!
It makes me so mad at molly sometimes, how she treated Ron. He was loved but not shown it the way his other siblings were. She made his early years so much harder for him, too busy focusing on the precious daughter she finally got.
i dont think that was mollys fault tho, she really did love all her children
@@dog-md7whyeah, but people who do that IRL (keep having kids til they get a specific gender, even if they can't handle that many kids) and then treat the youngest, the one they were "trying" for better than the others, we don't have anything nice to say about them. The books make Molly lovable, but if we knew her as a real person we probably wouldn't like her much.
"The Wand Chooses the Wizard" kinda makes it seem like hand me down wands are a bad call.
You'd go to hammer school in the hopes that you'd have MC Hammer teaching you how not to be able to touch stuff.
Cat Gilfillan or how to “get over it”
Lake Parime good one! I've never actually played, my stepson is obsessed with it though. is it worth a try ?
Cat Gilfillan I never played as well. It’s a meme at this point :)
Cat Gilfillan
People don't play the game to play it. They play it to beat it. The game play is horrible, but gives the player an amazing sense of accomplishment IF they manage to beat it.
I have a Cypress wood, dragon heartstring core, suprisingly squishy flexibility, 10 1/4 inches. Wnad
Phoenix feather core 13 ¼" and Slightly Springy flexibility. Apparently I have hidden talent. Just not ever going to discover it since that DAMN LETTER NEVER COMES
I waited up all night on the night of my eleventh birthday for my Hogwarts letter. It never came.
I'm still 10 and in 3 months I'm going to be 11, so I still have time
NoiLeafGreen lol I know how yo feel
I have one account...
Hazel wood with a Dragon heartstring core 12" and Unyielding flexibility
Slytherin
and a Runespoor
I have a Rowan wood wand with unicorn hair as the core, 10” and reasonably supple flexibility
my wand is Phoenix feather core, Hazel wood, 13 inches and slightly springy flexibility
mine is hazel wood, dragon heartstring... 13" hard flexibility (patronus is a bat😁)
My wand is apple wood with a Phoenix feather core! Also it’s nice to see someone defending Ron for a change! 🧡✨
I have the same wand! Apple wood with a phoenix feather core, surprisingly swishy flexibility. I'm glad he defended Ron. If he'd just had the right wand meant for him, he would have exceled.
I have English Oak with unicorn hair I agree with too Ron is honestly underrated
„Everybody is a genius, but if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it would think his hole life that its dumb .“ [Albert Einstein]
Ariana Dumbledore are you an obscurial
MasterBeast Studios I think so. But I dont know, I died very young.
She says, spelling whole wrong
ABCDE FC Sorry. I‘m not a native british or american. And thank you.
Ariana Dumbledore oh okay. Never mind
Charlie probably got it as a hand me down first and got a properly matched wand as soon as he got his first pay check!
Exactly what I was thinking as well. Wizards don't usually get rid of their wands unless they break or stop working. That wand probably belonged to someone else in their family who died and left them the wand (a grandparent or something)
Or he needed one in perfect condition for a dangerous line of work like dragon taming. It's said that the unicorn hair is poking out of the end of the wand in the first book. That's likely to be against regulation.
These sick are amazing!!!! I’ve missed that so much
It says so much in Harrys belief in Rons abilities that he goes as far as tricking Ron that he used the luck potion for Ron to play keeper well. Harry knew Ron would be amazing so he didnt actually use the potion. Best friendship ever.
Waheyyyy, I love my wand tbh..
Spruce wood
Dragon heartstring core
13 ¼" in length
Quite Bendy flexibility
Casey Barker Casey !!!
Ash wood
Unicorn tail hair
10 1/4 inches
Unyielding flexibility
And did you just call wand flexibility... being bendy?
can i get a link to quiz
Hey! Mines pretty similar!
Sycamore
Dragon Heartstring
12 1/2"
Quite Bendy Flexibility
can u send a link plz
Ron is Harrys best friend. He teaches him what its like to be close to someone and hes one of the few people who chose to help Harry with his deeds. He is there for him and yes they did have their fights but this also shows how close they are. He is his best friend. Rons family shows Harry love and in their house he feels safe and happy, he feels like home. Harrys biggest weapon against Voldemort is the fact that he has friends, happiness and love in his life and Ron plays a main role in this.
Well said
Hermione is the authors "self-insert" Muggleborn as every reader actually is, So, need anybody write more on that?
Yeah I noticed that in the later books, the narrative becomes biased in favour of Hermione and her fleas are shrugged off.
Whereas Ron is punised for every little mistake he does.
But by this, JKR gave Ron a wonderful character arc in DH while Hermione had no growth from HBP
If Ron was given a brand new unicorn hair ash wand from the start he would have been unstoppable
i got a wand at universal and then went home to take the quiz on pottermore and got THE EXACT SAME WAND
Ella Rose the wand chooses the wizard
that's truly mystifying and enchanting! A sign of a truly great witch/magus
Neville: I'm the worst at magic in the first books
Ron: Hold my wand
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There is still people
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I used to watch this channel and I just got recommended this again and memories came flooding back 😂
Ron is the most relatable character in the trio. My fav character
Same
My wand is ash wood and unicorn hair core, just like Charlie’s hand-me-down, luckily I’m It’s first owner 😂😂
heya mee too!
same, 11 1/4 inches reasonably subtle flexibility
Sean Rea I’m 10 3/4 inches with hard flexibility
Omg same! 😂 mine 12 ¼" in length, and Hard flexibility. Which is makes it more imposibble to hand-down 😂
I found my people! 🤣 11" and Hard flexibility! How did I not remember Ron's wand had double-stubborn double-loyal status!?
Ron isn't bad at magic. I mean he can perform a range of spells, and Tonks even said "Brilliant,he was. I wouldn't be standing here without him."
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And Tonks herself messed about in school quite a bit.
I'd like to know household spells.
That was after he got his own wand tho
Every time I see these types of titles I get more and convinced that people forget or don’t read the books.... or pay attention to the movies like... it’s not a theory... it’s proven that Ron got a hand-me-down wand which is unicorn hair (loyal to its first “owner”) also Ron is very important if it wasn’t for him Harry and Hermione would be dead in the first book and movie just saying..
great video! my wand is (a 12.5") sycamore as well, but with dragon heartstring, and unyielding flexibility! as a ravenclaw, i never quite felt like an adventurous person, but i always saw my wand potentially exploding on me it as a pretty good motivator to go enjoy the outdoors every once and a while. which i do try to do on occasion, now, as an adult. lol
Apparently its also a similar case with Neville. I think he inherited his fathers wand and that only gets broken in the fight at the ministry leaving him with two books where the wand DID chose the wizard
Phoebe Leech I was just going to comment that 😊
There are slight difference in that case where ron's wand is willingly passed down (given) to him through family, while neville simply ends up with his father's wand despite it never being relinquished by its previous owner. Given how we see that harry is able to use hermione's (willfully given) wand after his is broken with no issues it seems like the different scenarios would lead to ron's wand actually being able to choose to work for him (asides from the materials causing problems as noted in the video) whereas neville's wand would never have "chosen" to work for him.
All that being said, the wand lore of ownership as laid out in book 7 is confusing and quite frankly contradictory at times and with the other books so my theory there may be completely wrong.
Mine is Unicorn hair and Hazel wood. It's a sensitive wand and at the end of its masters life it will almost certainly die and be unusable to anyone else. Also has the unique ability to detect water underground in case you're ever in the mood to dig a well.
will call you if i ever need to dig a well thank you
call me if you ever need to duel (aspen wood)
My wand is aspen with a dragon heartstring core
His fist wand also had unicorn hair poking out of the wood. It says so in the very first description of his wand so it really was already broken when he got it
My wand is Phoenix Feather and Fir wood. Which means I am adaptable and unique...
Very interesting thoughts!
Suggested topic: the secret passages at Hogwarts, there are 7 that lead to Hogsmead, we know 1 goes to Honeydukes...where do the other 6 go out? Especially the one on the 4th floor, that Fred and George used until it collapsed....WHERE WERE THEY GOING IN HOGSMEAD 😂
My Wand Based on Pottermore is: Cypress Wood, Pheonix Feather, 13 3/4 in, slightly yielding flexibility
Well one is the passage from the whomping willow to the shrieking shack, but yeah it would be interesting to learn about the others.
Beautifully explained brother !
wand: Elm wood, Dragon heartstring core, 12 3/4" , supple flexibility. house: Slytherin. So it basically means Lucius Malfoy. 🤣
Flyinglight yeah, I’m also a Slytherin and my wand is English oak wood, dragon heartstring core, reasonably supple flexibility, 12 1/2”. Cool!
Hufflepuff! Chestnut Wood Phoenix Feather Core 12 1/2" Hard Flexibility! EXPECTO PATRONUM!:West Highland Terrier
My wand is Hawthorn, phoenix feather, 12 1/2", reasonably supple flexibility.
my wand is elder wood
thestral
13 inches
basically the elder wand
Anita HookerAnitaH hahahahahaha
Hahahahha
Ha
How funny
thanks
cant believe 14 likes
no one has ever noticed me before
Rip, elder wand was 15 inches. You were so close!
still
i said basically
Anita HookerAnitaH true, congrats, it’s really cool combination :)
Well J, remember; Rons family was "poor" so they couldn't give him a great wand. :)
they could give him a decent wand, one thing for his own
True they couldn't get him.a great wand but a wand that isn't completely shit would've been nice. Like ash and unicorn should never be handed down ever
Right but like he said, Ginny got a good wand. Why did Ron get "the equivalent of barely magical firewood"?
Ginny got all things new while Ron's was all hand me downs not fair in my opinion, not even for a poor family. They at least could've gotten him his own wand.
Axl Chavez They did buy Ron a new wand in his third year tho
I got a phoenix feather and maple wand, meaning that it's pretty personalized to me, yet strong and desiring challenge.
I’ve got a Rowan wand with Unicorn Hair core, meaning that I’m protective and cautious but should not be underestimated.
As someone who has seen the 'Large Family' mechanics in person, I can attest that it often goes like this. My own father being the youngest son in a 5-sons-and-1-daughter family, with the daughter being the youngest, pretty much got all his stuff as multiple-iteration hand-me-downs from his brothers, while the youngest sister often got everything new...
After all, pass down boy clothing and toys... but you can hardly give them to the girl, right? (well, maybe nowadays but then was different times).
Same happens the other way around, of course. Many a young girls first summer dress once belonged to one of her elder sisters, depending on the fit.
On top of that, the Weasleys weren't supposed to be that super well-to-do for a wizard family and that often means that recycling of possessions happens a lot more often.
yea just recycle the eldar want why dont we lol
Man now I feel sorry for Ron. Does mr and mrs weasley hate Ron or something? The weasleys are all talented wizards/witches but he just never stood out to much to his parents. Bill and charlie were the first ones. Percy was their perfect boy. Then its twin and ginny is tue only girl. Makes sense that he has such issues. I just think despite everything and all the complaining he does always rise to the occasion and that makes him a great wizard too
Ron certainly has some justification to feel overlooked, though I think he takes it personally much more than he should when its really just the effect of being the 6th child (though children tend to take things personally in general). The problem I have is that you see ron take these things out on people like harry/hermione who have nothing to do with those justifiable reasons for ron to feel ignored. Then the biggest problem is while you can justify ron's actions in book 4 as those latent issues coming to a head as well as just kid's being kid's, it is far harder to justify ron leaving in book 7. By that point he clearly seems to have matured and the situation as a whole is just far more serious and yet his latent issues still boil up and potentially could have led everyone to ruin, just far harder to still excuse ron after that episode.
That Harry and Hermione have done nothing is the problem. The consistently take Ron at face value and such, take him for granted. Through either obliviousness or self absorption (mostly the latter in Harry's case, you can't deny it even if it's justifiable) Ron's problems are always considered trivial, and while yes Harry's issues ARE almost always bigger, it is not a healthy friendship if one party has to constantly take, and NEVER have the wherewithal to give anything back. As for Hermione, even when she focuses on something he wants with the quidditch team her first instinct is to cheat for him instead of remotely thinking he actually had the talent to do it, and the fact that she's surprised EVERYTIME he's clever says something really bad about their friendship, and frankly sickening about their romance.
I'll give you the point on hermione, and quite frankly she behaves the same way towards harry and others also which has always bothered me about her character. As for harry though, what in the world were you reading if you think harry is dismissive of ron or just takes him for granted. Even with ron's embarrassment harry is constantly amazed and complementary of places like the burrow, and spends basically every minute of his free time with ron (outside of episodes like the triwizard deal). He gives ron gifts, shares his own gifts like the invisibility cloak or brooms with ron, and constantly expresses thankfulness for being included in ron's family. Harry also frequently sticks with ron and continues to hang out with him even when ron is feuding with hermione and you could reasonably expect harry to side with his other friend. He even goes so far as to immediately forgive and reconcile with ron the handful of times ron does abandon him for stupid reasons like in book 4 or 7.
Honestly, aside from the fact that harry is also a teenage boy (not exactly the most openly emotional group ever) I just don't see how harry could be more accepting and giving towards ron. I can't agree with you that harry ignores ron due to being self-absorbed, or that if he does it is somehow a sign of being an unhealthy friendship. Realistically it would more a sign of self-absorption on ron's end if it was a problem that harry ignored him in favor of issues of life and death due to the number one target of a megalomaniac throughout the series. Harry pays attention to ron basically every minute of the series that he isn't absorbed with trying to literally stay alive.
Let me be more clear, I think Harry is self absorbed not selfish. ,He's essentially a very generous and self sacrificing (obviously) person, and that speaks wonders about him given his upbringing could easily have made him covetous and stingy. And yes Harry is frequently complimentary and I think sees Ron in a better light than any one else does. If Voldemort had just died trying to kill baby Harry, I think he would have been a very good friend. But he didn't die and Harry is almost consistently bombarded with traumatic experiences. He doesn't inherently think he's better or deserves more (aside from early book 5, but given that it really only happens once I'll pass it off as grief and stress, despite how obnoxious I find him there), what he does think is his problems are more important than everyone else's and they should be focusing an that and not their own issues - and he's right. I already said the self absorption was justifiable, his problems ARE bigger than most of Ron and Hermione's. But constantly swallowing every insecurity, worry and need for someone else isn't sustainable and ISN'T healthy. I'll also point out that usually when he's siding with Ron over Hermione, either she's being pompous, otherwise obnoxious, or he's got reason to be annoyed with her himself. Plus he needs Ron in a way he doesn't need Hermione. She pushes him, Ron grounds him so when he already feels too pushed and pulled, Ron's friendship is comfortable and comforting. I think the issue is it's the same for Hermione, Harry inspires her and once again Ron grounds her, but Ron only has two people that, yes push him to be better, but also do exactly what everyone he knows does and make him feel insignificant.
I'm confused, you seem to fully recognize and acknowledge everything harry does for ron and yet still call him and hermione out for being the problem and reason for ron's insecurities. I mean, I get what your saying but on the other hand you could give that same basic description of friendship for like 90+% of all real world teenage friendships and quite frankly harry especially is a far better friend than the average teenager. Teenagers tend to be self-absorbed and think of their own problems, even the best of them.
I think this really leads to the main issue with Ron in the series. While everyone else is going through an arc of character growth through the series and raise to the situation whenever things get serious, Ron is basically the only the one who consistently displays the immaturity you would expect of a teenager. That's what makes his actions particularly annoying because he seems so consistently petty in his motivations while everyone else either rarely acts that way or has clear and forgivable reasons to do so. It's also the reason why its easy to blame Ron himself for those actions because we others, notably harry, who have to deal with the same and worse issues constantly and yet constantly deal with them in a far more mature manner (book 5 aside but as you have noted there are many excuses for that).
Finally, I just categorically disagree that harry always thinks his problems are more important and should be focused on. He does think that in the specific moments when his problems flare up (reasonably I should say) but seems to be focused being a good friend to ron every other moment. I think the problem you may be having is that most of what we see in the books are when harry's issues are flaring up (because that's the main plot) but you have to remember that there are months and months of time when that isn't the case where there is every indication harry is an amazing friend. And really that what a healthy firendship is. Either side gets their moments of being the needy friend, but most of it is just an equal give and take. Quite frankly it would be less healthy if harry were to ignore his issues and always focus on ron, and it would be unhealthy for ron as much as harry because it would cause him to have unrealistic expectations of his relationships with everyone rather than simply coming to terms with his own insecurities and recognizing other people have issues too and not everything is about him (aka the lesson all of us have to learn about our issues at some point in our lives).
1:00 Ron keeps Harry from hating his magic and thus becoming an obscurial
I could be wrong, correct me if I am, but don't obscurials only form after a traumatic event?
Take Ariana for example. 3 boys bullied her, and her father killed them _in front of her_ thus causing her to repress her magic and become in. Correct me if I'm wrong, though.
@@panthera123 that may be true however I would most definitely consider his life with the dursleys traumatic
I just realized the wtnv in the background... I love it
the worst hand me down Ron gets is his name. I mean, Ronald BILLIUS? come ON, lol
Casey Jane hey that middle name came in handy when Rupert brunch got his lead role in thunderpants though! It's almost as though j k Rowling saw that one coming when she looked into her Crystal ball 😮😮😮
My dogs called Mr Green and because I am an avid Harry Potter fan Potterhead if you will, I decided that his first name shall be Billius, because why not? MR BILLIUS GREEN!
Casey Jane Billius when u don't know wat billy is short for
Hafiz Zaman I can't tell if this is the best ironic reply of all time or not......
Hafiz do you know what Billy is short for?
Cat Gilfillan probs billius I'll google it. Apparently it's William
Of course Ron is complaining, he's british, it's what we do best!
Especially when you have to queue in the rain.
Let me correct you there: the English are good complainers. The Welsh on the other hand are grateful with what they have! (Yes, I am Welsh) (not sure about the Scots)
Hanging in quiet desperation is the English way
I thought it was Scots that claim to have the right to complain about anything? XD
oh my god don't even begini to tell me ho british are so good at complaining , i'm french and frencg are the best at complaining okay , ugh such dumb frogs
Thank you this is what I try to tell my brother all the time.
I have the same wand wood and core like Ron's first wand and I always loved it. I like the idea that my wand wouldn't serve any other wizard well because it's so attached to me.
But Ron destroyed Salazar Slytherins locket
ForeverLiaAndSky exactly
Neville's first wand was his father's wand(Cherry, unicorn hair), it was broken at the ministry of magic. (HP5)
My wand: Beech wood with a Unicorn hair core 9 ½" and Quite Bendy flexibility
Riccardo Pizzolotto I’m also Beech and Unicorn! Hey friend!
Also quite bendy but mine is 14 1/2”
Intresting from the 5th book on Neville starts to get better at magic too!
Vine wood with dragon heartstring, the same as Hermione but mine is longer at 12 3/4" and rigid flexibility
Chestnut Wood Phoenix Feather Core 12 1/2" Hard Flexibility
Him: “Rons useless”
Me: He would have literally drowned to death with ron
Could you do a video on boggarts? I've been wondering if since no one knows what one looks like since it takes the form of whatever the person fears the most . But what would happen if someone's worst fear was a boggart ?
K Dragon that would be awesome
Btw what do you think Mad Eye saw when he looked at them through stuff?
Mad Eye actually did see a boggart in a cupboard at Number 12, Grimauld Place at the beginning of the fifth book.
Wouldn't the argument there be that the person's greatest fear is simply fear itself, and therefore the boggart would assume the shape of a dementor? Although I like your point either way!
If you had no idea what a boggart looks like, it couldn´t possibly be your worst fear.
Michael Morales I see your point but couldn't that could still be your worst fear even though you have never experienced it.what if you became so scared to know how it actually looks that you become scared to know making it your worst fear
I was surprised to learn that Hermione has a vine wand with a dragon heartstring core. That’s the same combination as mine!
Chris Schoenthaler Congrats! I ended up having Ron's combo, but 11" instead of 12". It's funny how that works. 😅 Wear your wand combo as a badge of pride!
Chronically Curious: Which one? Ash and unicorn or Willow and unicorn?
Though I highly doubt that there is any connection, I read a book about Walpurgis Nacht (Which is basically an ancient Saxon festival celebrating their gods) and, if I remember correctly, the Ash tree is the tree that witches would retreat into as the summer season approached. The book is called The Night of the Witches by Linda Raedish if you're interested.
Similar to Neville who also a) lacked confidence and b) inherited his wand from his father
You pretty much summed up a lot of reasons why Ron is my favourite of the trio
Hey I just want to say your videos are amazing
He is using a hand me down wand, same as Neville longbottom....remember the wand chooses the wizard, once they got their own wands they were both dramatically better. That's basically it.
Ron’s my fav out of him Harry hermonie and my second fav out of the hole series
Hewo my old comment made no sense sooo
@@Lucy-gr4yt Who's yours? Mine is probably Dumbledore. He gets so much hate in the Fandom, but he's quite a clever character. Second would have to be Snape. Not for any serious reasons, I just always find his sassiness funny.
@@panthera123 Hagrid and Dobby 100%
Wait a minute here...So Harry's wand is a Hollywood wand? x'D Mind blown!
More than that, if him and Hermione got together call them Hollywood and Vine.
The horrible story of a man that was forced to connect his youtube account to google+, OMG LOL
Ian Rocha mind=blown
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On pottermore I got Ron’s first wand. Lol
Then I got a different one.
I took the wand quiz at least 7 times and every time I got a different wand, although I’ve always come out with Dragon Heartstring.
@@armadillolover99 I too have a dragon heartstring
I have a dragon heartstring
I took Pottermore twice because there was one thing I wasn't sure about, but both times gave me fairly similar wands.
Dragon Core with Willow Wood 13 1/4 inch slightly yielding
and Dragon Core with Alder Wood, (this was my first wand so I'm going by memory) 12 3/4 inch slightly yielding.
Your guy's channel is so wholesome it's cute