If No One Can Protect You

Ron was, strictly speaking, an exceptionally gifted child.

Just look at his family: his father was a core member of the Order of the Phoenix, his mother was a master spellcaster capable of taking down Bellatrix alone, and his brothers Bill and Percy were top students who earned perfect marks on their Ultimate Wizarding Level Exams. In the original story, the only ones with grades like that were Dumbledore, Voldemort, Barty Crouch Jr., and Hermione, along with the Weasley children. His brother Charlie possessed world-class Quidditch talent, yet went off to raise dragons. Then there were his twin brothers and his future top-student sister Ginny.

But just as Anton had researched, magic was an ability of the heart.

Ron had received little attention at home since childhood, and his mind had matured too early. It was not only because his background had made him familiar with the ways of the Wizarding World, but also because his father knew a great deal about the Muggle World. He had practically entered early into the predicament of adult wizards: their complicated hearts leaving them unable to make progress in magic.

But even so, a young wizard was still a young wizard, with limitless potential.

Unfortunately, this unlucky kid had met Harry, who was absurdly gifted but hated studying and loved wandering around at night. Then he had met Hermione, a top student so brilliant she made people despair, yet who also loved having fun.

It was rather tragic.

When it came to courage, whenever the trio encountered trouble, or whenever someone weaker was being bullied, Ron would always step forward like his father, bravely charging to the front.

And when it came to intelligence, Hermione, despite being such an outstanding student, could not compare to Ron at Wizard Chess, which required intuition and