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Would you guys be open to Star Trek Into Darkness, or is that more than Brian's heart can take?

It was completed for sure; ran in front of the marathon.

Well, as I've only seen three good movies in the theater this year, I'd rank them

1. Gravity
2. Les Miserables
3. Iron Man 3

Star Trek Into Darkness doesn't merit mention.

For those who haven't heard, this looks awesome—fully illustrated editions of the books coming out in 2015.

The relationship works far better in the books. As I've said previously, in my opinion the films shamelessly flanderized Ron to make Hermione look better.

As someone whose two favorite podcasts are WAYDM and the late MuggleCast, I cannot tell you how excited for this I am.

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A tangent that might be of interest: this may be the most lunatic, shouldn't-be-yet-is awesome HP fanfic ever written. NSFW.

All this remins me of a certain trope.

Hermione does almost nothing in 4 as well, save helping Harry practice his Summoning Charm. Her distraction of Krum did nothing to stop his winning in the end; Moody/Crouch would've Imperiused him either way. And in 5, he helps Ginny, Luna and Neville escape from the Inquisitorial Squad whilst Hermione and Harry keep Umbridge busy.

But he always came back. Han Solo did no better.

Thank you for being so much more eloquent about this than I am.

I had forgotten the ents. Your point, good sir.

She knows the answer to a lot of stuff, but as far as actually doing too much...

SS: She would never have figured out Flamel if Harry hadn't remembered his chocolate frog card. She beats one challenge in the end, same as Ron.

CoS: Yes, this one is important—finding the Basilisk.

PoA: Doesn't really do anything. She figures out Lupin's a werewolf, but doesn't tell anyone, rendering the information useless.

GoF: Helps Harry with Summoning Charms.

OotP: Uses Rita to get Harry his interview.

HBP:...

DH: Basically handles all of their packing and transportation, has the idea to go to Lovegood's, saves Harry from Nagini, saves them at the Lovegoods'.

She definitely does more than Ron, particularly in the last book, where she definitely is the most useful one of the three, so I should reword my statement that she doesn't "Do a whole lot." However, she still doesn't do an overly incredible amount compared to Ron. And without Ron, Harry could have fallen in with Malfoy, and never would have known Ginny or Fred and George.

That's why I hate what Kloves did with Ron's character--he had so many good lines in the books, and in the films that's shoved aside to give Hermione more screentime. For instance, arguably the funniest moment of the whole series is in the first book, when Hermione's losing her head about not being able to start a fire with no wood, and Ron bellows "HAVE YOU GONE MAD? ARE YOU A WITCH OR NOT?" And in the film, the moment is completely reversed so that Hermione keeps her head, Ron is a panicky coward, and there's no humor whatsoever.

If you're referring to the books, I totally agree; OOTP is my second-favorite. The film, though, is pretty bloody awful. Umbridge's casting was perfection, but otherwise...