"The second notable action of Ron Weasley came after his departure from the Hunt – occurred upon his return, in fact. Let me correct myself – Ron performed two notable actions in this moment in time, both of which are closely linked. The first was saving my life, by leaping into the freezing cold water of a frozen pond and swimming several yards down, and retrieving the sword of Gryffindor. All this was done as I was nearly strangled to death and drowned by Slytherin's locket, Voldemort's Horcrux. The second action is, as I said, closely linked to the first. Upon saving me from the pool, I ordered Ron to destroy the locket with the sword. Once I had opened the locket, Voldemort's voice performed psychological torture on Ron, including visions performed by ghostly renderings of myself and the love of his life. These visions were meant to belittle him, and render him unable to complete the task at hand. But, Ron resisted these tortures. Even as he watched ghosts of his future bride and best friend belittle him, tell him he was nothing, Ron resisted the influence of a Horcrux, and destroyed it with one clean stroke of that sword. Fighting back successfully against the power of such an ancient and Dark magical object, I would wager, is an extraordinary distinction in magic – not to mention the bravery displayed in saving a drowning man, and in such adverse conditions to his own health. And, now, for our final notable action, I will ask my sister-in-law, Hermione Weasley, to please take the floor."