Ron is the Half Blood Prince

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 104573

But, you say, the Weasleys aren't half bloods? Well, that could 
depend on who's talking. We've remarked before that the 
definition of a half-blood seems to vary. Here are some 
examples:

"...Arthur's something like my second cousin once removed. But 
there's no point in looking for them on here--if ever  a family was 
a bunch of blood traitors it's the Weasleys." --OOP ch. 6

"The Weasleys are one of our most prominent pure-blood 
families." -- Dumbledore, CoS ch 8

"Most wizards these days are half-blood anyway. If we hadn't 
married Muggles we'd've died out." --Ron, CoS ch. 7

"There are strange likenesses between us, after all. Even you 
must have noticed. Both half-bloods..." -- CoS ch. 17

"Yer not *from* a Muggle family." --Hagrid, SS/PS ch. 5

"It'd show 'em all...yeh don't have ter be pure-blood ter do 
it."--Hagrid, GoF ch.24

Could it be  that  the Weasleys, who have perhaps married 
Muggleborns but not Muggles, are  considered  pure-blood as 
most wizards think about these things, but are half-bloods in the 
minds of fanatics like the Blacks?

Links between the Weasleys and royalty abound--the Weasley 
first names are all royal or Arthurian. Then there's  the Weasley 
is our King chant,  Harry's dream of Ron and Hermione crowned, 
Ron's prowess at the "royal game" (chess) , etc.

Pippin
apologizing if someone came up with this previously--I've been 
away for a couple of weeks. If so, please point me to the relevant 
posts.