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What people don’t understand about Romione, and why I think it’s the best ship.
A thread.
A thread.
One of the most common misconceptions about Ron and Hermione’s relationship is about the fact that they’re constantly bickering ; this can be perceived as toxic and unhealthy to some fans, including those who have read the books.
I am making this thread to tell you why their relationship is neither.
I’ll be touching on quite a few topics, so bear with me. This is going to be a very long thread. If you’re as passionate as I am about their relationship, I suggest you read through the whole thing.
I’ll be touching on quite a few topics, so bear with me. This is going to be a very long thread. If you’re as passionate as I am about their relationship, I suggest you read through the whole thing.
On to my first point: Almost none of their arguments are serious. Obviously, they’ve had a few big fights, such as the ones in POA, GOF, and HBP. I’ll talk about those fights later. Anyway, their daily arguments are almost always started because they enjoy the banter.
This can be seen in this specific excerpt from OOTP:
“Oh, shut up, the pair of you.” said Harry heavily, as Ron opened his mouth to argue back. Hermione and Ron both froze, looking angry and offended.
“Oh, shut up, the pair of you.” said Harry heavily, as Ron opened his mouth to argue back. Hermione and Ron both froze, looking angry and offended.
“Can’t you give it a rest?” said Harry. You’re always having a go at each other, it’s driving me mad.”
[Hermione and Ron both froze, looking angry and offended.] This exact sentence tells us that they are, quite literally, annoyed at Harry for stopping them mid-argument.
[Hermione and Ron both froze, looking angry and offended.] This exact sentence tells us that they are, quite literally, annoyed at Harry for stopping them mid-argument.
This brings me on to my next point: Why exactly does Romione love to “argue” so much?
Many people say they are polar opposites, which I sort of agree with. They had different interests, different opinions, and even completely different lives before they both started at Hogwarts.
Many people say they are polar opposites, which I sort of agree with. They had different interests, different opinions, and even completely different lives before they both started at Hogwarts.
Because of these differences, people fail to acknowledge how similar they actually are.
They’re both stubborn, argumentative, and sensitive people. Hermione canonically loves a good debate, and not all of these debates are with Ron.
They’re both stubborn, argumentative, and sensitive people. Hermione canonically loves a good debate, and not all of these debates are with Ron.
We see her pick fights with many people over the course of the seven books. These people include Percy, the Weasley twins, and Luna, who are all people that she doesn’t hate.
Hermione is passionate about what she argues about, and she loves proving her point to others because she is almost always factually correct. She has many opinions, and with those opinions come strong points and well researched topics.
As we all know, Ron comes from a large family. He is used to being overshadowed by his siblings and having his opinions go unacknowledged. He is almost always fighting to be heard. It is obvious that Ron is the least favorite Weasley kid ; it’s why he has so many insecurities.
Like Hermione, Ron likes to argue with other people, as long as it’s something he’s passionate about. This can be seen when he accuses Cho Chang of being a “fair weather Quidditch fan.”
Here’s a summary: Hermione loves a good debate because she is naturally argumentative. Ron hates being undermined or under-appreciated, which is why he easily gets defensive.
She loves proving her points, and he loves proving his value.
She loves proving her points, and he loves proving his value.
Moving on to their bigger and much more serious fights. Let’s start with the Scabbers/Crookshanks situation. As mentioned earlier, Hermione loves being right, especially when she has facts to back up her point.
Given the evidence at the time, she was most probably wrong in said situation.
I don’t blame Ron for believing that Crookshanks ate Scabbers. It’s exactly what Peter Pettigrew wanted to happen.
I don’t blame Ron for believing that Crookshanks ate Scabbers. It’s exactly what Peter Pettigrew wanted to happen.
It’s exactly why Peter staged his own death (again) by putting his blood on Ron’s sheets... so Ron wouldn’t go looking for him and he could hide from Sirius Black with ease. This problem is almost immediately solved when Hermione says sorry.
Like I said, given the evidence at the time, she was most probably wrong and she hated to admit that. Here’s the apology in an excerpt from POA:
Hermione flung her arms around Ron’s neck and broke down completely. Ron, looking quite terrified, patted her very awkwardly on the top of the head. Finally, Hermione drew away. “Ron, I’m really, really sorry about Scabbers,” she sobbed. “Oh... well... he was old.” said Ron.
Their next two serious fights: The Hermione/Krum drama in GOF and the Ron/Lavender drama in HBP. There’s not much to say for these fights because... Do you really think that these fights would have occurred if they hadn’t liked each other?
Let’s talk about why people perceive Romione’s harmless and enjoyable arguments as something bad. The answer is simple – the books are from Harry’s point of view. He doesn’t like fighting, and it’s portrayed as something bad.
Which is why he snaps at them in OOTP... he simply doesn’t like arguing, even if Romione’s arguments are about nothing serious. I personally believe he dislikes arguing in general because he grew up with the Dursley’s (where arguments were prominent).
He categorizes all arguments, including Romione’s bickering, as something bad because that’s what he was used to growing up.
Ron and Hermione spend way much more time together than movie watchers and readers think. Think about it:
Ron and Hermione spend way much more time together than movie watchers and readers think. Think about it:
They spent the entire summer together without Harry in the start of OOTP, they were both appointed prefects and had duties to do together without Harry. And whenever Harry was busy saving the Wizarding World from Voldemort, Romione was most probably together.
They share a romance that Harry doesn’t. This is why I think Harmione wouldn’t work out: Harry and Hermione never, ever had romantic feelings for each other. It’s been obvious since the beginning of the series. Here’s an exact excerpt from DH:
“She’s like my sister,” Harry went on. “I love her like a sister and I reckon she feels the same way about me. It’s always been like that, I thought you knew.”
This is why I love both Hinny and Romione. Both had romantic chemistry and strong, genuine feelings for each other.
This is why I love both Hinny and Romione. Both had romantic chemistry and strong, genuine feelings for each other.
Moving on to my last point: Why do I think that Romione is the best ship in the series? Because they symbolize growth. Throughout the series, we both see them grow from their immaturities and insecurities.
Like every other person, both of them had made mistakes in the past and both of them had been pretty bad towards each other. They show how they grew from such mistakes alone and TOGETHER.
We can see how much they have grown towards the end of HBP and the start of DH. It’s beautiful. This is one of my favorite moments: https://twitter.com/weasleycares/status/1323315469823078405?s=21
Despite their bickering, they are always quick to defend each other. Hermione constantly lifts him up, Ron is the first to defend her. This can be seen whenever Draco called her the wizarding slur or when Harry raises his voice at her in DH.
Here’s one of my favorite examples from POA: https://twitter.com/weasleycares/status/1323315443377975302?s=21
There is still so much more I want to say, but this thread is getting way too long. So here are a couple more examples of why I love them together:
Communication is key, bickering is the form of communication they got used to, and they enjoyed it. However, in DH, we can see them grow out of it.
Ron and Hermione challenge each other, yet they respect each other. They don’t bring up each other’s insecurities when they argue.
Ron and Hermione challenge each other, yet they respect each other. They don’t bring up each other’s insecurities when they argue.
Romione is the perfect example of a “bickering like an old married couple” trope. They’re the perfect example of “rivals to best friends to lovers” story. They’re high school sweethearts.
They are honest, they always have been, and they bring out the best in each other.
They are honest, they always have been, and they bring out the best in each other.
They keep each other grounded. Hermione is strict, and serious which keeps Ron focused, Ron is fun and reminds her to loosen up.
What Hermione smells in her Amortentia potion: freshly mown grass, new parchment, and canonically, Ron Weasley’s hair.
What Hermione smells in her Amortentia potion: freshly mown grass, new parchment, and canonically, Ron Weasley’s hair.
They learn from each other. One of my favorite examples is the
“ARE YOU A WITCH OR NOT?”
“Oh, right!” parallel to
“Are you a wizard, or what?”
“Oh, right, yeah!”
They’re the Golden Trio’s parallel of James and Lily Potter.
“ARE YOU A WITCH OR NOT?”
“Oh, right!” parallel to
“Are you a wizard, or what?”
“Oh, right, yeah!”
They’re the Golden Trio’s parallel of James and Lily Potter.
Ron wants to be the best for her, that he ends up researching and reading a book to help himself out in DH. Hermione is willing to break the rules for him in HBP, using a Confundus charm on Cormac McLaggen.
They’re protective of each other. They support each other despite their disagreements. They are so different, yet the same. They are each other’s comfort people.
They are each other’s main motivations. When the Horcrux influenced and took over his mind, it used his two biggest weaknesses. One being his main insecurities, the other being the fear of losing Hermione for good.
When Ron left, Harry and Hermione barely spoke to each other, and she cried for a week straight.
I am so sick and tired of the “Ron/Hermione deserved better” argument. Hermione wasn’t just written to be the hero’s love interest.
I am so sick and tired of the “Ron/Hermione deserved better” argument. Hermione wasn’t just written to be the hero’s love interest.
Ron wasn’t just written to be the hero’s foolish sidekick. If anything, they deserve much better than people expecting them to follow that stupid cliche storyline.
Before you bring up whatever BS that J.K. Rowling said about Romione, I won’t listen. She’s a people pleaser and will say anything to make fans happy, even if it goes against what she wrote herself. She’s also admitted to never rereading her books.
Overall, their relationship shouldn’t even be questioned. They loved each other, and that’s that. One of my favorite quotes about them is “They care about each other enough to work through their differences, and that’s what makes any relationship really strong and special.”
I’ve linked it throughout this thread, but here is another thread of my favorite Romione moments: https://twitter.com/weasleycares/status/1323315440098058242?s=21
Here is the GoogleDocs link of this whole thread, since it’s so long: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_69xns76W92AY3gD0Hko-XHJ6HlI3BVtaLDKNtO9XNo/edit?usp=sharing
If you made it to the end... I’d be surprised. Thank you for reading, I hope you enjoyed!
here are all my ships fancams. majority of them are romione so if you’re here please check it out!!! https://twitter.com/weasleycares/status/1330234695838281729
