justprompts Blood is thicker than water or My friends are the family I choose?
Not all would agree with him because Merlin knows everyone is different and circumstances are all different as well. Ron has always grown up with family all around him. As the sixth son of the seven Weasley children, not having a family - a right good family at that - surrounding him was simply not the case. Arthur and Molly Weasley were the kind of parents every boy wishes he could have at one point or another. Of course, Ron wouldn't always admit this out loud. Especially when his mum tended to get angry about his "accidents" or there were those bloody sweaters every Weasley child (and then some) got for Christmas. That didn't keep him from wearing it, of course.
Having so many brothers and sisters could be a right pain sometimes, but Ron wouldn't ever change how he grew up in a million years. Small things, sure. Like wishing he could hex his brothers as a baby for trying to sell him, for example.
For Ron, blood is thicker than water and no one would be able to tell him differently. They are the ones who are always there and will do anything possible to protect one another. Even if the cost is their life.
Then there's the other bit because, for Ron, it doesn't go simply one way. When it comes to family and friends, Ron's family includes his friends. It's not a question of whether or not you're related by blood to him. (After all, Percy is one of his blood relatives so what can you do?) The moment Ron became friends with Harry Potter and Hermione Granger, they all became like family. Not just like family, but family in the real sense of the word. Later, that family expanded to others around Hogwarts. Neville, Luna, and others. Plus, loads more. Tonks, Remus, Sirius had been the same way. Fighting a war probably would have something to do with the relationships between them all, but that does not and never will lessen it in any way.
Blood might be thicker than water, but friends will always be family in Ron's eyes. If he's asked, he'll tell you that he's right bloody lucky. He has both.
Having so many brothers and sisters could be a right pain sometimes, but Ron wouldn't ever change how he grew up in a million years. Small things, sure. Like wishing he could hex his brothers as a baby for trying to sell him, for example.
For Ron, blood is thicker than water and no one would be able to tell him differently. They are the ones who are always there and will do anything possible to protect one another. Even if the cost is their life.
Then there's the other bit because, for Ron, it doesn't go simply one way. When it comes to family and friends, Ron's family includes his friends. It's not a question of whether or not you're related by blood to him. (After all, Percy is one of his blood relatives so what can you do?) The moment Ron became friends with Harry Potter and Hermione Granger, they all became like family. Not just like family, but family in the real sense of the word. Later, that family expanded to others around Hogwarts. Neville, Luna, and others. Plus, loads more. Tonks, Remus, Sirius had been the same way. Fighting a war probably would have something to do with the relationships between them all, but that does not and never will lessen it in any way.
Blood might be thicker than water, but friends will always be family in Ron's eyes. If he's asked, he'll tell you that he's right bloody lucky. He has both.