Random thought that popped into my head, what would happen if we switched the weasley kids around? How different would the story be if Ron was firstborn, or the Twins were the youngest? What effects do you think switching them up would have on canon?
Ron:
First: Probably similar to canon, but without the inferiority complex. I could see him still joining the Quidditch Team, though I don't see him becoming a prefect at any point. He's too much of a slacker, and won't have the fame and glory of Harry's adventures to bolster him.
Second: Depending on who came before him, Ron could be more driven. If the eldest was a Quidditch player, Ron might aim for good grades. If they were prefect, he'll probably go for Quidditch again. Here, he still has options that his siblings haven't done, so he'll probably go after those, if only to set himself apart.
Third: Here it gets a little murkier, since we don't know who came before him. It could proceed like being born second, assuming there are still avenues to distinguish himself. If Bill and Charlie were before him, I could see him either going for Head Boy and Quidditch Captain, or deciding to just coast through Hogwarts, just without complaining about how his family has done everything already.
Fourth: As the middle child, I could see Ron just coasting along regardless of everything else. He might put effort into some things, enough to get by anyways, but liek canon, he would lack the drive to accel and would probably be quite passive without some outside influence.
Fifth: Well, at least he's not the youngest. I could see Ron being somewhat like Percy, just focused on his family instead of everyone. I could see him looking out for/bossing aroudn his younger siblings, and that might result in him putting more effort into things, if only so they don't call him out for slacking more than they do.
Sixth: Canon, depending on the rest of the family.
Seventh: As the baby, I don't really see Ron being too much different. His mom might coddle him a lot more, and the rest of the boys might look down on him as the baby, could mean he's a momma's boy, or it could mean that he gets into more trouble because he's tired of being the baby/knows he can get away with it.
Maybe I should have done it with the whole fmaily, instead of just one at a time, the order would proabbly really affect how they all develop.
Ron:
First: Probably similar to canon, but without the inferiority complex. I could see him still joining the Quidditch Team, though I don't see him becoming a prefect at any point. He's too much of a slacker, and won't have the fame and glory of Harry's adventures to bolster him.
Second: Depending on who came before him, Ron could be more driven. If the eldest was a Quidditch player, Ron might aim for good grades. If they were prefect, he'll probably go for Quidditch again. Here, he still has options that his siblings haven't done, so he'll probably go after those, if only to set himself apart.
Third: Here it gets a little murkier, since we don't know who came before him. It could proceed like being born second, assuming there are still avenues to distinguish himself. If Bill and Charlie were before him, I could see him either going for Head Boy and Quidditch Captain, or deciding to just coast through Hogwarts, just without complaining about how his family has done everything already.
Fourth: As the middle child, I could see Ron just coasting along regardless of everything else. He might put effort into some things, enough to get by anyways, but liek canon, he would lack the drive to accel and would probably be quite passive without some outside influence.
Fifth: Well, at least he's not the youngest. I could see Ron being somewhat like Percy, just focused on his family instead of everyone. I could see him looking out for/bossing aroudn his younger siblings, and that might result in him putting more effort into things, if only so they don't call him out for slacking more than they do.
Sixth: Canon, depending on the rest of the family.
Seventh: As the baby, I don't really see Ron being too much different. His mom might coddle him a lot more, and the rest of the boys might look down on him as the baby, could mean he's a momma's boy, or it could mean that he gets into more trouble because he's tired of being the baby/knows he can get away with it.
Maybe I should have done it with the whole fmaily, instead of just one at a time, the order would proabbly really affect how they all develop.