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** Ron fits this trope even better than Harry. By the age of 13, he's helped Harry defeat Voldemort (in one form or another) twice, and has been given an award for special services to the school. He's a [[Deadpan Snarker]] who's best friends with the [[Chosen One]], his brothers are all ultra-cool (Except for Percy. Nothing can make him cool), and it's implied that he's at least moderately attractive. While he isn't a straight-A student, he's not described as stupid by any measure. ''And'' he fights a bunch of adult Death Eaters, and becomes star player in a cup-winning House Quidditch team. He's still not treated as particularly cool though. Apart from Harry, Ron should be the most popular kid in school among everyone but the Slytherins.
*** Explained by Hermione in ''[[Goblet of Fire]]'' that Ron gets pushed off to one side in favour of Harry because of Harry's fame. Besides the other students in their year who have classes with them and some friends of Ginny's, no one spends enough time with Harry or Ron to realise that Ron is cool, too - they're just in awe of Harry.
*** His family is another problem. As mentioned above, all of his older brothers are ultra-cool, but Ron can't (or at least, feels like he can't) ever live up to them or find a particular skill that sets him apart. Even some of the things that make him "cool," like Quidditch, are things his brothers were already well-known for before him. Throw in that his other best friend/{{spoiler|eventually girlfriend/wife}} is a verifiable genius and he's just generally [[Overshadowed by Awesome]].
*** There's also that Ron has the social skills of... someone without particularly good social skills. Ron's 'cool' older brothers are quite glib and charming under pressure, while Ron's only noteworthy social aptitude is an astonishing ability to say exactly the wrong thing at the wrong time.
* [[Perry Mason]]. His only admirer is his secretary, Della Street. This one ''especially'' boggles the mind, considering that he's an incredibly rich, handsome, powerful, world famous lawyer that is well known for being on the side of justice. He has hundreds of attractive, young female clients, who go through life and death situations with him, where he's always there to comfort and save them in their time of need. Yet ''none'' of them ever fall for him. If they flirt with him, it's always because they're just trying to manipulate or trick him. Apparently, no woman during those days wanted to chase and marry an insanely rich, prominent lawyer.
* The ''[[Eerie Indiana]]'' books attempt to justify this: the charming but unpopular town bum, liked only by the main characters, used to be the mayor before he [[Curse|irritated a witch]].
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* Kent [[Mc Fuller]] in the novel ''[[Before I Fall]]''; He is one of the few people who isn't in awe of the popular girls and can see the titular character Sam for who she really is underneath. He seems a ''lot'' happier then the popular kids and is well-liked enough to throw his [[Wild Teen Party]] that becomes an important event in the book.
** There are hints Sam's little sister Izzy will grow up to be like this - she refuses to go to speech therapy for her lisp, even though the other kids laugh at her.
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