Some might have seen Ron Weasley as just Harry Potter’s friend or Hermione’s awkward crush, but he was so much more than that. Ron is one of the most complex and most intriguing characters in the entire HP series. So without further ado, here are 10 reasons why I (and many Tumblr users) LOVE Ron Weasley!

1. Ron Weasley was Harry’s first friend. Not only was he a friend to Harry, he was a part of the first family Harry ever had.

2. Ron Weasley sacrificed himself for friends he had just met at just eleven years old, because even then, he thought they were important and worth saving.

3. Ron Weasley lived in a small and extremely cramped house. Yet anytime Harry needed to stay at his place, he always offered Harry everything he had, even though it was very little.

4. Ron Weasley was nice to Harry before he found out who he was (unlike Malfoy).

5. Ron Weasley took care of Harry and Hermione, whether it was making them laugh, or giving them a sweet when they were too busy taking care and save the rest of the world to worry about themselves.

6. Ron Weasley had broken bones, and yet he stood up against a so-called “dangerous murderer” and told him that if he were going to kill Harry, he would have to go through him first.

7. Ron Weasley was a pureblood wizard who never allowed his status to fog his judgment or treatment of any wizard, muggle or even house elf.

8. Ron Weasley gave Dobby, a house elf, his own clothes and socks to be buried in because he understood and knew how important it was and how happy it would have made to him.

9. Ron Weasley always found a way to make either Hermione or Harry laugh when times were difficult or stressful.

10. He never let any of his fears turn him away from helping his best friend.

If you read the book, or even watched the movies, and do not LOVE Ron Weasley, I honestly have no clue what you were watching or reading because you are seriously missing out. All of his siblings had an identity: Bill was the firstborn, Charlie was a freaking dragon trainer, and Percy was the smart head boy. The twins were the handsome devilish pranksters. We don’t even need to start on Ginny who was the golden girl for their parents. And so where did Ron fit into all of this? He had no idea. He never even realized he had elements of every single one of them in him and he indeed had a heart of a Lion.