
I was surprised that Diane sorted herself into Hufflepuff. Also, of course Leslie says that she’d be in Gryffindor, seeker on the Quidditch team.

It’s equally obvious to us that Leslie thinks she’s a good, enthusiastic friend and that she’s a threatening figure to Diane. This Leslie and Diane dynamic is played just right. Will someone please make a giddy Ron GIF for me? Thanks, Internet! (He strikes me as more of a Hector type, but let’s not dwell on the specifics of Greek and Roman mythology here.) Ron Ulysses Swanson gets giggly as a tweenage girl at a One Direction concert when he sees his woodworking heroes, and I don’t have the words to describe how wonderful it is. Right away, Leslie accidentally plays the Best Friend card, letting it slip that she knows Ron’s middle name is Ulysses. Why else would she skip into his office dressed like that nightmare elf out of David Sedaris’s “The Santaland Diaries” to the tune of “Jingle bells, jingle yay, jingle good for you!”? Ron’s self-appointed emotional guardian is going to accompany him to his awards ceremony, even though Ron already has a date in his lady friend/warrior princess, Diane.

Leslie has had a Ron Swanson Google alert for seven years, people, and it finally paid off. While Tom, Donna, and the Dwyers set out for their annual Jerry dinner, Jerry was throwing a little shindig of his own. Ron, Diane, and Leslie celebrated Ron’s Achievement in Chair.
