Harry Potter Prognostications Podcast » Ron Weasley http://www.hpprogs.com If you thought Harry Potter was just for kids, think again! Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:56:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Episode #64: Ronald Weasley http://www.hpprogs.com/2008/01/06/episode-64-ronald-weasley/ http://www.hpprogs.com/2008/01/06/episode-64-ronald-weasley/#comments Sun, 06 Jan 2008 05:06:15 +0000 Greg http://www.hpprogs.com/2008/01/06/episode-64-ronald-weasley/ From the beginning, Ron has played second fiddle to Harry Potter…or has he? Perhaps Ron’s perception that he was simply there as Harry’s backup was just that: perception. Ron was, in fact, more of an individual and a complement to Harry than just a sidekick. Finally, in Book 7, Ron comes to realize this. In this week’s episode, we look back at Ron’s past and his coming-of-age/growing up in Book 7 and the Epilogue.

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It’s been less than a week since the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, yet most of us have now read the book more than once; inevitably, bits and pieces need to be re-read to make sense of them. In addition to re-reading, the comments on our last post were extremely amazing, and really helped make sense of the book. This week, we look back through the comments and pull out a few topics to discuss further: a possible relationship between Harry and Voldemort? Examples of Voldemort’s spells not working, references to Nazis, the fittingness of Snape’s death. What was the purpose of the epilogue? And what did we need the Deathly Hallows for anyhow? Of course, there’s more questions that need to be discussed (who discovered magic later in life? Where did Harry’s parents get all that money from?), but they’ll have to wait until next time.

Thanks so much for all the great comments, keep them coming, we couldn’t do the show without them!

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]]> http://www.hpprogs.com/2007/07/25/episode-43-making-sense-of-deathly-hallows/feed/ 127 Episode #35: Deluxe Dragon Drawings…Draco? http://www.hpprogs.com/2007/06/13/episode-35-deluxe-dragon-drawingsdraco/ http://www.hpprogs.com/2007/06/13/episode-35-deluxe-dragon-drawingsdraco/#comments Wed, 13 Jun 2007 15:41:47 +0000 Greg http://www.hpprogs.com/2007/06/13/episode-35-deluxe-dragon-drawingsdraco/ Just in time for Episode #35, Scholastic released the cover for the Deluxe edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. At first glance, the picture seems quite unassuming (even austere, but certainly not threadbare). So we have Harry, Ron and Hermione riding a dragon…but then, the wheels begin to turn, and bits and pieces of information from various parts of the Potter-verse start to collect, theories start to form…and we have interesting ideas on our hands. In this episode, we review the discussion started on our last post about the draconian figure adorning the cover.

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]]> http://www.hpprogs.com/2007/06/13/episode-35-deluxe-dragon-drawingsdraco/feed/ 42 Episode #5: Ron and Hermione? Duh! http://www.hpprogs.com/2006/10/26/episode-5-ron-and-hermione-duh/ http://www.hpprogs.com/2006/10/26/episode-5-ron-and-hermione-duh/#comments Thu, 26 Oct 2006 19:17:16 +0000 Greg http://www.hpprogs.com/2006/10/26/episode-5-ron-and-hermione-duh/ Since the beginning, Ron and Hermione seem to have been destined to, well, something.  Some think these star-crossed lovers have been fated to be together from the start, while others hold out hopes (dreams?) that perhaps Harry or Victor will capture Hermione’s heart.  In this episode, we discuss just why Ron and Hermione are meant to be together.

As a reference see my post on the old HPProgs blog, Weasley and Granger in Love.  Make sure to read the comments for some classic denial-of-the-obvious H/H shipping.

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