My unconditional love for Ron Weasley and its famous actor.

     

    It was around 2004 when I first discovered the book Harry Potter (yep, I was a late bloomer when it came to books). I fell in love and was fascinated immediately with all of its characters, the complexity of the story, and their different struggles as they journeyed through the life of war and death. What I most see myself upon is that ginger kid, Professor Slughorn always forgets the name as well as being more known as the best friend of the Chosen One.

     I guess being a middle child in the family has its pros and cons just like what Ron was going through, trying to step up his game to the spotlight, in a way matching what his brothers did upon leaving Hogwarts. I can see and feel where his insecurities and immaturity are coming from and that's what made Ronald Bilius Weasley so lovable because of his imperfection and always trying to be a better brother, friend, sidekick than the one we all read from the past books.

     The movies was a bit lacking to me when it comes to justifying who Ron Weasley is. Not to blame the screenwriters but the film subject revolves around Harry Potter and they have to put in all the significant details within those two hours of screening. One thing though is that they could have made Ron someone Harry would definitely miss the most as what the book Goblet of fire stated it (I need to stop my ranting here, this is an appreciation post, let's not open a can full of worms, the series ended for Pete's sake). 

     Still I am thankful that Rupert Grint was able to portray my favorite fictional character of all time. Never had I thought that loving Ron will lead me to become a fan of Rupert also. He's a great (and truly humble, charitable, funny, and all sorts of great adjectives to describe him) actor. His acting skills in his movies are really something. I know that he does not star in mainstream films which soars in the box office such as what Emma and Daniel are doing presently. Hopefully, the film industry and audience will a give a chance for an actor like him.

     Right now, he is about to star in a major theatrical play called Mojo in where he'll portray a character named as Sweets, a junior gangster with amphetamine addiction. The performances set to begin at the Harold Pinter theatre in late October (London based fans out there, please do support him in his new project). I pray and continue to wish that Rupert Grint will flourish just like Ron Weasley did by the time the last page of the famous series Harry Potter was written.

Happy 25th birthday Rupert Grint!