His supposed crush on Hermione is as lustful as nursing home bingo game. He plays along but really only lights up when he is around Harry. But in the sixth installment, Ron has become a bit of a strapping butch boy and he starts to get noticed by the girls. Ron's always been uneasy around girls and it was chalked up to the fact that he's clumsy goof. And so in the tradition of British boarding schools things got a little gay. But because the most troublesome part of teen sexuality is the idea of a loose lady wizard most of the innuendos and flirtation stayed between the boys. Director David Yates did a fantastic job capturing the sexual tension that must throb through any kind of co-ed castle. Hogwarts is a hormonal hothouse! Wizards are snogging in the halls, winking at each other during Potions class, and they're even abusing their powers to seduce other supple wizards.
So how did the kid-friendly franchise deal with the prickly issue of teenage sexuality? Splendidly! But perhaps in an unintended direction. A major challenge in Harry Potter 6 is that the teenage wizard had the ability to get a boner.
