Harry Potter was probably a notable enough wizard to end up on a Chocolate Frog card when he was, I dunno, one year old. And Hermione probably deserved a Chocolate Frog card after her, oh, I dunno, second year? (My girl solved the mystery of the Chamber of Secrets before anyone.)
But Ron? He definitely deserved a Chocolate Frog card after the Horcrux hunt, and it would’ve meant the most to him. The very first thing we hear him talk about with harry on their first train ride to Hogwarts was how cool the wizards who make it onto the cards are.
We knew that Merlin’s name had been bandied about in the Harry Potter books — a wizard of prominence can be awarded the Order of Merlin award, first class — but also? The guy went to Hogwarts. And he was a Slytherin! How did King Arthur ever trust a Slytherin?
Those scheming Malfoys! Always with a plan! In a post on her website Pottermore, JK Rowling told the story of Lucious Malfoy I, who in the 15th century tried (and failed) to woo Queen Elizabeth I. Of course, she wasn’t a pureblood wizard — kinda the Malfoys’ whole deal — but ruling over the muggles as a king would have been enough to this rotten Malfoy.
Sure, we know that Trelawney objectively knocked it out the park when she predicted that the Voldemort-slayer was being born in late July and that the Voldemort-lackey would return to his master.
But did you know she has some other impressive calls under her belt?
There was a shot called during Harry, Ron, and Hermione’s first class with her.
The first time they met their Divination teacher, the trio heard Professor Trelawney say, “around Easter, one of our number will leave us for ever.”
Of course, they were meant to think she was talking about someone dying, but she was actually talking about Hermione, who would drop the class right around… Easter.
