[HPforGrownups] yet more evidence of Ron's prescience

[Neil Ward]

No: HPFGUIDX 9166

Peg Kerr said:

<<<Steve or anyone else?  Do we have a list of Ron's true "predictions"
anywhere?  He's doing a lot better than Prof. Trelawney.>>>

This is what I have so far in the (draft) Ron Weasley FAQ, taken from
discussions here (so there may be other examples):-

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Is Ron a seer?

Some of Ron's comments have been interpreted as a demonstration of possible
psychic potential.  Meg noted, for example, that in Chapter 13 of CoS, when
Ron, Harry, and Hermione are trying to figure out how Tom Riddle earned an
award for special services to the school, Ron says, "Maybe he murdered
Myrtle."  This, of course, turns out to be true. (e-12/12/00, "Re: Character
summary: Professor Trelawney").

Paul Smitster brought attention to Ron's potential in Divination.  When Ron
read's Harry's tea leaves in PoA he predicted "a windfall, unexpected gold".
Sister ML thought this could be another example of the theory that Ron is a
seer who doesn't realise his own abilities: Harry did get a windfall (and
gold) the next year, when, in GoF, he "won" 1000 Galleons for the Triwizard
Tournament.  Catlady came up with an even earlier windfall: the leprechaun
gold that Ron had poured on him.  Pippin then pointed out that Harry had had
a windfall even sooner than that: the Firebolt.

Dave H noted that Ron had "predicted" that Harry would work for the MoM,
whilst Coleen (JusDucky) thought JKR had said that someone unlikely would
become a teacher at Hogwarts and suggested that Ron might take Trelawney's
place.  Brandgwen imagined that under Professor Weasley's watchful eye, the
students might spend the Divination lessons seeing who could "lob the
crystal balls and tea cups . furthest out the window". (e-12/11/00 onwards,
"Talons & Tealeaves" thread)

Could Ron develop a talent for precognition to give him that special 'edge'
he needs?

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Neil
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as soon as he'd drawn the curtains of his
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[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]