This Character’s Death in Harry Potter Could’ve Made Ron Weasley’s Storyline So Much Better

Summary:

• Harry Potter ’s franchise of books and films is famous for its main trio of characters, but Ron in this case stands out not in a very positive light.
• Throughout the plot, Ron’s character downgrades to being a third wheel and a weird addition to Harry and Hermione who take all the initiative under their control.
• Ron’s storyline could’ve been significantly improved if J.K. Rowling had killed off one significant character like she had planned to initially.

J.K. Rowling’s book series about Harry Potter that later turned into an extremely successful franchise has featured a famous trio of Harry, Hermione and Ron since the very beginning, but the latter’s role significantly faded over the course of the whole plot.

Being a real frontline figure in the first movies, Ron later on somehow got to be just an unnecessary addition to Harry and Hermione’s brilliant duo — but one big plot twist that eventually never happened could’ve given the character an incentive to change his position.

By the end of Harry Potter’s franchise, Ron loses one his brothers Fred when the latter is killed in an explosion during the Battle of Hogwarts, but Ron’s trauma from seeing his beloved one’s death could’ve been much worse.

It’s a known fact now that initially J.K. Rowling was planning to kill off Arthur Weasley, Ron’s father, but then she suddenly changed her mind — and the character’s fate. Though Arthur’s life has been jeopardized several times in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, he nonetheless survives it all staying safe and sound.

Eventually, to save Arthur Weasley’s life, the author opted for killing Nymphadora Tonks and Remus Lupin instead.

It’s quite clear that Ron, who has always seen his father as a real role model, would’ve definitely been shattered by Arthur’s death if it hadn’t been for J.K. Rowling’s change of plans — but it also could have given him a chance to step out of Harry and Hermione’s shadow.

During several last installments of the franchise the character succumbs to Harry Potter’s leading role in the whole story and by the end isn’t even eager for letting his voice sound while the trio needs to make decisions.

Though Ron’s mental health remained relatively stable even after his brother’s death and he never got to lose his beloved parent, the latter’s possible death could’ve had a weirdly positive impact on him, making Ron retrieve all his brilliance that he demonstrated in the first movies.