Are you calling my opinion silly?!?!?!?!?!!? Thats mean I think I'm going to cry waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Yeah that was WAY dramatic! lol

Yes!!!! now lets throw a we Hate Harry Potter ( The character not the books) Party and go agents what our mothers taught us and hit kids wearing glasses!!!

I'll bring the cookies!!

Pynki, I love your devotion to Ron! I did not read the books but I realized early on that he was not appreciated for his loyalty and unconditional love by his friends. He is so much more lovable than HP and deserves more respect and admiration for being the kind of friend he is. Harry is much more clueless and can't see outside of his own troubles which is much more typical of most men I know (sorry guys, this is JMHO). These kinds of lopsided friendships are much more common in real life and so I think they nailed it when they portray the relationship between Ron and Harry. I would love to have a friend like Ron, wouldn't everyone?! Now in closing, (in dramatic Mary Catherine fashion) I would like to cue up the music to Bette Midler's beautiful song from the movie Beaches and have Harry sing to Ron: "you're the wind beneath my wings"… SUPERSTAR!

Thank you. I want a friend like Ron too!! I have an unhealthy love for Ron scratch that its very healthy. My feelings for Harry are odd i don't care for him much but love the fact that JKR made him flawed, he's not perfect and it make him a better character. I guess as a person i think he's an arse but is a great literary character. You really should read the books they are amazing!

I think a lot of Ron being lovable in the movies has to do with the actor who plays him. The way he was written in the movies could have come off as annoying.

Thats a perfect song for Harry to sing to Ron… JKR always said Ron is the heart of the trio and what held them together, and even Harry acknowledged that.

The sword clanged as Ron dropped it. He had sunk to his knees,

his head in his arms. He was shaking, but not, Harry realized, from

cold. Harry crammed the broken locket into his pocket, knelt down

beside Ron, and placed a hand cautiously on his shoulder. He took

it as a good sign that Ron did not throw it off.

“After you left,” he said in a low voice, grateful for the fact that

Ron’s face was hidden, “she cried for a week. Probably longer, only

she didn’t want me to see. There were loads of nights when we never

even spoke to each other. With you gone . . .”

He could not finish; it was only now that Ron was here again that

Harry fully realized how much his absence had cost them.

This is How Ron's return should have went in the movies. Rupert Grint is a very talented actor and I wanted to see him act that out. There is a part in the second movie i wont tell you what since you haven't read the Book but in an interview Emma Watson said that while filming it she had to remind herself to keep acting because she wanted to stop and tell him he was amazing. THAT i cant wait for.

There is no way anyone would buy a hero that was not flawed, we are human afterall. Thanks for the insights with the books, maybe I do need to just settle in for a long winter's nap with Ron and the rest /rolleyes.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

I've always felt that the Weasley Family were the most interesting characters in the book. Harry is a bit of a jerk for the reasons Pynki stated and I too believe that Ron, while portrayed brilliantly by Mr. Grint, was given very little to work with from the writers.

(gets down off the soap box)

PREACH ON BROTHER PREACH ON! Now move over.

I think one of the biggest mistakes the franchise made was having Steve Kloves continue as screen writer. He publicly spoke ill of Ron's character back when CoS was released saying Ron was his least favorite character and found him to be bland or something to that effect. I fell like thats is the reason Ron was so under developed in the movies the screen writer simply didn't like the character. I truly believe that If he had his way he would have written Ron off completely. Look at what he's done, he has a habit of giving Hermione Ron's lines.

OHHH :::Bounces up & down on soap box::: I was soo looking forward to seeing Ron and Hermione dance at the wedding and was so sad that they cut it out of the movie only to give the dance to Harry latter on. I was Like "What the everlasting F**K! Did they really turn a Ron and Hermione moment in to a Harry Hermione one? You have GOT to be kidding me!" But then thats Kloves for you. I thought he would have gotten over his disappointment of Harry and Hermione not getting together by now but…

this one's for Pynki!!!

Yeah, okay I guess (this monkey don't swing from THAT branch), but he does need to get that cheesy mouse-stache outen zeeeee!!!

Bloody Hell!

Who couldn't love the Weasley's.

voldemort, the Malfoys and LeStrange….(sheesh)

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/laugh.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> Busted, I was thinking like a mugal.

DON'T SAY THE NAME ITS TABOO!!

Easy there chica…i used lower case "V".

Was listening to Stern this morning on Sirius and there was a news item that was saying that Harry Potter wands from the Hogwarts attraction at Universal Studios Orlando are outselling Mickey Mouse ears. Apparently, the park is doing some incredible business and the merchandising is off the chain. Lines for the gift shops are quite extensive (guess that means J & G will be investigating…especially if Nearly Headless Nick, Peeves or the Bloody Baron show up) and it's putting a crimp in Disney's bottom line which is in direct competition as they're near each other. Thought you'd enjoy that. The wands seem to be the best sellers, but a general rush on official swag is the norm.