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A/N: It was brought to my attention that the last chapter had no separation between the different facts. I even disagreed with a review who said it was very non-sequitur. I sincerely apologize to said reviewer because it was really-freaking-non-sequitur and had really no format whatsoever. I've fixed the previous chapter and made sure this one was formatted correctly.
~Ron Weasley~
1. When Ron was a kid, he always envied his siblings. He stopped envying them when Percy walked out and he realized that they were as flawed as he was.
When he was a teenager, he always envied his friends. It wasn't until the Horcrux hunt when Hermione had to send her parents away and Harry walked into the forest to die alone, that he understood how lucky he was to have such a large and loving family.
When Fred died, Ron realized that he had taken many things in his life for granted. It was the day he stopped envying anyone at all.
2. Ron never really wanted to be a parent.
Sure, he wanted kids, but more in a hypothetical/someday-in-the-very-distant-future kind of way. His insecurities came out when it came to parenting; he thought he would be complete rubbish at it.
In all honesty, he was complete rubbish at it. But so was Hermione. Eventually they learned how to be good parents.
Ron supposed that like anything else he and Hermione did, it had to be awkward, at least for a little while, before things worked themselves out.
3. To this day, Ron still doesn't completely get why Hermione sent a flock of canaries to attack him.
Yes, he promised to go to Slughorn's party with her, but he didn't think it was a date. He had hoped that it was, but was realistic enough to understand that it probably wasn't.
Of course, over the course of their relationship, Hermione had explained her reasoning several times, but it always seemed a bit flawed to Ron. He guessed that it was just one of those things that he would never truly understand.
4. Ron was never really jealous of Harry's money or even his fame, like some people thought.
He was really just jealous that his own family accepted Harry so easily, when they barely seemed to accept him.
It wasn't until Ron was older that he realized that no matter how much his family adored Harry, it was Ron that they made fun of and teased. It was how they showed their love.
5. Contrary to what he told Hermione, he was actually attracted to Lavender Brown.
Sure, she was needy and he was glad to break up with her, but she made him feel like a strong and confident guy. She might have needed his protection at some point.
Hermione never needed anyone's protection. She was strong and capable and never wanted anyone's help.
Ron loved Hermione more than anyone in the world, but a little part of him always wished she needed him more than she did.