disclaimer: this entry is dedicated to my younger sister who shares my love for won-won; not for non-HP readers.

today is ronald weasley's birthday and to honor this special day of my favorite HP character, i am wearing for the first time the shirt i bought at hot topic some months ago. it's a promotional shirt with ron's 'yule ball' face on it and it cost me thirty dollars and i've never worn it because i feel it would be sacrilege do so. me ---> crazy, i know!

anyway, ron is perhaps one of the most underrated characters in HP. and i hate how the film versions portray him nothing more as the hero's goofy sidekick. he's not given the attention that he truly deserves. here is where the books parallel reality. in the books, ron feels overshadowed by his siblings (bill, the pretty guy; charlie, the dragon-tamer; percy, the smart prat; fred and george,the  amazing twins; and ginny, the only girl and the first one to be born in the weasley clan after several generations). similarly, in real life that is the Potter universe, he is often overshadowed by harry's nobility and bravery and by hermione's cleverness.

my sister said ron is turning 26 today, that is if jkr decides not to kill him in the book. she fears this. i am confident jkr wouldn't do that. after all, ron is HP's sam (in LOTR). he represents the ordinary folks and if she kills off his character, it would be an insult to the majority of us who relate with ron. so i assure my sister that ron would live happily ever after with hermione, that they would have kids and would possibly grow older than dumbledore.

to ron weasley, happy birthday!