I’m probably going to get downvoted to hell for this but

Ron is so annoying in GoF and Deathly Hallows. Oh my god. I KNOW he is just a teenager having teenage feelings. I know he is insecure because of his circumstances. I used to love Ron’s character in my 20s because of his flaws. I really liked that HP showed actual conflict between friends, the good the bad and the ugly.

But now in my 30s listening to the audiobooks, it’s almost unbearable to hear the absolutely awful things he said to Harry. He’s constantly inventing random things to be insecure about. Harry has only ever accepted and included him in every part of his life. He verbally attacked Hermione when she went out with Krum after treating her like a second-tier friend next to Harry. Correct me if I’m wrong but we never see Ron and Hermione sharing any meaningful moments that don’t involve Harry. Unless you count her doing his homework for him. I don’t hate the pairing but genuinely cannot imagine them lasting as a married couple.

He responded by eating Lavender’s face every chance he got after Ginny called him out for his lack of romantic experience.

I suppose that next to Harry and Hermione, who are both flawed in their own way, Ron seems to be much more immature than the other two. Which is fine, he’s human but it’s so annoying to listen to him go on and on with conviction about absolute NONSENSE

One thing I will say is that he at least apologises for his mistakes. Some people would never own up to it and go on like they were right or they didn’t care. He’s also the funniest character second only to Harry. The way he expresses himself is hilarious. I don’t hate Ron. But his senseless outbursts stemming from insecurity are quite irritating