7 Ron Weasley moments that need to be in the Harry Potter TV series.

In the summer that Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire came out, my younger brother was a mean person. He would go up to people he knew hadn't finished the book, ask what chapter they were on, and then say, "Oooooh. So you haven't gotten to the scene where Ron dies, have you?" And because people loved Ron Weasley so much, they'd invariably get upset until they found out he was trolling them. In honor of how much we all should love Harry's best friend, here are seven things I hope live on in the TV series coming in a couple of years.

Year 1: "ARE YOU A WITCH OR NOT?"

It's well known from the first journey on the Hogwarts Express that Hermione's hard work often pays off. Before Halloween, Ron gets annoyed with her being applauded for doing everything right and claims "it's no wonder no one can stand her."

When the three friends go through the trap door,, it takes all of their sense to get through the various challenges that lie before them. The same Ron who complained about Hermione's perfect wandwork challenges her to buse her powers: "ARE YOU A WITCH OR NOT?" Immediately, Hermione remembers Just how good she is and rescues Ron and Harry from the Devil's Snare.

Year 2: The Flying Car

If the movies underdid anything, it was by making Ron less intuitive and crafty than his book counterpart. He had moments of genuine creativity.

In Year 2, he resolves the problem of the locked barrier to Platform 9 3/4 by thinking of his dad's old charmed car. He is, perhaps, a little overconfident when he says it's "no problem,," but for a twekve-year-old, he's self-reliant. He has a plan in place soon after his first thought and looks at the logistics of it all. Leaving all the components of the scheme in place will showcase how clever he is at the time.

Year 3: "You'll have to kill us, too!

Speaking of doing a character dirty, one of the things that I cannot support is reassigning Ron's best moment of the book to Hermione. Let me refesh your memory:

"If you want to kill Harry, you'll have to kill us too!"

- Ron Weasley

Facing a mass murderer who has spent all year attempting to add to his kill list, Ron stands up on his one good leg and puts his life on the line. And then he takes a stand against Sirius Black once again.

We've known for years that Ron is willing to lay down his life to fight evil, but this absolute refusal to step aside is one of the best things he does as Harry's friend.

Year 4:"I reckon they're trying to do you in."

Ron spends some time in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire being a bit of an idiot. Hermione accurately identifies the problem as jealousy and has insights on why Harry should have patience with him coming to his senses, but it doesn't help much. I want to knock both their heads together when Harry chucks a "SUPPORT CEDRIC DIGGORY" badge at Ron's forehead.

In the aftermath of the First Task, Ron has the courage to admit that he's wrong. It's probably a moment of heart-stopping realization and he goes straight to the friend he's wronged to make things right. We can't really blame Hermione, who's been in the middle of all the conflict, for bursting into tears and calling them stupid for this.

Year 5: "He is the world's biggest git."

If I had a sickle for every time Ron stood up for Harry, I could afford a Firebolt. In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, he faces people who just don't expect much from him. He is appointed to be a prefect, but everyone assumes it was meant for Harry. He gets onto the Gryffindor Quidditch team, but gets blamed for rough practices and taunted at his first game of the season.

Percy reaches out to him with congratulations that he hasn't heard enough and warnings about how to survive tumultuous times. Ron's response is first to show Harry the letter so there are no secrets between them. Then, he tears the letter into pieces and sides against a family member because he knows Harry's heart and actions instead of the rumors circulating around the Ministry.

Year 6: "And then what?"

The ending of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince breaks my heart every time. Dumbledore has been laid to rest, but there is unspeakable unrest in the rest of the wizarding world. There are rumors that Hogwarts will close, but Harry decides that he won't return to the school for his seventh year. He has work to do and places to go and the war has to come before his schooling.

When Ron hears what Harry's mission is, his response is that "we'll go with you wherever you're going." He later says, "We're with you whatever happens." They are facing a greater likelihood of dying for their cause than ever before and Ron is as solid a friend as ver.

Year 7: "Don't et it worry you."

There are some who believe that there shouldn't be an epilogue to the Battle of Hogwarts. It's a bit like the movies who sow pictures of the characters and explain what they did in later years, either for humor or to highlight how their lives have been changed by the events we've just witnessed. Others object to the need for a happily-ever-after.

It's enjoyable for me to see what the characters are like when they're not wrapped up in a deadly conflict. Ron, who proved himself and yearnedfor some glory of his own, is the one who finds people staring and jokes that he's "extremely famous." He is, but you get the impression that his kids don't have to see the recognition he gets from other people in the wizarding world.

We look forward to what is to come in the HBO television series.