#CHECK OUT your differences in wand technique here #and how fluidly and casually Ron throws a curse in comparison to Harry and Hermione #Hermione has done the reading and is technically perfect of course #Elbow straight; wrist bent #Wand tip aligned with left sightline #left arm held loosely behind her for balance #Harry hasn’t ever done the reading #Grip too tight; elbow locked #Shoulders raised#Left elbow cranked in awkwardly against his body #Kids’ll imitate his awful technique#and Junior Aurors #it’ll make their parents nuts; don’t twist your neck like that I don’t care what Auror Potter does #When you save wizardkind you can hold your wand however you want #until then drop your shoulders #Ron’s been around wand users since birth #practiced with twigs and then his brothers’ wands #Look at how the movement flows from his center #the way he uses his whole body #throws out his opposite hand behind him to counterbalance the movement #Harry and Hermione get their wands into position and then throw the curse #Ron’s spell starts mid-motion because he knows his wand will be in position in time (via helenish)
Oh, Ronald, that bloody brilliant boy! While Hermione and Harry have a natural compassion because of their upbringing, Ron doesn’t. He has a habit of fleeing first and asking questions later. He flees even when his help is needed. But he /learns/ compassion. He learns that sometimes there are more important things than his life. And by bloody hell he fights! He fights for all that is good and right in the world! Ron is a damned brilliant wizard and he /learns/, as so many people do, to be a brilliant human being. He doesn’t ever get enough credit. But he is, in fact, brilliant.