In The Philosopher's Stone, Ron Weasley played a wicked game of Wizard's Chess to get Harry one step closer to the Stone itself. In The Chamber of Secrets, Ron drove the flying car to get Harry to Hogwarts after they missed the train.
Between those two instances of heroics and Ron's rescuing Harry from drowning in the Forest of Dean in The Deathly Hallows, however, what does he really do to contribute to the battle against evil?
Not much.
I'm glad J.K. gave Ron a chance to redeem himself in the final novel because, for much of the series, he was more comic relief than anything else. While Harry and Hermione continually made real contributions to the fight against the Dark Lord and his minions, Ron did very little.
So it's good that he comes through in the end. Otherwise, he'd be less a hero than a bit of a joke.
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