I find it endearing that Ron is such an ardent fan of the Bad News Bears of Quidditch. Here's my hunch as to why he's so devoted to the Chudley Cannons...
The Chudley Cannons
The Chudley Cannons are my team.
All right, they're not too fast;
They're clumsy clunkers, and they seem
To always come in last.
Those fellas often fail in flight.
They falter; they don't zoom.
I'm not too sure they learned the right
Technique to mount a broom.
They're quite adept at messing up.
Alas! That's nothing new;
They haven't won a single cup
Since 1892.
And yet when they embrace the air,
I let my faith take hold.
Their robes, as blazing as my hair,
Contain a hint of gold.
I understand just how it is
To regularly lose,
To feel like a substandard wiz,
To crave another's shoes.
But somewhere in me, buried deep,
Resides a champion,
So I won't sit around and weep
About where I have been.
I think I'd rather look ahead,
Imagining a day
When Weasley is the king instead.
I'll disregard dismay.
The Chudley Cannons are my team.
That's just as it should be,
For if they can achieve their dream,
There might be hope for me.
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Ah, yes. An ode to the underdogs! I can relate to Ron here in a way. I've always been partial to underdogs myself.
There's a key moment in DH when Dumbledore is explaining something (I think probably in King's Cross? Or maybe in the pensieve?) when he references the Chudley Canons winning (kind of a "when hell freezes over" or "pigs fly" reference). I'm blanking on it at the moment, but I remember being startled into a sudden laugh (sort of mixed with tears) that it came at such a sobering moment...
It definitely makes sense that Ron became a Canons fan, doesn't it? Although Ginny ends up playing for the Harpies apparently...
Hehe, yeah, I think I foresee some heated discussions in Ron and Ginny's future...
Do you mean when Dumbledore told Snape "Death is coming for me as surely as the Chudley Cannons will finish last in this year's league"? I loved that; just like Dumbledore to lighten the mood in such a somber conversation!
That's it! Thank you! I couldn't remember the exact context and if he said it to Snape or Harry. And I didn't have my book handy.
My goodness...is it time to read DH for a third time already!? ;-) (As if I have time right now!)
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