Harry Potter – The Weasley Family / Characters

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Back row - Fred, George, and Arthur; middle row - Molly, Ron, and Percy; front row - Ginny. Not pictured - Bill and Charlie.

"My father told me all the Weasleys have red hair, freckles, and more children than they can afford."

— Draco Malfoy

A pure-blooded wizarding family that Harry befriends soon after his entrance into the magical world. They are not respected a great deal by other wizards due to their advocacy for Muggle rights, and not having very much money, but they are brave, good-hearted, loyal, and loving. They have fiery red hair, and have traditionally been sorted into Gryffindor.

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The Weasley Family

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Everyone Is Related: According to supplementary material, they're distantly related to the Blacks, Crouches, and Longbottoms. Sirius mentions that Molly is his cousin by marriage, and Arthur (whose mother was a Black) is "something like [his] second cousin once removed" – though the snobby, aristocratic Blacks would never dream of having blood-traitors like the Weasleys on their family tapestry.
Family Theme Naming: The Weasleys are named after figures of medieval history and Arthurian legend.
- Arthur's name, naturally, alludes to King Arthur.
- William (Bill) has been the name of four kings of England, most famously William the Conqueror.
- Charles (Charlie)'s name is an English royal name, and may be a reference to Charlemagne.
- Percy is short for Percival, one of King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table.
- Fred's name is short for Frederick, the same as Frederick Barbarossa, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. Barbarossa means "red beard".
- George's name is an English royal name, and may be a reference to St. George.
- Ron's name recalls King Arthur's spear, Rhongomyniad, which was called "Ron" for short by Geoffrey of Monmouth.
- Ginevra (Ginny) is the Italian form of 'Guinevere', King Arthur's queen.
Fantastic Slur: "Blood traitor" is what the Weasleys are called by other pure-blood wizards for daring to associate with Muggle-borns and – horror of horrors! – suggest that Muggles shouldn't be looked down upon by wizards.
Fiery Redhead: They all have red hair and are passionate about standing up for their beliefs and protective of their loved ones.
Foil: To the Malfoy family, in almost every way possible.
- Both are notable pure-blood wizarding families in Britain; but whereas the Malfoys are well-regarded initially by the public despite their elitist attitudes and prejudices, the Weasleys are looked down upon because of their sympathies towards Muggle-borns and Muggles.
- The Malfoys are also quite rich while the Weasleys are quite poor for most of the series. The present day members of the families differ as well in the number of children each one has, with the Malfoys having just one while the Weasleys have seven.
- As the series progresses, both families' respective fortunes begin shifting. The Malfoys are exposed as loyal supporters of Voldemort and are stripped of their good reputation, with Lucius Malfoy doing time in jail while his wife and son are ostracized by the public. The Weasleys, meanwhile, gain newfound esteem as resisters against the Death Eaters, with Arthur Weasley, previously relegated to a menial position at the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office, being promoted to a better-respected position in the Ministry of Magic. The Weasleys' wealth also starts to match that of the Malfoys, after Fred and George turn their joke shop Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes into a successful business.
- By the series' end, the Malfoy family's name, irrevocably tarnished by their allegiance during the Second Wizarding War, has sunk, with Draco Malfoy withdrawing himself and his family out of the public sphere. The Weasleys, in contrast, have risen up to higher ranks in wizarding Britain, with some becoming major business moguls, others (both blood relatives and in-laws alike) reaching eminent positions in the Ministry of Magic, and all of them becoming known war heroes.
Hot-Blooded: Like all Gryffindors, they get fired up easily, and their tempers flare especially hot when they perceive that there has been some injustice done.
Lucky Seven: Wizards consider the number seven to be the most powerful magical number. How lucky, then, that the family name is seven letters long, and Molly and Arthur have seven children. Arthur’s father Septimus also has a name that means seven in Latin.
Massive Numbered Siblings: The Weasley generation of the 1990s has seven children.
Nice Guy: The Weasleys, overall, are brave, loyal, kind, and loving.
Obsessive Sports Fan: The Weasleys love Quidditch, and several of their children play it. Five of the seven Weasley children have played for the Gryffindor Quidditch team; Charlie was a Seeker, Fred and George are Beaters, Ron is a Keeper, and Ginny has been both Seeker and Chaser.
People of Hair Color: The Weasleys are famous for their fiery red hair.
Perpetual Poverty: They never had very much to spend, as it's implied Arthur's Ministry job at the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office doesn't pay much, especially for a family with seven children. In 1992, their Gringotts vault contains a small pile of silver Sickles and just a single gold Galleon. It only worsens later that year after Arthur is fined fifty galleons for Harry and Ron's incident with the flying car.
- However, most of their kids are at the tuition-free Hogwarts eight months out of the year, they grow vegetables in their garden, and Arthur's job comes with a number of perks. Fred and George insist that they've never gone hungry, they just don't have a lot of disposable income.
- This goes away later in the series after Fred and George make a fortune out of the success of Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, providing the family in general a huge financial windfall. By 1997, they're able to afford an extremely lavish ceremony for Bill and Fleur's wedding (though it's implied the Delacours had a hand in financing the affair as well).
Throw the Dog a Bone:
- In 1993, they win a big pile of money from the Annual Daily Prophet Grand Prize Galleon Draw, and use most of it to go on a holiday in Egypt to visit Bill. Harry's internal narration comments that he "couldn't think of anyone who deserved to win a large pile of gold more than the Weasleys, who were very nice and extremely poor."
- In 1994, they're able to get front-row tickets to the final match of the Quidditch World Cup.
White Sheep: The Weasleys are one of the few pure-blood families that advocate for Muggle rights. Arthur and Molly passed this philosophy down to their children together.
Youthful Freckles: Besides red hair, this is the other physical trait the Weasleys are known for.

Immediate Family

Molly Weasley (née Prewett)

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"Beds empty! No note! Car gone — could have crashed — out of my mind with worry — did you care? — never, as long as I've lived — you wait until your father gets home, we never had trouble like this from Bill or Charlie or Percy —"

Portrayed by: Julie Walters
Voiced by: Ruth Toscano (Latin American Spanish, Philosopher's Stone), Anabel Méndez (Latin American Spanish, Chamber of Secrets-Prisoner of Azkaban, Half-Blood Prince-Deathly Hallows Part II), Cristina Camargo (Latin American Spanish, Order of the Phoenix)
Appears in: Philosopher's Stone | Chamber of Secrets | Prisoner of Azkaban | Goblet of Fire | Order of the Phoenix | Half-Blood Prince | Deathly Hallows
"No! That's enough! [Harry]'s just a boy, you say much more and you might as well induct him into the Order straight away."

Daughter of a clan of Aurors and older sister of Fabian and Gideon Prewett, two famous Aurors killed in the first war against Voldemort. Wife of Arthur Weasley and mother of Bill, Charlie, Percy, Fred, George, Ron and Ginny. She eventually grows into a maternal figure for Harry and, to a lesser extent, Hermione.

Action Mom: Molly is a strict housewife who does everything she can to keep her children safe and happy. At first, this mainly means yelling at them for risking their lives, but by the time of the seventh book, Molly's responsibilities lead her fight for her children's future and join the Final Battle against Voldemort and his army of wizards. She even ends up being the one to finally defeat Bellatrix Lestrange.
Affectionate Nickname: When she and Arthur are alone, he calls her "Mollywobbles". Too bad for her Harry showed up on a night this was used as a Trust Password between Arthur and Molly and Harry was well within earshot when this was mentioned (though Harry tried his hardest to make noise to prevent himself from listening in too much).
Almighty Mom: Especially in Order of the Phoenix. She'd rather bake and cook than fight, but you should NOT forget that Molly Prewett-Weasley comes from a family of Aurors.
Mrs. Weasley was marching across the yard, scattering chickens, and for a short, plump, kind-faced woman, it was remarkable how much she looked like a saber-toothed tiger.
Amazingly Embarrassing Parents: In the film version of Chamber of Secrets. After Molly's Howler finishes screaming at Ron the letter turns to Ginny and sweetly congratulates her for getting into Gryffindor, telling her how proud she is. Ginny fittingly seems to wish she could sink through the floor.
Anger Born of Worry: When Ron, Fred, and George steal the family's flying car to get Harry out of Privet Drive, Molly is furious because they could have gotten themselves hurt or killed, shouting at them for what seems like hours.
Molly: Beds empty! No note! Car gone — could have crashed — out of my mind with worry — did you care? — never, as long as I've lived — you wait until your father gets home, we never had trouble like this from Bill or Charlie or Percy —
Apron Matron: She's the domestic type and clearly the one in charge of the household.
Badass Family: While Molly is a badass on her own, her entire family seems to be one; her brothers took several Death Eaters with them when they died, her children and husband are capable of kicking major ass, her 107 year old aunt is a badass, given that even Molly seems a bit quiet and timid around her. What must Molly's parents have been like?!
Beware the Nice Ones: She can be cheerful, extroverted, kind, doting, and cook up a meal that could fill a giant, but if you cross one of her little lines, be prepared to endure a small taste of her anger. It says something about how scary she is when Fred and George obey Hermione immediately when she threatens to tell Molly that they've been testing their joke shop stuff on First Years. And when Bellatrix Lestrange made the mistake of trying to kill Ginny, Molly made sure that it was Bellatrix’s last — and fatal — mistake.
Chubby Mama, Skinny Papa: Her and her husband, Arthur, respectively. Though later on she loses weight due to the stress of the Second Wizarding War. Downplayed in the films, where Julie Walters isn't quite so chubby, nor Mark Williams quite so skinny.
Death Glare: Typically Fred and George get it for their pranks.
Determinator: She was obviously frustrated by the long line of Weasley sons, because she would not give up on having a girl.
Doesn't Know Their Own Child: Downplayed, but she seems to forget that Ron doesn't like corned beef sandwiches or the color maroon in his sweaters.
Fantasy-Forbidding Mother: She does not approve of Fred and George's ambition of opening a joke shop and wants them to work for the Ministry like their father and brother. She eventually comes around once the Ministry starts their smear campaign against Harry and Dumbledore and she sees how successful they've become.
Fiery Redhead: You do not want to get on her bad side, as Fred, George, and to a lesser extent Ron know all too well. And Merlin hear your prayers if you try to hurt Molly's family. Just ask Bellatrix Lestrange.
Former Teen Rebel: Hinted at in the fourth book.
Good Is Not Soft: Despite being portrayed as a worrisome mother who seems too focused on her children's academic successes, she is one of most fearsome fighters of the Order. Bellatrix found this out the hard way.
Good Parents: She has the most loving heart you'll ever find, and is an excellent Parental Substitute to Harry, but her short temper flashes through many times.
Happily Married: She has a great relationship with Arthur and they have seven children.
Housewife: Cooking, cleaning, gnome-kicking, etc.
Hypocrite: She criticizes Mr. Diggory for blaming Harry for Rita Skeeter's article about the Triwizard Tournament not mentioning Cedric saying that "she goes out of her way to cause trouble." Meanwhile, she acts coldly towards Hermione because Skeeter wrote that she was toying with Harry's affections.
Iconic Item: The warm, comfy sweaters she hand-knits for her family every Christmas.
I Know What You Fear: Explored in Order of the Phoenix. She's unable to face a boggart upon it taking the form of the dead bodies of her children, as well as Harry.
Jerkass Has a Point: Her yelling at Arthur for trying out stitches may seem ridiculous, but Hermione logically concludes that they didn't work because Nagini's venom would have dissolved the sutures, since Arthur's bandages need replacing. Arthur himself is sheepish when Molly points out he could have bled to death.
Kick the Dog: After Rita Skeeter publishes a nasty article painting Hermione as a scarlet woman who's dumped Harry in favor of Viktor Krum, Molly sends the trio a package of chocolate Easter eggs, with Harry's and Ron's being the size of dragon eggs and filled with toffee, but Hermione's being smaller than a chicken egg. Fortunately, Harry sets the record straight with Molly that Hermione was never his girlfriend, and Molly feels remorseful over her poor judgment. She treats Hermione much better after this.
Lethal Harmless Powers: The Stunning Spell is only meant to knock a person unconscious. An enraged Molly kills Bellatrix Lestrange with a single Stunning Spell powerful enough to stop her heart cold.
Let's Get Dangerous!: When Voldemort comes back, she joins The Order. When the Death Eaters threaten her family, they get turned to stone.
Like a Son to Me: She says this almost verbatim about Harry in Order of the Phoenix, though she goes even further by telling Sirius she does consider Harry her son.
Sirius: He's not your son!
Molly: He's as good as.
- Dumbledore and McGonagall even acknowledge this by Goblet of Fire. At the final stage of the Triwizard Tournament when family representatives come to support the champions, McGonagall shows in Molly and Bill as Harry's "family" without second thought as to their actual relationship to Harry.
Mama Bear: Attack her children and you will swiftly be turned to stone. She's the only hero to ever use a stunning spell powerful enough to stop a person's heart. She quickly extends this maternal instinct to Harry as well. She's so appalled at the Dursleys' treatment of him that even mentioning them causes her eyes to flash ominously.
- Bellatrix's grievous act that caused the stunning spell? She was about to attack Molly from behind when Ginny stepped in the way to block her with a Protego. Molly is less concerned that Bellatrix was about to attack her and more concerned that she was going after her only daughter. Then Bellatrix presses her luck even further by musing what could happen to the rest of her children while mocking Fred’s death. Molly, well, refuses to let this slide and kills her on the spot.
Meaningful Name: While she's usually a good parent, she's been known to mollycoddle Harry and her children.
The "Mom" Voice: Mrs Weasley has this effect on Harry, whom she cares for deeply, especially as he has no parents of his own. Notable moments of this are at the beginning of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix when she tries to uphold Harry not being told anything at all about what is going on, to Harry's fury. Also in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, when Mrs Weasley tries to ask Harry about his secret plan not to attend Hogwarts, when Harry finds Mrs Weasley's voice and eyes very difficult to resist giving into.
Ron: She'll start on you next, Harry, so brace yourself.
Moral Myopia: Initially disapproves of Bill's and Fleur's rushed engagement, partly because she believes they only want to tie the knot now due to fear/uncertainty that they both might not survive to do so after Voldemort's defeat. When one of her children points out that she married Arthur for the exact same reason during Voldemort's first reign, she brushes it off with, "Well, that's different. Your father and I were made for each other."
My Beloved Smother: Downplayed, but Molly tends to mother Harry to excess to the point where Harry himself feels like he's being treated like a child. It's a fairly justified case given her concern over the trauma Harry goes through during his time at Hogwarts, not to mention the abusive household he grew up in. She's also concerned about Sirius' capacity for being a godfather, which turns out to to be justified when Sirius seems to be treating Harry as a Replacement Goldfish for James and his behaviour grows increasingly erratic and reckless until his death. Molly also tries to prevent Harry, Ron and Hermione alike from embarking on the mission to destroy Voldemort's Horcruxes, though when it becomes clear that they've made up their minds she drops the matter.
Nice Girl: Quite sweet and maternal, as well as fiercely protective of her loved ones.
Outliving One's Offspring: Her son Fred is a casualty in the Battle of Hogwarts.
Parental Substitute: Not much attention is drawn to it, but she's actually the first person ever to treat Harry as just a normal child. For someone who's either been The Un-Favourite or (more recently) a Living Legend to everyone he meets, that's got to mean a lot. Fittingly, Harry eventually does become her son-in-law. She also is this to Hermione to a lesser extent, who does have loving parents and a stable home life, but as they're Muggles, are only able to be understanding to a point when it comes to the more dangerous aspects of things like dealing with the Death Eaters.
Parental Favouritism: With such a large family this was almost inevitable but Molly tends to favour her most accomplished children including Bill, Charlie and Percy. As a result Ron in particular is left feeling neglected, Fred and George resent Percy for the constant praise she lavishes on him, and Ginny develops some insecurities stemming from being left so many hand me downs. She also lavishes attention and love on Harry whenever he's at the Burrow, whom she views as a surrogate son and makes Ron's insecurities even worse. Her treatment of Harry is more justified; Molly takes pity on him after learning of the extreme neglect and abuse he suffered for a decade at the hands of the Dursleys and genuinely wants to be the mother that he never had. There is a bit towards Ginny since she finally was a daughter she had, which unfortunately, again left Ron feeling neglected.
Parents as People: It's implied that Ginny sometimes feels pressured by being the only daughter, since Molly desperately wanted to raise a little girl among all of her boys. Her resources are strained with such a large family, and Ron seems to feel particularly overlooked, between the twins and Ginny. Mrs. Weasley adopts Harry nearly as a surrogate son, but this means that she can unintentionally favour him (even over Ron) or be shortsighted as to his best interest. Also, when she discovered the twins' joke shop ambitions, she gave them no support and went so far as to destroy their products and order forms. She only came around after they opened their store behind her back and proved to be an enormous success.
Pre-Asskicking One-Liner: "NOT MY DAUGHTER, YOU BITCH!!!"
Pre-Mortem One-Liner: "You — will — never — hurt — our — children — again!"
Precision F-Strike: Calling Bellatrix a bitch when the latter is about to hurt Ginny.
Relative Button: If you value your life, don't ever harm a hair on her children. Bellatrix learns this the hard way.
Shipper on Deck: For Tonks and Remus. And she is pretty cold to Remus over his rejection of Tonks (even if he's only doing it because he sees himself as ''not nearly'' good enough for her.)
Shipper with an Agenda: Subverted. Everyone seems to think she is this for her son Bill and Tonks, mainly because she really doesn't like Fleur. Turns out, she's not. Instead, she and Arthur are shippers for Tonks and Remus.
Silk Hiding Steel: Molly is a kindly, maternal housewife who chose to spend her time raising her family rather than having a career. She is physically not imposing, being described as a small, plump woman, but her kids and to a lesser degree her husband know full well the consequences of getting on her bad side. When Fred dies and her daughter is almost killed, Molly goes on the warpath, using a Stunning Spell so powerful that it stops Bellatrix Lestrange's heart. For comparison, getting hit by four Stunning Spells at once from a team of trained Aurors was "only" enough to land McGonagall in the hospital.
Snub by Omission: In Half-Blood Prince, she knits everyone else the usual handmade sweater for Christmas except Fleur, who doesn't seem to notice or care. The narration comments that it seems Molly had not wanted to waste one on her.
Supreme Chef: One that uses her magic to handle the kitchen, and rather skillfully..
Team Mom: To the Order.
Textile Work Is Feminine: Knits for her family and Harry as well. She can't sew robes, however, as shown when she buys secondhand ones for Ron.
Through His Stomach: In the generalized sense — she seems to feed everyone.
Underestimating Badassery: Bellatrix Lestrange laughs off Molly and taunts her when Molly steps forward to duel her. Not taking Molly seriously costs Bellatrix her life.
Unstoppable Rage: When Ginny is nearly murdered by Bellatrix and Bellatrix insults the dead Fred, Molly proceeds to go after Bellatrix with absolutely godlike fury, which only ends when Bellatrix stops breathing.

Arthur Weasley

Portrayed by: Mark Williams
Voiced by: Mario Sauret (Latin American Spanish)
Appears in: Chamber of Secrets | Prisoner of Azkaban | Goblet of Fire | Order of the Phoenix | Half-Blood Prince | Deathly Hallows
"Now, Harry, you must know all about Muggles! Tell me, what exactly is the function of a rubber duck?"

Husband of Molly, and the father of Bill, Charlie, Percy, Fred, George, Ron and Ginny. He is discriminated against by other wizards for his poverty and his sympathy toward Muggles, but he is happy and his family love him all the same, even if they do not share his interest in Muggles. He works as a minor bureaucrat in the Ministry.

Abled in the Adaptation: Like his son Percy, he wears glasses in the books, but not the films.
Action Dad: He's a good parent to his many children, and in the film version of Deathly Hallows he's shown to hold his own when duelling Death Eaters.
Adaptational Attractiveness: He is described as being thin, balding, and wearing glasses in the books. In the films, he's played by Mark Williams, who is of average weight, has a full head of hair and does not wear glasses.
All of the Other Reindeer: He's treated with mild disdain by his colleagues at the Ministry for his tolerant views toward non-purebloods and fascination with Muggle trinkets.
Animal Motifs: His Patronus is, naturally, a weasel.
Berserk Button: Mentioning Percy's name, after their violent fall out, causing him to break whenever he was holding in his hands. Though he grew out of it and eventually forgave his son.
Beware the Nice Ones: While a typical loving, Bumbling Dad, he is quite scary when angry — he was furious with Fred and George when they jinxed Dudley, and according to Ron, he practically erupted when they tried to get Ron to make an Unbreakable Vow. Arthur was also the one who had a shouting match with Percy before he walked out on the family in Order of the Phoenix, something Fred and George note as unusual since it's usually Molly who does the shouting. Also, while it takes a lot more to set him off than Molly, when it does happen, he is far more terrifying than his wife. He also threatens Harry, in disguise as Runcorn, and no-one bats an eyelid, implying it's something he can get away with because he's that scary when angry.
Bumbling Dad: Arthur means well, but his passion for Muggle objects does not match his knowledge of them, leaving him looking ridiculous to any reader familiar with the non-magical world.
Bunny-Ears Lawyer: Seen as one by his colleagues in the old Ministry because he tended to care about muggles as much as about his fellow Wizards. Ron comments a few times in the earlier books that Arthur could have had a higher-paying job if he wanted it easily, but he's so passionate, compassionate, and curious about Muggle artifacts and society he doesn't bother.
By-the-Book Cop: As his job doesn't just require writing laws but enforcing those in his jurisdiction, he always makes sure he has good cause to act. Even if he suspects a person is hiding something, he won't go into a raid without good evidence.
Character Tics: Whenever Mr. Weasley is under pressure, such as trying to lie, his ears turn red. It's a trait that Ron seems to have picked up as well.
Dented Iron: He gets bitten by Nagini in book 5, and her poison is known to be deadly. Harry and the Order got him medical attention in time, and he spends his hospital stay experimenting with stitches.
Fantastic Anthropologist: He views Muggles in a curious, caring light and is fascinated with how they get around without magic.
Fiery Redhead: Not as much as his wife, but on the rare occasion that he gets angry he can be pretty scary.
Good Parents: Loves all his children dearly.
Good Is Not Soft: Despite being seen as "weak" for caring about Muggles by others in the Ministry, he is not afraid of pursuing leads against old, influential families, like the Malfoys.
Happily Married: Him and Molly, to the point of Sickeningly Sweethearts at times.
Henpecked Husband: A more minor example than most occurrences of the trope — while Molly yells at him during their first scene together, it's mostly because she's angry at him, and while she doesn't agree with his Muggle obsessions, she clearly loves him dearly.
Loophole Abuse: Writes laws against magicking Muggle artifacts specifically so that he can exploit the loopholes he left in them; for example, enchanting a car to make it capable of flight as he argues he has no intention of actually using it for such a purpose.
Meaningful Name: Good man seeking to end the corruption in an old system and bring about equal justice to those who harm Muggles. Probably not this one.
Mundane Object Amazement: The most blatant example of this trope in the series. He's fascinated by all forms of Muggle technology. His greatest ambition is to find out how airplanes stay up.
Nice Guy: A loving husband and father, and a perfectly pleasant person all around and extroverted. He also doesn't share the bigoted attitude towards Muggles and Muggle-borns that's common among purebloods.
Outliving One's Offspring: His son Fred is a casualty in the Battle of Hogwarts.
Papa Wolf: Don't harm his children. This includes his own children pranking each other. The one time he caught Fred and George getting Ron to make the Unbreakable Vow, he made Mrs. Weasley's typical temper look calm. It genuinely terrified Fred and George not to do it again.
Parental Substitute: Since the Weasley family accepts Harry like a seventh son by offering their home to him every summer, Arthur ends up acting like a father for Harry.
Perpetual Poverty: While steady in his job he didn't get to make much money for his family, which was a source of frustration for Ron. It's implied that it's in part because his superiors, and in particuliar Fudge, found him and his fascination for Muggles to be strange and as such held him back within the Ministry of Magic, while Percy has accused him of being responsible for their lack of money due to his lack of ambition.
Reasonable Authority Figure: When he's promoted to head the new Office for the Detection and Confiscation of Counterfeit Defensive Spells and Protective Objects in Half-Blood Prince he's shown to be a By-the-Book Cop who always makes sure he has good cause to act. He also declines to exceed the scope of his authority by pursuing people when off-duty. He's also not blinded by power or wealth and won't hesitate to raid the home of a powerful, wealthy family like the Malfoys if he has sufficient reasons to do so.
The Plot Reaper: Averted. J. K. Rowling spared him because she did not want to kill off one of the few good fathers represented in the entire series. Although she very nearly did do it in Book 5. In the end, though, Remus Lupin was the trade-off. Rowling revealed that she was going to kill him off in Book 5, but ended up killing off Sirius instead, (which may well explain Sirius' rather sudden death after having an entire book devoted to setting up his backstory and general significance). Then she was going to kill him again, this time at the Battle of Hogwarts, but ultimately ended up sparing him once more, compensating by killing off both Remus and Tonks. This all seems to qualify him as a meta Unwitting Instigator of Doom.
Screw the Rules, I Make Them!: Arthur Weasley wrote a loophole into the law saying he could enchant a car to fly if he had no intention to actually fly it.
Shipper on Deck:
- Turns out, he and Molly are this for Remus and Tonks.
- It's implied in the movie version on Half Blood Prince, that he is this for Ginny and Harry. In a particular scene, Harry (on the couch) and Arthur (in the armchair) are sitting in the Weasleys' living room when Ginny enters and sits next to Harry. Arthur immediately smirks a little, and gets up and leaves the room, possibly indicating he realized what was going on between them before they did.
Stealth Mentor: While it's never explicitly stated in the books, it can probably be gathered that Fred and George's skill at charming unassuming-looking items and trinkets was at least in part inspired by growing up watching their father doing similar sorts of tinkering as a hobby.

William Arthur "Bill" Weasley

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Portrayed by: Domhnall Gleeson
Voiced by: José Gilberto Vilchis (Latin American Spanish)
Appears in: Goblet of Fire (book only) | Order of the Phoenix (book only) | Half-Blood Prince (book only) | Deathly Hallows | Hogwarts Mystery
"[This house] was our aunt's. We used to come here as kids. The order uses it now as a safe house. What's left of us at least."

The eldest of the seven Weasley children, Bill works as a curse-breaker for Gringotts. He has long red hair and an earring, giving him a rebellious look. He is actually a very understanding person. He meets Fleur, and they become engaged. He is attacked by Fenrir in the 6th book, which permanently disfigures his face, but Fleur thinks he looks brave because of it, and they get married. Bill, being a member of the Order, participates in the Battle of Hogwarts. In the future, he and Fleur have three children.

The Ace: Bill is described as handsome, a top student in Hogwarts (earning 12 O.W.L.s and was made a Prefect and Head Boy), a talented DADA practitioner and a Curse-Breaker in Gringgotts. Despite his academic achievement, he is not a pompous stickler-for-rules like Percy, and is instead friendly, outgoing, popular, and—in Harry's opinion—"very cool".
Adaptational Attractiveness: Not so much in the early part of the books, as he's handsome enough to get Fleur Delacour's attention — but the scars he sustained from Greyback, while deep, are implied to be much worse in the books, where he is said to bear a passing resemblance to Mad-Eye Moody, who, among other things, has a large part of his nose missing (though, to be fair, Moody himself gets Adaptational Attractiveness in the movies).^note
Adventurer Archaeologist: Bill is a Curse Breaker for Gringotts Bank.
Alliterative Name: William Weasley.
Aloof Big Brother: Subverted. He doesn't spend much time with his family due to his job, but it's quite apparent that he's close with all of them.
Ascended Extra: After making no appearances in the first three books, he finally appears in Goblet of Fire when he visits his family for the Quidditch World Cup and to cheer on Harry in the Third Task. Then in Order of the Phoenix, he takes Percy's place as the most prominent elder Weasley child when he transfers back to London and joins the Order of the Phoenix.
Babies Ever After: Has three children (two daughters and one son) with Fleur.
Beauty to Beast: The gorgeous Bill has his face mangled beyond recognition by Fenrir Greyback, a werewolf who had developed a taste for human flesh even when he wasn't a wolf. Bill's fiancee continued to support him despite his scars, and even claimed to have enough beauty for the two of them.
Big Brother Worship: It's hinted a number of times that Ginny hero-worships Bill.
Big Man on Campus: He's very popular and respected in Hogwarts Mystery, and he was made a prefect his fifth year, eventually leading to Head Boy.
Blemished Beauty: He is noted to be quite handsome, even after his face is badly scarred in a werewolf attack. His wife, a supernaturally beautiful part-Veela herself, fondly says that the scars make him look brave.
A Day in the Limelight: Escape from Gringotts the ride gives him more to do than in the films. He helps protect a group of visitors from the Dark Lord and Bellatrix, using the banks' carts.
Demoted to Extra: In the films up until Deathly Hallows, he wasn't mentioned at all. His only actual appearances in the first six films was in the photo of the Weasley family in Egypt, which was onscreen for about a second.
Fiery Redhead: Averted. Bill is the most calm of his siblings.
Foil: To Percy. Both were prefects and Head Boy at Hogwarts, but Bill is much more relaxed and adventurous, while Percy is much more corporately-minded and given to structure — even after his Heel–Face Turn. Before Harry meets Bill, he assumes that he'd actually be more like Percy and is surprised when it turns out that he isn't.
Good Scars, Evil Scars: In Half-Blood Prince he's attacked and given cursed scars courtesy of an untransformed Fenrir Greyback. In a subversion his scarring is described as quite brutal, though on his wedding he is described as looking as though he had never met Greyback. The scars are present but downplayed in the film version of Deathly Hallows.
Happily Married: He marries Fleur in the final book, who continues to love him after Greyback scars his face.
Mr. Fanservice: He's noted to be quite good looking, even after Fenrir damages his face, and he has plenty of fans in real life despite his rather small role.
Nice Guy: After several books built him up to be something of an Aloof Big Brother, he turns out to be a pleasant, affable and reliable person all around.
Not So Similar: In the first three books, everything Harry hears about Bill (being Head Boy, a victim of at least one of Fred and George's pranks, etc.) causes him to believe he's essentially an older version of Percy. When he finally meets him in the fourth book, he's shocked to find he's actually a relaxed, easy going person and not a stickler for structure like his brother.
Prefers Raw Meat: After being attacked by an untransformed Fenrir Greyback, he develops a fondness for undercooked meat due to the cursed wounds he received.
Punny Name: A bill is a unit of money (albeit not wizarding money), appropriate for someone who works in a bank.
Scars Are Forever: The scars he received from Greyback couldn't be healed.
Wound That Will Not Heal: In 1997, he suffered severe facial wounds at the hands of the vicious werewolf Fenrir Greyback during the Battle of the Astronomy Tower. Although untransformed at the time, Greyback's lycanthropy caused the wounds to be cursed, and they could not be treated totally, leaving him heavily scarred.

Fleur Isabelle Weasley (née Delacour)

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Portrayed by: Clémence Poésy, Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter disguise in Deathly Hallows: Part I)
Voiced by: Liliana Barba (Latin American Spanish)
Appears in: Goblet of Fire | Half-Blood Prince | Deathly Hallows | Cursed Child
"What do I care how 'e looks? I am good-looking enough for both of us, I theenk! All these scars show is zat my husband is brave!"

A student of Beauxbatons Academy and a Triwizard Champion, Fleur is a vain,outgoing and high-maintenance quarter-Veela. However, she reveals herself to be a compassionate individual and loyal lover, and risks her life in the battle against Voldemort. She marries Bill Weasley. In the future, they have three children.

Adaptational Nice Guy: Book Fleur is very vain and conceited (though she eventually warms up to Harry and his friends after he saves her sister). Movie Fleur not so much, though this is mostly due to her being Out of Focus in the films.
Adaptation Species Change: Implied, since the Veela species is all but stated to be Adapted Out from the films. As a result, Fleur's beauty has no Veela's charm that makes her irresistible to any male. She still got some amount of Male Gaze moments that distracts Hogwarts boys, sure, but they remain lucid even after seeing her.
Adaptational Ugliness: "Ugliness" is not the right word, but in the books, Fleur is supernaturally beautiful due to her part-Veela ancestry. In the films, she's simply a pretty girl, and her Veela ancestry is not mentioned.
Adaptation Dye-Job: Her hair is darker in the movies. (Just as a point of reference, the shade of blond she's described as having in the books is closer to Lucius/Draco Malfoy than anything.)
All Girls Want Bad Boys: While Bill is not "bad" as the typical case, it is noted she first caught interest in him because of his ponytail and dragon-fang earring, which his mother was asking him to cut and remove, respectively. Her attraction to Bill eventually matures into Single Woman Seeks Good Man in the sixth book.
Babies Ever After: Has three children (two daughters and one son) with Bill.
Big Sister Instinct: Towards Gabrielle. Fleur's second task in the Triwizard Tournament is to save her little sister from the mermaids.
Breakout Character: In the fourth book, she was merely one of the Triwizard Champions and a rival for Harry as a result. The sixth book turns her into a recurring character, who eventually ends up marrying Bill Weasley.
City Mouse: She doesn't appear to realize how much it aggravates her future in-laws that she demeans their rather poor living conditions (but there's clearly animosity on both sides).
Defrosting Ice Queen: Becomes nicer to Harry after he saves her little sister.
Everyone Has Standards: She wins Molly's grudging respect when Bill gets mauled, and Fleur with some offense says she's not breaking the engagement just because her fiancé got a few scars. She says that she loves him, werewolf infection or not, and is "good-looking enough for the both of us!". To top it all off, she takes the healing ointment from Molly and applies them to Bill's face. Molly stunned, offers her a family heirloom — a tiara — to wear in the wedding.
Everyone Looks Sexier if French: The most prominent French character in the series is attractive enough to make half the men around her stop in their tracks and ogle without thought, including Main Characters like Ron Weasley. Justified, because Fleur's ancestors were creatures that used magic to arouse men. One of the reasons she falls for Bill is implied to be because he doesn't go utterly gaga around her. He falls in love with her naturally.
Everyone Loves Blondes: She has silvery-blonde hair and is considered supremely beautiful by nearly everyone.
Faux Action Girl: Her performance in the Triwizard Tournament is quite disappointing and definitely the worst of the four Champions; even Harry, who is three years younger than her, outperforms her at every turn. (In her defense, she would have done fine in the Third Task if Crouch Jr. hadn't stunned her before she could make much headway.) She never quite lives to her hype and even as an adult we never get to see her doing much during the Battle of Hogwarts.
Foil: She becomes one to Percy Weasley over the course of the series. Much like Percy, she has a Big Sister Instinct for her loved ones, especially her sister Gabrielle, and is a bit arrogant. They also both treat Harry like a child; while he is one, he is a badass child forced to grow up too quickly. The difference is that Fleur suffered a Break the Haughty, warmed up towards Harry after he saved her little sister, and became an honorary Weasley after dating and marrying Bill; in contrast, Percy severed ties with Harry and his family, treating them as an annoyance while rising up in the Ministry. While Molly eventually warmed up to Fleur despite her haughty demeanor, the kids don't forgive Percy for a long time. It's highlighted ironically in Deathly Hallows; Fleur is present when Percy comes to reconcile, and as she's already an accepted part of the family who had no part in the feud, she awkwardly tries to give them some space.
Happily Married: She marries Bill Weasley in the final book, scars and all.
Head-Turning Beauty: Justified. Her Veela ancestry makes many males (and some females) attracted to her.
Hidden Depths: Fleur is a lot more selfless and less vain than her first appearance would lead on.
Hot Witch: Justified. Fleur is part Veela, magical creatures that can entice wizards and some witches.
In-Series Nickname: When Fleur starts living at the Weasley house during her engagement to Bill, Ginny takes a disliking to her because of her snobbishness and starts calling her "Phlegm" behind her back.
I Owe You My Life: Or rather, I Owe You My Sister's Life. She completely comes around on Harry when he saves her sister during the Second Task and never forgets it. Even though the champions' loved ones were never in any true danger, Fleur didn't know this and thought she was legitimately in danger, and even years later still tells Harry she's grateful for his actions.
Like Parent, Like Spouse: Fleur is sometimes described as acting like Molly, Bill's mother, in the final two books, particularly in how she worries and fusses over the younger characters and uses magic to clean and make dinner.
Lovable Alpha Bitch: Sometimes acts quite stuck-up, but isn't incapable of kindness. Some of her behaviour in Goblet of Fire seems more justified when rereading.
Meaningful Name: According to Rowling, her name comes from the French phrase fleur de la cour, meaning "flower of the court".
Ms. Vice Girl: She's a nice enough person who happens to have a major problem with vanity/pride.
Obnoxious In-Laws: To the Weasleys during Half-Blood Prince, complaining about Mrs Weasley's taste in music and criticizing the state of the house. She finally makes up with Mrs Weasley near the end of the book, when she proves her love for Bill by refusing to leave him after he has been attacked and scarred by the werewolf Fenrir Greyback.
Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping: Her French accent disappears in the Deathly Hallows films. Despite being a French native Clémence Poésy has a British accent when speaking English, and was speaking with a fake French accent in Goblet of Fire. Could be justified since the books note that she took a job at Gringotts to improve her English.
Power Glows: She emits a faint silvery glow because of being part veela. It enhances her beauty.
Proud Beauty: She openly states that she's good-looking enough for both herself and Bill.
Single Woman Seeks Good Man: Her attraction of Bill matures from All Girls Want Bad Boys to this — Fleur makes it perfectly clear to Molly and to anyone in close vicinity that she loves Bill, not because of his looks or job ("I am good-looking enough for the both of us, I think."), but because of who he is as a person, which is a Nice Guy.
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife: She's beautiful enough for both her and a heavily scarred Bill. Based on how her parents were described, they also fit the trope.
Uneven Hybrid: One-quarter Veela. One of her grandmother's hairs forms the magical core of her wand.
Weight Woe: She complains that the food served to her at Hogwarts is "too heavy", and that she won't fit into her robes if she keeps eating there.

Charles "Charlie" Weasley

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Portrayed by: Alex Crockford
Appears in: Goblet of Fire (book only) | Deathly Hallows (book only) | Hogwarts Mystery

The second-eldest of the Weasley children, Charlie lives in Romania studying dragons. He takes care of Hagrid's dragon Norbert/Norberta when Hagrid is forced to give it away and brings in the dragons used in the first task of the Triwizard Tournament. As a member of the Order, his job is to recruit foreign wizards to the fight against Voldemort. He participates in the Battle of Hogwarts.

Aloof Big Brother: Subverted. Like Bill, Charlie is only distant because of work, otherwise he has good relationships with his siblings.
The Cavalry: In the climax of Deathly Hallows, he and Slughorn lead the massive army of reinforcements that quickly curbstomp the remaining Death Eaters through sheer numbers alone.
Cool Big Bro: Not quite to the extent as Bill, but the younger Weasleys are quite impressed with his Quidditch skills and his work with dragons.
Demoted to Extra: He was mentioned a couple of times in the first and fourth films. His only actual appearance in them was in the photo of the Weasley family in Egypt, which was onscreen for about a second.
Dragon Tamer: Or to be more precise, dragon wrangler. He's a biologist who studies dragons in their natural habitats, and in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, he helps handle the dragons used in the first Triwizard Tournament task. Even then, they're still treated as dangerous wild animals and are explicitly not tamed.
Fluffy Tamer: During his years at Hogwarts, Charlie liked animals and magical creatures; he later went to Romania in order to study about dragons.
The Ghost: His exclusion from the films makes him this, since he is still mentioned several times and sometimes indirectly affects the plot.
Informed Ability: In the early books, Charlie is mentioned as being the last very good Seeker Gryffindor had before Harry came along. However, aside from the fact the reader never actually gets to see him play, it's mentioned in the third book that Gryffindor hadn't won the House Cup since what would have been Charlie's third year (see Writers Cannot Do Math), which is bizarre as the Seeker is the player who by rule is most responsible for team victories and championships.
Intergenerational Friendship: With Hagrid, due to their shared interest in dragons, and magical creatures in general.
Married to the Job: Rowling notes that Charlie never married or had children because he was more interested in studying dragons than romance.
Nice Guy: He's an all around affable, good-natured guy.
Out of Focus: He's the least prominent of the Weasleys. Justified in that he lives abroad and doesn't move back like Bill does.
Punny Name: His name has the word "char" in it, which means "to burn with flames" — which is what a dragon's breath does.
Rugged Scar: Has a large shiny burn on one of his arms, probably from one of the dragons he works with.
Writers Cannot Do Math: One of the most egregious examples in the series. In the early books Charlie is implied to have left Hogwarts well before Harry and Ron started given that Gryffindor last won the Quidditch Cup four or five years prior. Rowling has since said that Charlie had only left Hogwarts a few months before Harry and Ron started, putting his "legendary Quidditch skills" to question.

Percy Ignatius Weasley

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Portrayed by: Chris Rankin
Voiced by: Irwin Daayán (Latin American Spanish), Felipe Grinnan (Brazilin Portuguese)
Appears in: Philosopher’s Stone | Chamber of Secrets | Prisoner of Azkaban | Goblet of Fire (book only) | Order of the Phoenix | Half-Blood Prince (book only) | Deathly Hallows
"I'm Head Boy!"

The Black Sheep of the Weasley family. At the start of the series, Percy is a pompous, ambitious prefect with No Sense of Humour. He's The Dutiful Son who thinks himself the "respectable" one in the family. His self-important manner made him the target of teasing from his younger siblings, making him a bit of a Butt-Monkey. Molly continuously failed to make the twins, Ron and Ginny view Percy as a role model, but not through lack of trying. Basically, his portrayal in the early books was that of an officious snob, but this was Played for Laughs and he was mostly a sympathetic character.

After finishing Hogwarts, he joined the Ministry of Magic, and this is when he Took a Level in Jerkass. When Voldemort returned, he chose to believe Fudge over Harry, leading him to become estranged from the rest of the family. Even after the Ministry acknowledged Voldemort was back, Percy continued to give his family the silent treatment and seemed to have become an unthinking cog in the Ministry's machine. At the end of Deathly Hallows, he pulls a Changed My Mind, Kid and returns to his family and to the side of good.

Abled in the Adaptation: In the books, Percy had horn-rimmed glasses; they were taken out in the movie adaptations.
Adaptational Personality Change: In the films, his obnoxious tendencies are toned down and he spends much of the first movie giving Harry advice that is actually useful. What's more, the scene where he returns his mother's Christmas sweater is cut.
Aloof Big Brother: Unlike Bill and Charlie, Percy plays it straight. His obsession with academics and work leads to growing distance between him and his younger siblings.
Ambition Is Evil: Without actually being a member of the Hogwarts House known for it! His desire for respect and power in the Ministry causes him to cut ties with his family.
Angst Coma: Percy is visibly shaken by events in Chamber of Secrets. The twins assume that Percy is upset that someone important (a Prefect) could be attacked, but it goes deeper than that. His girlfriend, Penelope Clearwater, was one of the attack victims.
Annoying Younger Sibling:
- From his perspective, Fred, George, Ron, and Ginny follow this trope. He himself was an Annoying Older Sibling to them, instead.
- Percy evidently plays it straight with his older brothers. Neither Bill nor Charlie seem to find any of their younger siblings annoying except Percy, who's teased mercilessly by them for his stuffiness.
Anti-Hero: He may be a stubborn, pretentious and egotistical sycophant with a tendency to be dismissive and opinionated towards others but does tries his best to help maintain order at Hogwarts.
The Atoner: When he finally realizes what a git he'd been for putting the Ministry over his family.
Big Brother Instinct: Despite his flaws, he does care about his younger siblings:
- He refused to abandon Fred's dead body until he was able to move it away from the chaos, and charged at Fred's killer.
- Also had a huge amount of this to Ginny in the second book, being the only one to be really worried about her seeming illness and trying to get her help.
- He's also noticeably freaked out by Ron being underwater for so long during the Second Task in the Triwizard Tournament; he runs to him as soon as he surfaces, with some of the subtext implying he gives Harry a high score mostly because he's glad Ron's okay.
Black Sheep: Percy is the only member of the Weasley family who is not friendly and outgoing, instead being stiff, prideful, and uptight. And a stickler for the rules.
Butt-Monkey: Much like Ron, Percy finds himself to be the butt of jokes from his siblings. Even Harry has a hard time finding redeeming qualities in him.
Class Representative: Prefects are basically the British equivalent of this trope.
The Comically Serious: Having no sense of humour made his suffering from his brothers' pranks that much funnier.
Crossing the Burnt Bridge: Double subverted. Percy burns his bridges with his family after the Ministry refuses to acknowledge Voldemort's return. Even after Voldemort is caught red-handed in the Ministry and his family is proven right, he is still unable to reconcile with them out of stubborn pride. It isn't until the Death Eaters outright seize power in a coup that he works up the courage to apologize, but by then it's seemingly too late since defecting from the Ministry at that point would be tantamount to suicide. Percy is forced to spend the majority of Deathly Hallows lying in the bed he made for himself until the Final Battle, where he is finally able to return to the side of good and make peace with his loved ones.
Demoted to Extra: He wasn't all that big a player in the books, usually being involved in the side-plots, but his estrangement from his family was a poignant reminder of what Dumbledore always said about Voldemort's gift for dividing loyalties. After the third movie, his only appearances consist of non-speaking cameos in Phoenix and Hallows, Part 2. Unless you watch the backgrounds, you wouldn't even notice he's there and is apparently still going through his book plot-line, albeit almost entirely off-screen.
Dreadful Musician: Implied. During the Triwizard Tournament, Harry opens his golden egg and it makes a horrible screeching noise, which Ron compares to Percy singing in the shower.
Dude, Where's My Respect?: It seemed only Molly gave Percy the respect he believed he deserved, and often told the twins they'd do well to take a page out of his book. Even his dad would sometimes snicker at the cracks the twins made at him.
The Dutiful Son: Originally, he follows all of his parents' rules, looks out for all of his younger siblings at Hogwarts, and is a model student who graduates to a respectable career in the Ministry. Then he cuts ties with his parents in the fifth book when his ambition gets the best of him.
Easily Forgiven: When he returns in the Battle of Hogwarts, his family is quick to accept him back into the family after he admits his wrongdoings, with Fred being the first to forgive him and his mother being close to follow. Mind that Fred called him a "Ministry-loving, family-disowning, power-hungry moron" and it was Percy admitting this that convinced his brother he was truly sorry.
Failed a Spot Check: For all of his love for Mr. Crouch and his Workaholic tendencies, Percy didn't question why his boss took ill and started sending letters with instructions. He ended up being correct that it was Barty's handwriting – Voldemort put Crouch Sr. under the Imperius Curse to make him write each one – but kept stubbornly saying nothing was wrong because he was enjoying his newfound authority. It says something that Fudge became concerned about Crouch taking ill for a year especially when the man showed up at Hogwarts and vanished. Had Percy realized something was very wrong with Crouch's behaviour and informed a superior, and had the Ministry therefore been able to piece together what happened to Crouch, Percy could have been responsible for preventing Voldemort's return to power and overthrowing of the Ministry.
Fatal Flaw:
- His love of having authority and power. In Goblet of Fire, he's so happy about being put in charge of the tasks Barty Crouch Sr. sends him by mail that he fails to realize that something funny is going on.
- It's heavily implied that, at least during his work in the Ministry of Magic, he has a blind faith in authority figures, never bothering to question their morality (Umbridge) or competence (Fudge).
- His social climber personality made him choose the Ministry over his family. Also his Pride kept him from apologizing to his family after it was revealed Harry was telling the truth about Voldemort returning, until the final battle. It means he never apologizes to Harry, who dies temporarily, and only spends at most a few hours with Fred before the latter gets killed.
Fiery Redhead: Inverted. Percy's a redhead like the rest of his family but is more calm, stoic, and even colder than them.
Foil:
- To his boss Barty Crouch Sr. Both were sticklers for the rules and law and were very ambitious men who put their careers at the Ministry over their personal and family relationships. Unlike Crouch, however, Percy eventually realized his ambition wasn't worth it and his family was more important. He eventually reconciled with them and still went on to become a high ranking officer while Crouch had both his family and career destroyed.
- Also to Albus Dumbledore. Dumbledore too felt like an outsider in his family and sought fame and glory and recognition for his abilities, to the point of almost abandoning his siblings in favour of it. Unlike Percy, however, Dumbledore didn't realize how foolish he was acting until it was too late.
- At one point Ron compares him with Tom Marvolo Riddle. Like Percy, Tom was a gifted student who went on to become a Prefect and Head Boy. Both also were highly ambitious and spoke in an elegant manner. But Tom became Voldemort in part because he had no parents or siblings while Percy’s family eventually anchored him to the good side
Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: He was the Responsible Sibling all through his years at Hogwarts with the twins and, to a lesser extent, Ron acting as the foolish ones.
The Friend Nobody Likes: A brother variant. It's implied that even in the epilogue almost two decades later, he's still a bit distant from the rest of his family, which probably has less to do with his behavior as a young adult than it does that his bossiness just doesn't mesh very well with the rest of his siblings. Harry, who has become his brother-in-law by this point, notably avoids saying hello to him upon detecting he might possibly be at Platform 9 3/4.
Go-Getter Girl: Rare male example. He's extremely ambitious, talented at school, and quickly rises through the ranks at the Ministry. Of course, this comes at the expense of the relationship with his family...
Green-Eyed Monster: In Goblet of Fire, it's briefly mentioned that Percy is envious of the more relaxed and familiar relationship Harry had with Cornelius Fudge, until the Ministry tried turning Harry and Dumbledore into pariahs.
Heel Realization: It's implied he doesn't have one until the coup at the Ministry. Then he can't even act on it because dissidents are getting arrested or killed, with Wizarding children being used as hostages.
Horrible Judge of Character:
- He thought Dolores Umbridge of all people was a "delightful woman". Possibly justified when one considers Percy's ambition leads to him relentlessly sucking up to anyone in a position of power in the Ministry no matter how morally questionable. He may have just been projecting his love for power onto someone in a powerful position. It's also likely that she puts up a nicer front at the Ministry.
- At the same time, he knows Harry personally and yet still has no problem believing the Ministry propaganda about him.
I Am Not My Father: He makes a point of not behaving like Arthur, whom is looked down upon by Cornelius Fudge and other high ranking officials, in later books because he believes it will further his career at the Ministry.
I Have No Son!: Inverted—he's the one who cuts ties with his family in favour of his job at the Ministry of Magic, despite his mother's attempts to bring him back. His siblings do disown him in turn, however, especially Fred and George. When Ron gets a letter from Percy that tries to be encouraging but says all the wrong things (including advising him to fall in with Umbridge and cut ties with Harry), he shreds it and hurls the pieces into the fireplace, saying, "He is – the world's – biggest – git."
I Have Your Wife: This was one of the reasons he didn't defect from the Ministry when the Coup started. Ginny was still attending Hogwarts at the time, and the Death Eaters would have threatened her if Percy showed any signs of rebelling.
Idiot Ball: Firmly grasps it in Goblet of Fire. As several people point out in the next book, Percy should have realized something was amiss with Barty Crouch Sr. when he stopped showing up to work for several weeks claiming illness and only sent letters with instructions. As Crouch was an infamous workaholic who never missed a day of work prior, something was clearly up and he should have informed a superior.
Incredibly Lame Fun: Percy's idea of a good time is reading books like Prefects Who Gained Power or discussing reports on the thickness of cauldron bottoms.
Informed Attribute: Like the rest of his family, Percy is in Gryffindor. However, he doesn't show many Gryffindor traits like courage, loyalty, or hotheadedness, except in particularly dire situations. The Sorting Hat takes new students' wishes into account during the Sorting, so it's possible that Percy may have been initially better suited to another House, but asked for Gryffindor to better fit with his family.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Especially in the first three books when he was still a Hogwarts student. At least when Harry interacted with him, he was actually quite nice, albeit arrogant, smug and a bit too formal, as long as people followed the rules, and he even tried helping Harry with understanding aspects of the wizarding world that Harry wasn't familiar with yet. But when around people who did not abide by the rules or did not take him as seriously as he wanted to be taken, his insufferable and unpleasant side would appear.
Karma Houdini Warranty: He was terrible to his parents in book 5 for warning him that Fudge promoting him was Too Good to Be True, and was happily witnessing Fudge's attempt to expel Harry. In book 6, Minister Scrimgeour convinces him to visit his family so as to make amends and make up with Harry, for political reasons. It doesn't work; his siblings toss mashed parsnips at him and Harry calls out the Minister for trying to suck up to him rather than actually protect people. Arthur was happy to see Percy, but he didn't admonish the kids too much for the food fight.
Kick the Dog: Even after cutting ties with his family, his mother still sent him a Christmas sweater in the mail...but Percy sent it back without opening it.
Let's Get Dangerous!: Despite his pompous attitude, he never hesitates to tackle dangerous situations. When the Death Eaters attack the muggles at the Quidditch World Cup, he rushes forward along with his father, Bill and Charlie. He also arrives to fight with his family in the Battle of Hogwarts, and goes after Augustus Rookwood, the Death Eater who is implied to have killed Fred, by himself.
Locked Out of the Loop: He was going to be a judge for the final task in the Triwizard Tournament, but at the last moment, the Ministry decided to question him instead about Crouch's behaviour (since he worked directly under Barty Crouch Sr. at the time.) As a result, he misses witnessing some important details. Voldemort returns, thanks in part to the actions of Barty Crouch's son. Crouch Sr. was trying to warn many people; he even specifically mentions wanting to talk to Percy, but a Dementor's Kiss prevents Crouch Jr. from ever making a full public confession. Later, when the Ministry claims that Harry is crazy for believing in Voldemort's return, Percy sees no reason to doubt the Ministry.
My God, What Have I Done?: Thanks to his actions, he becomes trapped in a tyrannical regime, which is his own fault, and cut off from the family he disowned. If he defects, he'll be executed or his little sister will be punished for it at Hogwarts. Then he's worried that they'll all be killed in the final battle and he never apologized to them. Percy loudly admits to his family that he was a fool in the last book and blinded by his ambitions.
My Master, Right or Wrong: Again from his perspective, he pulls a Heel–Face Turn in the final book to fight alongside his family. Turns out, he actually had a Heel Realization much sooner, but had to bide his time since he found himself stuck in a Voldemort-controlled Ministry.
Nerd Glasses: The books all describe him as wearing horn-rimmed glasses. They even get broken in Book 4, although Percy quickly uses magic to repair them.
Never My Fault: In book 6, under the new Minister's orders, Percy thinks that his behaviour the previous year will get swept under the rug at Christmas, and he doesn't need to apologize. For that, his siblings tossed mashed parsnips at him for being a traitor and making their mother cry. While he does apologize to them, he never does to Harry for doubting him, at least not that we see; it’s possible that he apologized to Harry after the final battle but before the Epilogue.
Noodle Incident: "You're joking, Perce! I don't think I've heard you joke since –"
No Sense of Humour: In the words of Ron, "Percy wouldn't recognize a joke if it danced naked in front of him wearing Dobby's tea cosy." He does have a bit of a harshly sarcastic moment in Deathly Hallows, though, which is remarked upon with astonishment by his siblings.
Not So Above It All: Quite often, actually.
- In Prisoner of Azkaban, he makes a ten-galleon bet with his girlfriend that Gryffindor will beat Ravenclaw in the upcoming Quidditch match. He then begs Harry not to lose the match because he hasn't got ten galleons. In the movie he joins in with the group of people crowding around to see Harry's firebolt and runs outside to watch him fly in for the first time.
- Shown in the fourth book, where he runs out to meet Ron after Harry saved him from the lake, "looking much younger than usual" (according to Harry).
- In the third book, after Gryffindor wins the Quidditch cup, his dignity goes out the window, and Percy is jumping up and down screaming and cheering along with everyone else.
- Deathly Hallows shows he can make a joke, when he finds himself face to face with Pius Thicknesse during the Final Battle.
  Percy: Hello, Minister! Did I mention I'm resigning?
Not So Stoic: He refuses to let go of Fred's body.
The Obi-Wannabe: After he walks out on the family, he sends Ron a letter trying to mentor him into following his footsteps. Ron tears it up, saying "he is – the world's – biggest – git."
O.O.C. Is Serious Business: In Book 7, Fred is convinced that Percy is really sorry about disowning his family when he accepts Fred's (accurate) insults without argument. He also notes happily that Percy is quipping during battle.
Parting-Words Regret: Implied when he runs into Hogwarts, asking frantically if he missed the battle. Then he sees his family is alive, and staring awkwardly back at him. This gives Percy the courage to apologize for his behaviour, because he was worried they had been killed or tortured by Voldemort and thus would never have heard his regrets.
Professional Buttkisser: He's constantly sucking up to Crouch in the fourth book. It gets to the point that Fred says [Percy and Crouch] will be announcing their engagement any day now. It's not just with Crouch either, as he does more or less the same thing with just about anyone in power in the Ministry. Later on when Crouch arrives at Hogwarts for the Triwizard champion selection, he offhandedly mentions that he thinks Percy is a little too enthusiastic about his job. He's also pretty sycophantic when working as Fudge's junior assistant, always acting like Fudge is right and even laughing about one of Fudge's unfunny jokes.
The Quisling: It turns out that after the end of the Triwizard Tournament Percy Weasley has come to see his family as traitors in favour for sucking up to the corrupt Minister of Magic, when he previously had nothing but respect for Harry and loved his family despite Fred and George constantly playing pranks on him.
Red Herring: Chamber of Secrets has several scenes that imply that Percy might be connected to the mystery regarding the Heir of Slytherin. He's actually just sneaking around Hogwarts so he can visit his girlfriend without being teased.
Right for the Wrong Reasons: Inverted. Percy keeps insisting in The Goblet of Fire that Crouch Sr.'s letters are from him, so nothing should be wrong. He's right that Crouch wrote them, but that's because he was under the Imperius Curse.
Running Gag: Half of Fred and George's teasing came from the fact that Percy would never shut up about being a Prefect, or Head Boy, or his work for Mr. Crouch at the Ministry.
Screw This, I'm Outta Here: He breaks all ties with his family in Book 5 over an ideological disagreement. He regrets it later and eventually reconciles with them.
Sibling Rivalry: Has a notable one with Fred and George. As he highly disapproves of their disruptive antics and rule breaking, he constantly attempts to reign them in and respect him as both their older brother and an authority figure at Hogwarts.
Smart People Wear Glasses: He wears horn-rimmed glasses and is a very sophisticated and studious intellectual.
Social Climber: Becomes this from Goblet onwards, of the Butt-kisser variety. This puts a lot of friction between him and his family, though he eventually comes around during Deathly Hallows.
Thicker Than Water: In the final book, when his family is about to go to war, Percy swallows his pride at long last to join them. He was there when Fred died, and this affected him greatly, leading to him screaming at the next Death Eater to cross his path for a fight.
To Be Lawful or Good: Chooses Lawful, but switches to Good at the last minute.
Token Evil Teammate: While not an outright villain, he is noticeably the most jerkish and egotistical of the Weasleys, the rest of whom are all genuinely nice people. This only gets worse when he ends up joining the ministry, siding with them over his family and disowning them, and becoming even more obnoxious. He does eventually realize that he was wrong for doing that, and reconciles with his family.
Took a Level in Badass:
- We never see him perform anything but the most mundane magic in the first six books (fixing glasses, apparating to different locations, etc.) In the final book, he takes part in a wizarding duel and transfigures his opponent into a sea urchin. Suddenly, Percy's bragging about getting high scores on his school exams makes a lot more sense.
- He also didn't hesitate to help his father and older brothers help save a family of Muggles from a group of Death Eaters, despite being fresh out of school.
Took a Level in Jerkass: Percy's need to impress Fudge is so great that he outright casts his family aside for two books. He also casts out Harry and advises Ron to cut ties with him, although Ron doesn't listen.
Took a Level in Kindness: During the final battle, Percy apologizes for his selfish actions and fights alongside his family.
The Tooth Hurts: In the first book, he bites into a Sickle embedded in a slice of Christmas pudding.
Undying Loyalty: To the Ministry, at first, but in the end, he declares his loyalty to his family and reconciles with them. Even then, after the dust settles, he returns to the reformed Ministry.
Unwanted Assistance: During Prisoner of Azkaban Percy, likely acting on his mother's orders, starts tailing Harry everywhere when it's believed that Sirius Black wants to kill Harry and has infiltrated Hogwarts. Harry is less than pleased about this.
Workaholic: Ron mentions that he's sure the only reason Percy comes home after work hours is because Arthur makes him. Even then, he brings projects from the office so he can work on them in his room.

Fred and George Weasley

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Portrayed by: James Phelps (Fred), Oliver Phelps (George), Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter disguises, Deathly Hallows: Part I)

Voiced by: Guillaume Légier (French) Alfredo Leal (Latin American Spanish, Philosopher's Stone-Chamber of Secrets), Enzo Fortuny (Latin American Spanish, Prisoner of Azkaban-Half-Blood Prince), Edson Matus (Latin American Spanish, Deathly Hallows), Manolo Rey (Brazilian Portuguese)
Appear in: Philosopher's Stone | Chamber of Secrets | Prisoner of Azkaban | Goblet of Fire | Order of the Phoenix | Half-Blood Prince | Deathly Hallows
Fred: George, I think we've outgrown a full-time education.
George: Yeah, I've been feeling that way myself.

Ron's mischievous next-older brothers, Fred and George stick out for their constant wisecracking, penchant for practical jokes, and lack of educational excellence. They have been friends with Harry for almost as long as Ron has, since they are on the Gryffindor Quidditch team as Beaters. They later open a successful business selling joke/novelty items of their own invention.

Academic Athlete: Zigzagged. They're both talented Quidditch players but they're Brilliant, but Lazy when it comes to academics. In Philosopher's Stone, Ron states that Fred and George both generally get good grades despite their troublemaking tendencies. By their OWL year, they have lost interest in schoolwork entirely in favour of pursuing Weasley's Wizard Wheezes.
Always Identical Twins: Though the twins are said to be identical, other characters can still tell who's who. Harry can tell them apart after only a few weeks and can distinguish between their voices in Book Five.
Angsty Surviving Twin: J.K. Rowling revealed that, sadly, George never completely gets over Fred's death.
Animal Motif: According to Rowling, their Patronuses were magpies. Similar to the twins, magpies are extremely clever, but also extremely mischievous. However, after Fred's death, George was never able to cast a Patronus ever again.
Annoying Younger Sibling: Definitely towards Percy, but not Bill or Charlie. Inverted with their younger brother Ron.
Anti-Hero: They're good guys, but they're also tricksters and can be pragmatic.
Babies Ever After: George has two children (a son and a daughter) with Angelina.
Bash Brothers: In Quidditch in particular. They joined the team as Beaters, presumably at the same time, and were so proficient that Oliver Wood described them as "a pair of human Bludgers themselves".
Beware the Nice Ones:
- While the twins are lighthearted even when it comes to their pranks, if you ever harm a child or Hogwarts in any way, they will focus the butt of their pranks on you. Just ask Professor Umbridge.
- Percy leaving in Phoenix and then returning without apologising in Half-Blood Prince makes their mother cry. In retaliation they (and Ginny) toss mashed parsnips at him.
Big Brother Bully: In their worst moments. Hermione doesn't think it's a coincidence that Ron's Quidditch performance improves after they leave. Fred is responsible for Ron's arachnophobia, having transfigured one of Ron's teddy bears into a spider while he was playing with it. Also, they once played a prank on Ron that might have got him killed if not for Mr. Weasley's timely arrival. Ginny isn't spared, either—one of the things she writes about in her diary is how her brothers tease her at school.
Big Brother Instinct:
- They used to frequently tease and prank Ron at school and at home, but they loved him regardless of their treatment towards him. When Scabbers was seemingly killed by Crookshanks, the two of them attempted to comfort him and were planning on surprising him with a visit to Hogsmeade on his 17th birthday.
- Back in Book One, when they realized Harry's broom was trying to buck him, they tried to pull him off it to safety, but when they couldn't, flew lower instead to catch him. In Book Two, they spend a lot of their Slytherin game defending him from a rogue Bludger and only reluctantly stop when Harry tells them to protect the other players.
- They also don't believe the rumours that Harry is the Heir of Slytherin. In fact, they joke about it to cheer him up and to let everyone know how ridiculous the theory sounds. Harry, for his part, genuinely appreciates that someone doesn't believe he's guilty.
- They didn't hesitate to try attacking Malfoy when he insulted their younger brother.
- In the fifth film, when Umbridge finally discovers the DA's hideout, Fred and George are standing a noticeable distance in front of everyone else, wands raised and ready to defend the younger ones should the need arise. Considering they were in their seventh year by this point, their protective tendencies are quite understandable.
- Also in OOTP, Fred and George are seen tag-team comforting a young Gryffindor that Umbridge has just finished torturing with her Blood Quills. It's especially notable, seeing as this is the gentlest we've seen them so far in the entire film series.
- Also to Harry, sticking up for him when he's being called a liar about Voldemort's return and getting revenge for him by tricking his bully of a cousin into eating a Ton-Tongue Toffee.
  Mr. Weasley: It isn't funny! That sort of behaviour seriously undermines wizard-Muggle relations! I spend half my life campaigning against the mistreatment of Muggles, and my own sons—
  Fred: We didn't give it to him because he's a Muggle!
  George: No, we gave it to him because he's a great bullying git. Isn't he, Harry?
- In the movie version of Goblet of Fire, Arthur specifically leaves them in charge of Ginny while Death Eaters are running around. Given Arthur's Papa Wolf status, that says a lot. In the books, Ginny stays with the twins as well (with Fred making sure to hold onto her hand). Given the seriousness of the situation (Death Eaters were revealed to kill Muggles for sport, and had little regard for Wizarding families that were accepting of Muggles), Arthur is fully aware of how dangerous Fred and George can be when they're really pissed off. Remember, they shoved an annoying Slytherin into the Vanishing Cabinet, didn't give a damn what would happen to him, and made no effort to rescue him. The gloves would have come off right away when it came to protecting Ginny.
- Fred and George seem to take a slightly more protective role when it comes to Ginny. In the first book, they tell her not to cry and promise to send her "loads of owls" throughout the school year. They also tell her they'll send her a Hogwarts toilet seat, which makes her laugh.
- Though it isn't as pronounced in the films, they showed shades of this towards Hermione in the books. In Chamber of Secrets, when Malfoy first calls Hermione a Mudblood, it takes Flint diving in front of the younger Slytherin to keep both Fred and George from pouncing on him.
- In the final film, when Pansy Parkinson demands that someone grab Harry and deliver him to the Dark Lord, both boys immediately jump to Harry's defence, with George—who is normally kinder and more rational than his twin—even raising his wand threateningly at the Slytherin.
Big Brother Mentor: Needless to say, Ginny and Ron, to a lesser extent, take after them much more than they do Percy, much to the chagrin of their mother. When Fred gets killed during the Battle of Hogwarts, Ron is devastated and wants to abandon the Trio's task to destroy Voldemort's last Horcrux so he can kill Death Eaters in revenge.
Big Man on Campus: Well liked by their fellow Gryffindors, and even those outside of the houses. Even their teachers tend to like them, even though they are unrepentant slackers. They leave school a bit early, but are well remembered. In addition to being two-time Quidditch champions, their flight from the school immediately entered student folklore, they left a lasting contribution to Hogwarts' Bizarrchitecture through a remnant of their portable swamp and items from their store ensure they will continue to be a thorn in Filch's side for the rest of his time as caretaker.
Book Dumb: Played with. They only manage to pass three OWLs apiece, whereas all their brothers each managed more than both of them combined. In the first book Ron mentions that they got good grades despite being pranksters, so it's likely that by their fifth year they became Brilliant, but Lazy. They did develop a booming business based on very complex developments they worked on by themselves, so it could be shown that they were clever but didn't care for education much.
Break the Cutie: For most of the series, the twins are almost always in a lighthearted and jovial mood. That is, until Book 7, when one of them dies and the other is physically and emotionally scarred for life.
Brilliant, but Lazy:
- Despite being Book Dumb, they managed to invent Weasley's Wizard Wheezes and made a decent bit of cash off of it. They simply no longer cared about school by the time of the OWL examinations and were busy crafting their products. Ron mentions that their grades were usually very good before then. The two of them admit that they only returned for their seventh year because of Quidditch and so they could do some market research.
- During their rebellion against Umbridge, they turned part of the castle into a swamp. Flitwick was so impressed with their skill that he decided to leave a section roped off in tribute to them.
- After leaving Hogwarts to start their shop, they start getting a lot of massive orders from the Ministry because of their ability to imbue items with magic spells whose effect extends beyond the object itself (something that even Hermione is impressed by). Turns out, most Ministry wizards couldn't produce a decent shield charm if they tried, and Fred and George have just the thing for that.
- According to Ron, Fred turned his teddy bear into a live spider—pretty impressive Transfiguration magic for five-year-olds. At another point in their childhood, they nearly had Ron make an Unbreakable Vow, advanced Dark magic that Harry didn't even hear about until his sixth year. It’s more likely they just hate essays.
- In Book 6, when Ron throws a sprout knife at Fred after he insults his relationship with Lavender one too many times, Harry notes that Fred simply waves his wand lazily before the knife turns into a paper airplane. Clearly the twins were more than gifted at Transfiguration.
Bully Hunter: The twins are more than willing to go after those who try to bully their friends and family. When they first meet Dudley Harry notes the evil smiles on their faces, clearly eager to torment Harry's bullying cousin.
Call-Back: In Book 4, before the Yule Ball, Fred advises Ron to "get a move-on or all the good ones (girls) will be taken". In Book 7, when everyone is preparing for battle, he says the same thing about all the "good" Death Eaters shortly before his death.
Cool Big Bro: They're more or less this to Harry (they did give him the Marauder's Map after all). With Ginny and Ron it comes and goes.
Crazy-Prepared: They learned how to pick locks with a hairpin, Muggle-style, just in case they were ever in a situation where they couldn't or weren't allowed to use magic.
Dead Guy Junior: George and Angelina name their son after Fred.
Deadpan Snarker: When Mrs. Weasley freaks out about Ron being a prefect in Order of the Phoenix:
Mrs. Weasley: Oh, that's wonderful! That's everyone in the family!
George: What are Fred and I? Next door neighbors?
Death by Irony: Fred and George frequently spent school breaks shut in their room and experimenting with things like bombs and fireworks. In the final battle, Fred dies after being caught in an explosion.
Death Glare: In the fifth film, Fred gives a pretty impressive one towards Umbridge when she places Dumbledore's Army in detention and forces all of them to write lines with her blood quills.
Despair Event Horizon: George crosses it in Deathly Hallows after Fred dies. J.K. Rowling confirms that although George later married and had kids (one of whom he named after Fred), he never got over losing his twin brother. Tellingly, George was never able to cast a Patronus again after Fred died.
The Dividual: Fred is the more outgoing one and George is slightly more reserved, but it's easy to miss considering they share a love of colourful pranks and are almost always together. Until Deathly Hallows, that is.
The Dog Bites Back: The Weasley twins and other Hogwarts students alike bombard Hogwarts Headmistress Umbridge with an ensemble of pranks, making her job more difficult for her.
Ear Ache: George gets his ear blown off by Snape early in Book 7. We later learn that it was accidental — Snape was trying to hit the wand hand of a Death Eater who aimed his wand at Lupin but missed due to having to aim while flying on a broomstick.
Establishing Character Moment: Playing a joke on their mother by each pretending to be the other, and then offering to help Harry (who they hadn't met yet and simply regarded as a random first-year) load his luggage onto the train. It shows that while they enjoy messing with people, they are still very kind-hearted. Their first scene also establishes the subtle differences between the two. George specifically is the one who helps Harry with his luggage while Fred a bit later jokes about sending Ginny a toilet seat after Mrs. Weasley tells them not to blow up anymore toilets. This establishes Fred as being more of a brash prankster while George is the kinder one which can be seen in their characterization throughout the series, though they are both nice guys who love pulling pranks.
Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas: Downplayed since they’re pranksters, not villains. While they are terrified of their mother and exasperate her, they also love her a lot. They're angry at Percy for making their mother cry by returning her Christmas sweater, and even when rebelling against her they make sure to be there for their parents.
Everyone Has Standards:
- When they see how miserable Harry is about being left behind during Hogsmeade visits, they bestow on him the Marauders' Map, so he can access the secret passages, because they don't think it's fair that he was barred due to his relatives refusing to sign the form.
- It's Played for Laughs, but the fact that they were so ready to rescue Harry at the beginning of Book 2 shows that Ron was not alone in being concerned for Harry's welfare after not hearing from him. They also make clear to Molly that they didn't go after Harry because they thought it would be funny, they rescued him because he was being starved.
- While they seem to think the idea of the rogue Bludger is funny at first, once it becomes clear that Harry is seriously under attack, the twins spend the rest of the match bouncing it between each other to keep it from going after Harry. They only stop once Harry tells them to because in the process of protecting Harry, the other players were vulnerable. Before that, in the first book, the twins stop what they're doing when they realize that Harry's being tossed from his broom and fly underneath him to catch him if he falls.
- As Harry realizes, Fred and George make sure that their pranks are harmless, for the most part, and are only nasty to someone who deserves it, like Dudley. It says something that the items that Fred and George realize are too harmful, like the punching telescope, they don't sell (which backfires when Hermione unknowingly gets hold of it in Book 6.)
- They know that it's unacceptable for wizards to mistreat Muggles for entertainment and are offended when their father accuses them of pranking Dudley for this reason, instead of their true goal of getting revenge on him for bullying Harry.
- Along with their Gryffindor Quidditch teammates and Ron, Fred and George become enraged when Draco Malfoy calls Hermione a Mudblood. They likely would have beaten Malfoy senseless had Marcus Flint not gotten in between them.
- They are furious with Percy for hurting their family (specifically it ends with their father screaming at Percy and their mother bursting into tears at even a mention of him) and choosing the Ministry over Arthur and Molly, so much so that they toss mashed parsnips at him when he comes for a visit with Scrimgeour in Half Blood Prince.
- When it comes to their joke products, they always test them on themselves first to make sure they're safe. Anytime they use others as test subjects is just to ensure the products affect everyone the same way. It says a lot that they feel it's important that they take the risks before putting their stuff out for sale. They may be pranksters at heart and have a love of making people laugh, but they'll never put anyone at any real risk with their products. They'd sooner take the risk themselves to make sure everyone that makes a purchase at Weasley's Wizard Wheezes walks away having a good time with something absolutely safe. They also had this mentality during Order of the Phoenix. They tested everything they produced that year on themselves and themselves only. They sold a few things here and there to students, but only after they had made damned sure it was safe to do so.
- What do they do with their money when they have it in Half Blood Prince? They don't flaunt it in front of people: they buy their mother an expensive present, since she's probably never had one being as poor as they Weasleys are.
Failed a Spot Check: Despite having a map that can show people changed into other creatures or as invisible, they miss Peter Pettigrew being in the boys' dorm with Ron for three years. Even Lupin mentions how obvious it was for him to see. This becomes Ascended Fridge Horror in the film where Harry indeed spies Pettigrew on the map and chases him only to find him missing since he didn't know that Peter was a rat animagus, and wrote it off as an error of the map. Rowling said in reply to a fan-question that neither Fred nor George were likely to have had an interest in Sirius and Peter since that entire incident was forgotten until the events of Book 3.
Fiery Redhead: Like their entire family, the twins have red hair and outgoing, fun-loving personalities.
Foil: The pair form a singular one to Percy.
- Where Percy has been fawned over by their mother for years, Fred and George have largely been dismissed.
- Ironically enough, after Fred and George achieved success with their joke shop, they found ways to spend even more time with their family, while Percy shunned them all after receiving a major promotion at work (for different reasons, admittedly).
- They're about as ambitious as Percy, but where the latter chose a career with the Ministry, the former chose a less "lawful" line of work opening a joke shop.
Food Slap: In Half-Blood Prince, Percy's return to the Weasley house ends with Fred, George, and Ginny throwing mashed parsnips at him, furious that he's chosen his Ministry job over the family and is still refusing to change his mind, even after it's been proven that they were the ones painting Harry as a liar the previous year.
Four-Temperament Ensemble: Both fall under the Sanguine category, being cheerful and enthusiastic pranksters
Foreshadowing: Rowling stated that she always intended to kill one of them off, and that she always knew it would be Fred. There are several hints of this throughout the series:
- Molly Weasley's Parting-Words Regret in Book 4 when they have a run-in with Death Eaters at the Quidditch World Cup.
- Molly's boggart, which turns into the twins' corpses, among other dead family members and Harry.
- "They'll be murdered in their beds!"
- But Molly never thought of only one dying, because she never imagined them being separated.
- George's injury in the Deathly Hallows could also be construed as foreshadowing, in that it's the first time readers are exposed to the possibility of something terrible happening to one of the twins - a concept that, as mentioned above, was too horrifying even for Molly to imagine when facing her deepest fears about the whole family surviving the war.
A Friend in Need:
- The twins will back anyone who has earned their friendship and loyalty, and are always proud to see the same attitude in others. This comes up in Book five when Fred points out that he considers this a family trait in chapter 29 of Order of the Phoenix. Hermione is desperately trying to talk Harry out of trying to make contact with Sirius. Ron sides with his best friend, and Fred is quick to agree with Ron in a moment of clear family pride in him.
  Fred: Spoken like a true friend and Weasley!
- Just a few seconds in the chapter before this interaction, the Twins offer to help Harry make contact with Sirius pretty much on the spot. They're not even asked. But as far as they're concerned, there's no need to. Harry has been a friend to their younger brother from the moment they met, and they've served on the Gryffindor quidditch team with him for five years. They consider him part of the family already, and of course, they trusted him enough to learn Defense Against the Dark Arts from him despite being two years older than him. It goes both ways as well, as Harry, unable to stand the way he won the thousand-galleon prize for the Triwizard Tournament— in addition to being independently wealthy already— all but forces the twins to take the money, encouraging them to follow their dreams. This touches the Twins so much that in book six they basically tell him he can have whatever the hell he wants anytime he visits their joke shop, and all they ask in return is that he lets people know where the joke products come from if they ask.
Friend to All Children: They act as big brothers towards the younger students. So, don't you even dare hurt kids in front of them.
Happy Dance: In Book 5, after Harry is acquitted of using underage magic at the Wizengamot trial, Fred, George, and Ginny start doing a war dance and chanting, "He got off, he got off, he got off!"
Heroic BSoD: When George is seriously injured in The Battle of Seven Potters - in an attack Fred and their father apparently witnessed - Fred is described as pale, terrified, and nearly unable to speak until his brother wakes up and starts cracking jokes. It's also depressing Foreshadowing for the twins being permanently separated by Fred's death in the Battle of Hogwarts.
Heterosexual Life-Partners: Making the duo's official split because of Fred's death all the more heartbreaking.
Hidden Depths:
- There are actual consistent slight differences between the two of them if you look closely. Fred tends to be the main instigator and ringleader. Meanwhile George is only slightly more serious and has just a teeny-bit more moral restraint (for example, in the fourth book, he was actually skeptical, if not, a bit hesitant about blackmailing Ludo Bagman, unlike Fred, who was pretty hot-headed about it and wanted to just rush in without a thought) — with the exception of the incident in the fifth book where he and Harry go apeshit and beat Malfoy up, who mocked their families in a way that really pushed their buttons; but then again, Fred would've joined in if he wasn't being physically restrained by their three female Quidditch team mates whereas Harry alone was restraining George until Malfoy pushed him over the edge.
- George is slightly kinder. While Fred takes the lead in instigating mayhem, George is the one who offers to help Harry with his cart, and starts the speech when they give him the Marauder's Map. Fred is always right on the same page with him, but George is the one who starts their nicer moments.
- George also seemed to be a better athlete than Fred. While both were excellent beaters for the Gryffindor Quidditch team, there were more mentions of George hitting Bludgers than there were of Fred, and he seemed to be the slightly more aggressive of the two, described once as hitting a Bludger at a player as a way of ‘vent[ing] his feelings’, and retaliating for a foul by elbowing a Slytherin Beater in the face. As off the pitch George was usually the more compassionate of the two, this seemed to be a healthy outlet for him.
- While people mostly consider them Brilliant, but Lazy, from the fifth book onwards they're actually quite focused on developing their joke products, and when they get a storefront in Diagon Alley, actually opt to live in a flat above it in part because they're working such long hours. Frankly, they seem to work just as hard or harder than Percy or Hermione - their focus is just different. They were considered slackers at school because they spent long hours on the joke products rather than their studies.
High-School Hustler: They are troublemakers, particularly in their later years at school.
Hot-Blooded: Both of them are prone to giving into their emotions and will spring into action without thinking through the consequences. When they try to visit Arthur in the hospital immediately after he gets attacked without caring about how this might look to outsiders, Sirius flat out tells them this is the reason the two of them aren't in the Order of the Phoenix yet.
Identical Twin ID Tag: In the films, James (Fred) has a slightly deeper voice than Oliver (George). Then we have George's missing ear. Unfortunately, that tag isn't useful for long.
Jerkass Has a Point:
- Their mother wants them to go into the Ministry like Arthur and Percy. Fred and George know they aren't academic successes and definitely don’t have personalities cut out for that kind of work environment, and want to do something they're good at: sell joke items. It turns out when they get the capital from Harry to start their joke shop, they turn a high profit.
- They tell off Percy for choosing the Ministry over their family. They are completely right, as Percy finally admits in Book Seven.
- Molly is rather justifiably enraged when they and Ron take off in the flying Anglia for half the night to retrieve Harry from Privet Drive, but softens up when they retort that Harry was being starved.
Jerkass to One: A notable case of focusing their worst antics is seen in Book 5. When Professor Umbridge became headmaster of Hogwarts, they made her job as miserable as they could as revenge for her mistreatment of the students.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: They play a lot of jokes, but it's all in good fun and they never try to actively hurt anyone.
Karmic Trickster: They dupe Dudley into eating a Ton-Tongue Toffee because he's a prick who regularly picks on Harry.
Killed Mid-Sentence: This is how Fred died in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Killed Offscreen: Fred’s death is offscreen in the movie adaptation.
Leitmotif: Starting in the fifth film, the appropriately-titled piece Fireworks.
Lovable Jock: They were Beaters together on the Gryffindor Quidditch team, all the way up to their seventh year.
Lovable Rogue: While in school they take a positive delight in breaking rules, including a couple of actual wizarding laws, and messing with people but always remain on the 'good' side of things. After leaving school they open an amazingly successful joke shop.
Magicians Are Wizards: They have shades of this, using their magical ability to develop tricks for pranksters, being grade-A pranksters themselves. In one book, they use this trope as a cover to impress a local village girl, who thinks that their tricks are "almost like real magic". They actually open their own joke shop later on in the series. The Marauders, their inspiration, may have also been like this.
Major Injury Underreaction: George's reaction to permanently losing an ear? "I'm holey!"
Mistaken for Racist: In Goblet of Fire, they trick Dudley into eating a Ton-Tongue Toffee that makes his tongue turn purple and grow four feet long. Mr. Weasley is furious at it, thinking the twins gave it to him because he's a Muggle, but they explain that they're getting revenge for him having bullied Harry.
Moment Killer: In the first Deathly Hallows movie it's George who interrupts a passionate kiss between Harry and Ginny rather than Ron.
Mundane Utility: It has been noted by several characters that the spells they use in their joke products are actually quite advanced magic. Inverted with their Defense Against the Dark Arts line of products, items like the Shield Hat were meant to be used for pranks but then the Ministry ordered 500 for staff during the war because they couldn't actually make shield charms of their own in combat.
Not Love Interest: Particularly after the Battle of Seven Potters. In a scene filled with emotional couple reunions as various love interests return from the battle, Fred beelines right for his injured brother and doesn't leave his side.
O.O.C. Is Serious Business:
- The one time they were completely serious in the early books was hearing that the Heir of Slytherin had kidnapped their little sister.
- When Fred comes home to an injured George after The Battle of Seven Potters, Harry reflects that it's the only time he's ever seen Fred at a loss for words. Later, even after they've managed to recover from it, they're struck again with pure horror when they hear of Mad-Eye's death.
Plucky Comic Relief: Nearly every moment with them is hilarious until Book 7.
The Prankster: They often work together making pranks.
Professor Guinea Pig: While developing several of the Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes products, including the Skiving Snackboxes, they tested the effects on themselves—and a few volunteer first-years (just to make sure they affected everyone the same way), to Hermione's chagrin.
Rags to Riches: After growing up in a financially struggling family, the two open up their joke shop and begin to "rake in the Galleons". When Ron mentions their wealthy aunt most likely wrote them out of her will after a prank they pulled, he goes on to say it doesn't really matter because at the rate they're going they're going to be richer than any of their relatives.
Replacement Goldfish: Angelina dates Fred while they're in school; after his death, she marries his identical twin George.
Riding into the Sunset: They ride their brooms into the sunset when they leave Hogwarts in the fifth book.
Sacrificial Lion: Fred dies right before the climax of the final book.
Scars Are Forever: The wound to George's ear is mentioned to be unfixable.
Second Love: George becomes this for Angelina. She dated his brother Fred in Hogwarts.
Shoo Out the Clowns: Fred's was the first major death during the climax of the last book. This was most likely to show that the story was really playing for keeps.
Sibling Rivalry: They have a big one with Percy. Finding his stuffy personality insufferable as well as resenting the praise their mother lavishes on him in contrast to her constant scolding of them, they frequently mock him and make him the victim of many of their pranks.
Significant Birth Date: April 1st, 1978. And no, that's not a joke.
Single-Minded Twins:
- They say a lot of their lines in unison in the third through seventh films, though this is probably the directors' handy work.
- In the books, they often complete each other's sentences.
Sir Swears-a-Lot: It's implied Ron's swearing habit came from them.
"Our [gnomes] do know a lot of excellent swear words," said Ron, "but I think Fred and George taught them those."
Surprisingly Sudden Death: Fred. Most people, in- and out-of-universe, did not see it coming.
Taught by Experience: After Mrs. Weasley learned to confiscate most of their prank items, they decide to develop more of them at Hogwarts, and more stealthily. It says something that they stop using first-years as guinea pigs when Hermione threatens to tell Molly about their experiments.
This Is Unforgivable!: Fred, George, and Ginny toss mashed parsnips at Percy when he comes for a Christmas visit during Harry's sixth year, because he doesn't apologize for making their mother cry and choosing ambition over family; it doesn't help that it's obvious the new Minister was using Percy for an opportunity to speak with Harry. Much later on, they are able to forgive him when he admits that he was a fool.
Those Two Guys: Fred and George are almost always seen together. Mrs. Weasley's boggart shows that even in death she can't imagine them apart.
Tragic Bromance: Are portrayed as completely inseparable throughout the entire series, living together, working together, sharing a room into young adulthood, and seemingly spending all their time together. This makes Fred's death hit that much harder for readers, who, in addition to their own attachment to Fred, can imagine how devastating it must be for his twin.
Trickster Twins: They ended up running a joke shop after "graduation", so what do you think?
Twin Banter: They both can finish each other's sentences, which often includes sarcastic quips.
Unwitting Instigator of Doom: Not saying the attack on Hogwarts in Book Six that ostensibly results in Dumbledore's assassination is entirely their fault, but...
- Draco Malfoy obtains a Peruvian Instant Darkness Powder from their shop and uses it to his advantage when smuggling the Death Eaters into Hogwarts at the climax of Half-Blood Prince, ultimately contributing to Dumbledore's death. Ron makes a comment later that Fred and George need to be more attentive about who buys their defensive products.
- The Death Eaters also get into Hogwarts through a Vanishing Cabinet that had been fixed over the course of the book by Malfoy. How did Malfoy find out about said cabinet? From fellow Slytherin Graham Montague, whom Fred and George had shoved into said cabinet in Order of the Phoenix for trying to dock them House points. (The effort involved in Montague's escape nearly killed him, by the way.)

Ronald Bilius "Ron" Weasley

See his folder on Harry Potter – The Trio.

Ginevra Molly "Ginny" Weasley

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Portrayed by: Bonnie Wright (films), Poppy Miller (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, first runs on West End and Broadway)
Voiced by: Léa François (French, 2 and 3), Camille Donda (French, 4 and 5), Margaux Laplace (French, 6 to 8), Alondra Hidalgo (Latin American Spanish), Indiane Christine (Brazilian Portuguese—Teline Carvalho in 3)
Appears in: Philosopher's Stone | Chamber of Secrets | Prisoner of Azkaban | Goblet of Fire | Order of the Phoenix | Half-Blood Prince | Deathly Hallows | Cursed Child
"The thing about growing up with Fred and George is that you sort of start thinking anything's possible if you've got enough nerve."

The youngest child of the Weasley family and the first daughter born to that line in several generations. Ginny has feelings for Harry, and has little dialogue during the first four books (because whenever the Sympathetic P.O.V. is near, she's struck dumb by his presence). In the second book, Ginny finally gets to go to Hogwarts... but as she has trouble making friends and feels quite lonely, she's an easy prey for Voldemort's Brainwashing through his diary.

From the fourth book onward, she starts displaying an actual and more open personality, revealing a variety of talents no one had ever suspected, and starts being popular with guys. By the sixth book, the situation has reversed: now it's Harry pining away in silence for Ginny.

Accidental Kiss: Towards the end of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry kisses his best friend Ron’s sister Ginny in this manner in front of the entire common room. He got detention and missed out on the Quidditch championship and when he gets back, she runs to hug him because they won and he instinctively does it. He’d been trying to work up the nerve to ask her out for pretty much the entire book at that point. Not entirely accidental, but not entirely intentional, either.
Action Girl: She accompanies Harry to the Department of Mysteries in the fifth book, re-grouped Dumbledore's Army in Deathly Hallows along with Neville and Luna, fought in the Battle of Hogwarts, and even took on Bellatrix Lestrange with Luna and Hermione.
Adaptation Dye-Job: Downplayed. Ginny has the requisite red hair in the movies, but very attentive book-readers will notice that Bonnie Wright's eyes are blue whilst Ginny's eyes are described as brown in the books.
Aerith and Bob: Arthur, Molly, William, Charles, Percy (Percival), Fred(erick), George, Ronald, and...Ginevra (which is an Italian variant of Guinevere, and much later, Jennifer). It's likely her parents had been saving that name up.
Affectionate Nickname: As adults, Harry would often refer to her as "Gin".
Alternate Identity Amnesia:
- In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: Ginny Weasley finds she's having days where she wakes up in one room and has no idea how she got there, over and over. Gradually she starts to put it together that the diary of Tom Riddle is possessing her in order to unleash the Basilisk.
- Ginny's experience gets a Call-Back in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Midway through the book Harry fears that his dreams telling him what Voldemort is doing are because the Dark Lord is possessing him. Ginny quells him of this fear, pointing out that he hasn't had any periods of amnesia just like she had when being possessed.
Animal Motifs:
- Her patronus is a horse. Specifically, it seems to be a mustang, which matches with Ginny's wild and untameable personality.
- Additionally, Ginny is frequently compared in the narrative to a cat, particularly in how she moves. Unlike many other characters with animal comparisons (Voldemort and snakes, Sirius and dogs, Rita Skeeter and bugs), there appears to be no deeper symbolism.
Ascended Extra: Zigzagged. She starts off as a minor character in the first book and becomes important in the second, but becomes minor again in the third and fourth books. She finally gets a more prominent role from the fifth book onwards, when she becomes Harry's main Love Interest.
Babies Ever After: Ginny has three children (two boys and one girl) with Harry by their adulthood.
The Baby of the Bunch: Ginny is the youngest child and only daughter of the Weasley family. In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix it gets lampshaded during the battle in the Department of Secrets as the Ax-Crazy Bellatrix Lestrange threatens to "torture the youngest", at which Harry and the others instinctively crowd around Ginny.
Badass Adorable: Ginny is a sweet, adorable girl who is also a very capable combatant.
Bad Powers, Good People: Her famous "Bat-Bogey Hex" sounds outright Lovecraftian.
Because You Were Nice to Me:
- Exploited. During her first year, Ginny came into contact with Voldemort's diary and used it to communicate with him under his birth name, Tom Riddle. Being the charming sociopath he is, Tom managed to gain Ginny's friendship by feigning sympathy for problems and giving her advice.
- The Cursed Child reveals that she fell in love with Harry at the end of Chamber of Secrets, when he showed her kindness while everyone else shunned her.
Beta Couple: Her and Harry’s relationship is a very odd example, with the main character's growing romance being second to that of his best friends. Ron and Hermione get the lion's share of romantic focus whenever it arises, while Harry and Ginny's development as a couple works itself out at a faster pace without all the bickering and far less mixed messages. Because they are both main characters, perhaps Hermione and Ron have more main character credits between them than Harry and supporting character Ginny do?
Beware the Nice Ones: Ginny is a sweet girl, and so naive as an eleven-year old that Voldemort as Tom Riddle managed to gain her trust and bewitch her. In Book Five, it's revealed that her Bat Bogey Hex is downright formidable, and she's a decent Seeker because she's been borrowing her brothers' brooms to practice all the time. In the films, she's still a sweet girl with what characterization she gets, but her primary spell in fights is "Reducto" — which basically causes a miniature explosion on inanimate objects. It's enough to fling an adult Death Eater across the length of a Ministry hallway, along with exploding the entire Department of Mysteries.
Big Brother Worship: Ginny feels this way about the twins, though she is upset when they joke that Harry Potter is the heir of Slytherin. As she tells Harry in Book Five, growing up with Fred and George makes her believe that anyone can do the impossible. It's also implied she has this for her oldest brother, Bill.
Big "NO!": In the eighth film when Voldemort announces Harry is dead.
Birds of a Feather: With her main love interest Harry. According to Rowling, both are "very strong and very passionate." Both have a great proficiency in Defense Against the Dark Arts, both love to play Quidditch, both are Leos, both have a darker sense of humor, and both are considered very good-looking, enough to attract many people of the opposite sex. Ginny is also notably the only girl of Harry's generation who, like Harry, personally suffered at the hands of Voldemort at a young, vulnerable age.
Black Magician Girl: The Bat Bogey Hex, full stop.
Blonde, Brunette, Redhead:
- True to stereotype, Ginny is the Fiery Redhead to Hermione's Brainy Brunette, and while Luna certainly isn't dumb, she's definitely a little spacey.
- In the films, she's the redhead to Neville's brunette and Luna's blonde in the "Silver Trio". However, this is not the case in the books, where Neville is blond.
Book Ends: The first time we see her, she's whining to her mother that she wants to go to Hogwarts with her brothers now, not next year. The last time we see her, she's being whined at by her daughter, who wants to go to Hogwarts with her brothers now, not next year. (Well, actually in TWO years.)
Brainwashed and Crazy: In the second book, because Ginny is first arriving to Hogwarts with no friends, and is feeling quite lonely, she becomes an easy target for Voldemort to take control of her mind through his diary.
Brooding Boy, Gentle Girl: While in most contexts it's a bit of a stretch to call Ginny "gentle", she and Harry very clearly have this dynamic starting in Order of the Phoenix when Harry is brooding and moody over the aftermath of Cedric's death, almost no one believing him about Voldemort's return, and being terrified over the possibility of Voldemort being able to possess him. Ginny manages to give him some comfort by having him actually talk about his fears, which helps him, somewhat. This continues in the next book, when Ginny offers him a comforting shoulder after Professor Dumbledore's death.
Bully Hunter: Plays this role while looking after Luna (it's all but stated that she was her only friend for years) and eagerly (and violently) jumps to Harry's defence whenever someone badmouths him in Half-Blood Prince. Hell, she showed signs of it even before she went to Hogwarts. She gave Malfoy an epic Death Glare after the latter belittled him at the beginning of Chamber of Secrets.
Character Development: During her interactions with Harry in Chamber of Secrets, Ginny was a Shrinking Violet whenever he was around—something her brothers noted was weird. After becoming friends with Harry and getting over her crush on him, Ginny became more and more relaxed around him. This becomes apparent in Order of the Phoenix when she 1) has dialogue, and 2) uses it to call him out on his broody behaviour throughout the entire book, not once being scared off by his anger.
Childhood Friend Romance: She eventually marries Harry, whom she became friends with in his second year at Hogwarts.
Clingy Jealous Girl: She displays this twice towards Harry in Deathly Hallows. When eleven-year-old Gabrielle Delacour makes her Precocious Crush on Harry obvious, Ginny glares at her, causing Gabrielle to back down. Later, when Harry's ex-girlfriend Cho Chang eagerly offers to show him around Ravenclaw Tower (apparently she thought this was a good time to rekindle their romance), Ginny loudly suggests that her friend Luna do it instead. Note that Harry broke up with Ginny in the previous book, so while they both clearly still love each other, she has to deal with the fact that he's technically available for other girls to snap up.
Competence Zone; In the early books, Ginny was outside the Competence Zone and in general portrayed as a helpless innocent. This is despite the fact that she is only one year younger than the trio and thus always the same age Harry was in the previous book. This was subverted in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix when Ginny Lampshades how stupid this is, and is allowed to help after pointing out she is three years older than Harry was during his first confrontation with Voldemort, giving her the opportunity to show that she Took a Level in Badass.
The Confidant: She becomes this to Harry in Order of the Phoenix. Harry lies to Ron and Hermione by telling them that he's gotten the basics of Occlumency down and that's why his lessons with Snape ended, and he lets them believe that he's miserable because he had another fight with Cho over Marietta's betrayal. In reality, Harry's miserable because during his last Occlumency lesson, he accidentally saw Snape's memory of James being a Jerkass to him, which is why the lessons ended, and he started having a Broken Pedestal towards his father as a result. Later on in the library, he confesses to Ginny that he actually wants to talk to Sirius, not Cho, but he finds this to be impossible due to Umbridge's many restrictions. Not only does Ginny hear him out, she also tells him that after growing up with Fred and George, anything is possible, which makes Harry feel happy and hopeful. This is the foundation of their eventual romance in the final two books.
Crush Blush: She was very prone to this in the earlier books, basically any time Harry got anywhere near her. Her embarrassment in Book Three was probably in part due to embarrassment over events of the previous year.
Cute Witch: As a youngster.
Damsel in Distress:
- In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, she gets in trouble with a cursed book and needs to be rescued in the climax. It's understandable, since she was also the Naïve Newcomer and, well, just 11 years old, although no one realizes it until near the end. And she did attempt to save herself by throwing the diary away first, stealing it back only because she was afraid of being outed.
- In "Order of the Phoenix", she participates in the Battle at the Ministry of Magic. She breaks her ankle immediately and needs to be carried by Luna during the entire fight. She does not cast a single spell during the entire battle.
Deadpan Snarker: Harry believes that having to deal with six older brothers (especially Ron, who can be unthinkingly hurtful and the twins, who are a menace) must have toughened her. Certainly, this is her default mode of behaviour towards anyone but Harry in the later books.
Demoted to Extra:
- In the books and movies of Prisoner of Azkaban and Goblet of Fire. Gradually reversed in the later books, though.
- Has a much smaller role in the films than she does in the books.
The Dragon: Serves as this to Tom Riddle's diary during Chamber of Secrets, since she serves as his main subordinate (albeit while Brainwashed and Crazy) by opening the Chamber of Secrets; unleashing the Basilisk on four people including Hermione (three in the film), plus Nearly Headless Nick; strangling Hagrid's roosters; and writing threatening messages on the walls with their blood.
Dude Magnet: Very popular and fancied by numerous boys. Just ask Harry, Dean, Michael, Blaise, and Viktor.
Embarrassing First Name: Ginevra, used only by her Auntie Muriel in Book Seven. See also Only Known by Their Nickname.
Expy: She has quite a few similarities to Ginevra "Ginny" Boynton from Agatha Christie's novel Appointment with Death, including the first name (and nickname), as well as being the youngest members of their respective families and having red hair.
Fiery Redhead: Ginny's very tough and sassy, at least in the books.
First Girl Wins: While the first girl Harry crushed on was Cho Chang, Ginny was the first girl of his generation with whom he ever crossed paths, both in the wizarding world and in the series (and the first one to show any interest in him). They get together in the sixth book and are married in the epilogue.
Food Slap: In Half-Blood Prince, Percy's return to the Weasley house ends with Fred, George, and Ginny throwing mashed parsnips at him, furious that he's chosen his Ministry job over the family and is still refusing to change his mind, even after it's been proven that they were the ones painting Harry as a liar the previous year.
Forced into Evil: In her first year, Voldermort used his diary to communicate, and later, possess Ginny to open the Chamber of Secrets and release the Basilisk.
Four-Temperament Ensemble:Sanguine— Extroverted, fun, upbeat, warm and sweet.
Good Parents: With Harry to their three children. Ginny scolds James for scaring Albus about being sorted into Slytherin and Harry explains she and him wouldn't be ashamed if Al happened to be sorted into said house.
Happily Married: The Cursed Child shows that she and Harry are in a stable marriage with healthy communication and Ginny keeping most of Harry's rashness in check.
Happy Dance: In Book 5, after Harry is acquitted of using underage magic at the Wizengamot trial, Fred, George, and Ginny start doing a war dance and chanting, "He got off, he got off, he got off!"
Heterosexual Life-Partners: She forms close friendships that last into their adult years with Hermione and Luna.
Hot-Blooded: Easily riled up if you mess with her.
I Have Brothers: Discussed by Harry in Book 7, where he surmises that her lack of weepiness in comparison to other girls he'd been romantically involved with (read: Cho) might come from this.
- Played with in one case where Ginny's Quidditch skills are related to her six Quidditch-obsessed older brothers—because they never let her play with them. This resulted in her sneaking out with their brooms and secretly practicing on her own. Her brothers were very surprised.
- In the final book, Harry also notes that having six older brothers probably explains Ginny's toughness.
- One Tumblr post posits that each of Ginny's brothers has qualities that could make them a target for bullying, so Ginny toughened up from an early age to protect them rather than vice versa.
  Yeah, Bill has long hair and wears jewelry, Charlie is a recluse with dozens of animals, Percy is a huge nerd, Fred and George have a reputation as bad kids, Ron has a huge inferiority complex, and I wasn't going to let anyone give them any shit for any of that.
Informed Attribute: We're informed in both the book and film of Chamber of Secrets that she's rather talkative (especially about Harry as of late), only for her to turn out to be a Shrinking Violet at the sight of him. This is justified in-story as being a result of her mortifying crush on him, but still makes for pretty bland characterization. Fortunately, it becomes less informed as she starts relaxing around Harry over the remainder of the series.
Insecure Love Interest: In the early books, towards Harry. She confides to Tom Riddle's diary about the insecurities associated with her brothers' teasing, her secondhand robes and books and how she felt that Harry was out of her league and would never like her. It arguably gets even worse in the third book over Ginny's embarrassment of Harry saving her life the prior year. By Book Five, she finally gets over this despite still harboring feelings toward Harry.
Kindhearted Cat Lover: So much so that she even appeared sympathetic to the plight of Mrs. Norris in Chamber of Secrets—and nobody liked Mrs. Norris.
The Lad-ette: Ginny is a very borderline case, being very athletic and into sports and was definitely One of the Boys during her childhood as well as in the modern day.
Last Girl Wins: She is this for Harry who she ends up marrying, following his failed relationship with his only other girlfriend Cho Chang.
Like Parent, Like Spouse:
- Ginny is very similar to Harry's mother, Lily. Both are redheads, influential, and talented, have an active social life, and are considered attractive by several men. Both befriend, and often defend, rather unpopular people — for Ginny, it's Neville and Luna; for Lily, it was Snape. Finally, both fall in love with and marry good men. In this 2005 interview, Rowling acknowledges that both Ginny and Lily are popular girls.
- Also, both Ginny and Harry's father, James, are Purebloods,Extroverted and Chasers on the Gryffindor Quidditch team. Both of them has been in love with their respective spouses since childhood.
Little Miss Badass: She will own anyone with her famous Bat Bogey Hex. In the Order of the Phoenix she annihilates objects with a "Reducto" spell. She was only fourteen when she went with the others to the Ministry of Magic.
Little Miss Snarker: In the third and fourth books she had shades of this, probably a result of her getting more comfortable around Harry, as well as growing up with six older brothers.
Ginny: I wouldn't go in the kitchen just now, there's a lot of Phlegm^note around.
Harry: I'll be careful not to slip in it.
Living Emotional Crutch: To Harry, as Ginny is the love of his life. In times of great despair, all Harry has to do is think of her, or do something as inane as looking at her dot on the Marauder's Map, just to be comforted by her love. Even in what is seemingly his last moments, Harry's last thoughts are of her, proving that she was the greatest comfort of his life. During the Final Battle, Bellatrix nearly killing Ginny immediately causes Harry to change direction and go after her instead of Voldemort.
Lovable Jock: A star Quidditch player and likable Nice Girl.
Mama Bear: Talking smack about her family and friends will get you hexed. Just ask Skeeter.
Motor Mouth: We never really saw her as this, but it is suggested that she was a highly talkative child in her pre-Hogwarts days.
Ron: You don't know how weird it is for her to be this shy—she never shuts up, normally.
Naïve Newcomer: Ginny is this in the Chamber of Secrets. It is her first visit to Hogwarts and on top of not understanding how things work, she also doesn’t have any friends to speak of outside of her family. It is both of these factors that leave her vulnerable to Voldemort’s manipulations of her.
Nerves of Steel: From the fifth book onward, she's utterly fearless. Notably, of Harry's peers, she's the only one who's not afraid of his Hair-Trigger Temper.
Nice Girl: One of the most likable characters and easy to get along with.
One True Love: Per Rowling in this 2007 interview, Harry and Ginny are soulmates. While her affections for him started as hero worship, only bolstered by him saving her from Tom Riddle in the Chamber of Secrets, her affections became more genuine as they got to know each other as people. Eventually, Harry and her fell deeply in love with one another, and she became the brightest spot in his life. Tellingly, Harry's last thoughts right before Voldemort kills him (Harry actually survived, but he didn't know he would) are of her, all but stating that she was the greatest comfort in his life. Notably, Harry tried to deny his feelings for her at first (mainly because she was Ron's sister) and only after seeing her make out with her boyfriend did he finally accept the truth. Ginny herself admits after they got together that she never fully got over her crush on him at the beginning of the series. They only broke up because of, as Ginny puts it, "some stupid, noble reason", with the unsaid understanding that if they both made it through the war, they would get back together. The epilogue reveals they eventually got Happily Married with three children. Also, in all the alternate timelines shown in The Cursed Child, Harry and Ginny still become an Official Couple.
Only Friend: It's hinted that Ginny Weasley was this to Luna Lovegood for a while, as one of the few people who didn't straightforwardly reject her for being odd.
Only Known by Their Nickname: The only person who actually calls Ginny "Ginevra" (her first name) is an elderly relative we only meet at Bill and Fleur's wedding in the last book. When she was taken into the Chamber of Secrets, even the professors referred to her as "Ginny Weasley". For years, fans assumed that "Ginny" was short for 'Virginia', but Word of God later revealed that her real name was "Ginevra".
Passionate Sports Girl: Ginny, who has been breaking into the family's broom shed since she was six and taking each of her brothers' brooms out in turn to practice, eventually making the house team in book five. She goes on to play professionally for her favorite team, the Holyhead Harpies, and later becomes the senior Quidditch correspondent for the Daily Prophet.
Plucky Girl: She is a Fiery Redhead as well as a Cute Witch who does what she can to help Harry and co.
Pint-Sized Powerhouse: Noted to be the shortest off all the six that went into the Department of Mysteries and packing very powerful curses to go with it.
George: Yeah, size is no guarantee of power. Look at Ginny.
Harry: What d'you mean?
George: You've never been on the receiving end of one of her Bat-Bogey Hexes, have you?
Power Trio: Formed one with Neville and Luna.
Really Gets Around: Hinted at by Ron in the sixth book when he finds out how many boyfriends she's had. However, with two boyfriends in two years, she's a chronic monogamist at worst. Justified as Ron is a romantic late bloomer, Oblivious to Love, and, thus, woefully unaware of how common this is for teenagers.
Relationship Upgrade: She and Harry start off as strangers in the first book. They get to spend more time together in the second book, with Ginny's crush on Harry being revealed. They become proper close friends in the fifth book as Ginny helps Harry with his emotional troubles and their time together in Dumbledore's Army. By the next book, they are an Official Couple but Harry breaks up with Ginny to protect her from Voldermort and his followers. When said wizard is killed and peace is assured, they get back together since the epilogue shows them Happily Married with two sons and a daughter.
Rescue Romance: Granted their Relationship Upgrade doesn't happen for another four books, but the first major interaction Harry has with Ginny Weasley is to rescue her from a Soul Fragment of Voldemort and his giant snake. While Ginny already had a crush on him before that, her feelings grew stronger after this event.
Ret-Canon: Her Patronus is never shown in the books, and only appears in the film adaptation of Order of the Phoenix, in the form of a horse. However, Rowling confirmed it as canon, and Pottermore further established it as canon, as stated here.
Second Love: To Harry, as his relationship with Cho didn't work out.
She Is All Grown Up: Noted in Book 6, after Harry becomes closer to her.
Short Tank: Ginny Weasley is somewhat of a tomboy in playing sports and having a feisty attitude, but she also has some girly traits as well.
Shrinking Violet:
- Played with. Throughout the first few books, Ginny appears to be a Shrinking Violet, but only around Harry, and only because of her huge crush on him. Her brothers state that she's pretty normal when he's not around. Moreover, she has overcome her shyness completely by the beginning of Book Five.
- Chamber of Secrets implies she's not this just around Harry, but anyone who is not a family member. She outgrows this by the next book once she becomes more comfortable around other people, but is still nervous around Harry.
Signature Move: The Bat Bogey Hex. The movies replace this with Reducto.
Single-Target Sexuality: Ginny is a mild example of the trope. Late in the series, she admits that she started to date Michael Corner largely to get over Harry, who at the time was not romantically interested in her but in Cho Chang. Before Harry finally sees the light, she also dates Dean Thomas. But from the time she first saw Harry when he was eleven and she was ten, he was always first in her affections.
Single Woman Seeks Good Man:
- Her main love interest, Harry, is a Nice Guy, and Ginny has feelings for him for six books before they finally hook up. At the end of Half-Blood Prince, she says that one of the things she loves about him is his Chronic Hero Syndrome. In The Cursed Child, Ginny reminds Harry that after they left the Chamber of Secrets and she came out of the hospital wing, everyone ignored her and shut her out, but he walked across the Gryffindor common room and played a game of Exploding Snap with her. This act of kindness caused her to truly fall in love with him.
- Her second boyfriend, who she was with for most of her fifth year, Dean Thomas, has shown to be a nice and friendly person.
Tomboy and Girly Girl: Ginny Weasley and Fleur Delacour. While there are many Tomboys and Girly Girls in the Harry Potter books, this is the most pronounced, especially in the sixth book when the two are forced to room together. Fleur is beautiful, has a magic that entrances men, and thinks about romance and clothes all the time. Ginny is a tomboy who grew up with six brothers, likes sports, and her signature spell is the Bat Bogey Hex.
Tomboy with a Girly Streak: Ginny grew up with many brothers and thus learned to be tough. She loves playing sports such as Quidditch and insists on joining Harry and the others in fighting against the Death Eaters. She also is very popular amongst the boys, keeps a pink Pygmy Puff as a pet, and nursed a crush for Harry for quite some time (implicitly since she was eleven).
Tomboyness Upgrade: Ginny was a shy little girl in Chamber of Secrets, especially around Harry. In later books, after getting over her shyness, she evolves into a tough Fiery Redhead and accomplished Quidditch player. Harry at one point notes that Ginny growing up with six brothers probably "toughened her up a bit".
Took a Level in Badass: In Chamber of Secrets, Ginny was a Shrinking Violet who ended up being the Damsel in Distress. She had a lesser part in other books, but there were subtle hints that her confidence was growing and she was getting more comfortable around Harry. In Order of the Phoenix, not only did she become more friendly, talkative and sassy, she was also shown to be a competent Action Girl. By Deathly Hallows, she re-established the D.A. in order to rebel against the new leadership of Hogwarts and fought in the final battle.
Town Girls: Ginny is the athletic butch, to goody two-shoes Hermione's femme, and eccentric and spacey Luna’s neither.
Tranquil Fury: Seems to have mastered this as a grown up. While Skeeter was badmouthing her family and friends, Ginny continues to do her job as a professional. Then, when the game ended, Ginny gives a well deserved jinx to Ms. Skeeter.
Unrequited Love Switcheroo: Harry Potter has a crush on Cho but is fully aware that Ginny has a crush on him. After things don't work out with Cho, and Ginny has already moved on, Harry develops a crush on Ginny after dealing with a bout of jealousy — a Green-Eyed Epiphany — over Ginny's new love interest. This is somewhat subverted though, as Ginny later admits that she'd never gotten over her feelings for Harry, and was dating other boys while waiting for him to come around.

Flying Ford Anglia

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Appears in: Chamber of Secrets

A Muggle car (specifically a Ford Anglia 105E Deluxe) that has been enchanted by Mr. Weasley to be able to fly and hold many more passengers than physically possible.

Big Damn Heroes: Near the end of Chamber of Secrets, it appears to save Harry, Ron, and Fang from being eaten by a nest of acromantulas.
Bigger on the Inside: It has been enchanted to be able to fit ten people, six trunks, two owls, and a rat comfortably.
Cool Car: A flying car that can turn invisible, is Bigger on the Inside and is apparently sentient would be pretty cool anywhere.
Flying Car: One of the most famous examples in fiction. It is a Muggle car magically enchanted by Mr. Weasley to be able to fly and hold many more passengers than physically possible.
Invisibility: It has an Invisibility Booster installed so it will not be seen by Muggles when flying in the sky. However, it doesn't work perfectly, since it starts to wear off after sky-driving for several hours.
It Can Think: The car seems to have a mind of its own. After getting beaten up by the Whomping Willow, it angrily ejects Harry and Ron (and their possessions) from its insides before driving away, and later comes to their aid when they are looking for Aragog.
Loophole Abuse: Normally, underage wizards are not allowed to use magic outside of Hogwarts. However, Ron, Fred, and George are able to fly the car to Privet Drive to rescue Harry because they didn't put the enchantments on the car, and are merely borrowing it.
Sentient Vehicle: It has apparently gained some level of sentience either due to Mr. Weasley's enchantments or the innate magics of the Forbidden Forest.
Screw This, I'm Outta Here: After being attacked by the Whomping Willow, the car ejects both its passengers and their possessions before driving off into the Forbidden Forest.
What Happened to the Mouse?: After saving Harry, Ron, and Fang from Aragog's family, the car drives off into the Forbidden Forest and is never seen again for the rest of the series, despite Harry and friends visiting the Forest several times.

Harry Potter

Became part of the family after marrying Ginny. See Harry Potter – Harry James Potter.

Hermione Granger

Became part of the family after marrying Ron. See her folder on Harry Potter – The Trio.

Angelina Weasley (née Johnson)

Became part of the family after marrying George. See Harry Potter Gryffindor.

James Sirius Potter

Harry and Ginny's first son. See Harry Potter Gryffindor.

Albus Severus Potter

Harry and Ginny's second son. See Harry Potter Slytherin.

Lily Luna Potter

Harry and Ginny's daughter and third child. See Harry Potter Gryffindor.

Rose Granger-Weasley

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^Click to see her in The Cursed Child

Portrayed by: Helena Barlow (films), Cherrelle Skeete (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, first West End run), TBD (Cursed Child, first Broadway run)
Appears in: Deathly Hallows | Cursed Child
"Yeah." (to her mother in the last movie adaptation)

The eldest child and only daughter of Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger-Weasley. She has been noted to be very much like her mother was at her age. Rose also has a close relationship with her cousin, Albus Severus Potter.

The Ace: Not only is she exceptionally bright like Hermione, unlike her she is also great at Quidditch. As well as ambitious and not particularly humble.
Big Eater: Implied. See Sweet Tooth.
Cute Bookworm: The Lego game shows Rose with a number of books in her hands, implying that she loves reading.
Dating What Daddy Hates: Ron implies that Arthur would be less than okay with Rose marrying a pureblood like Scorpius, telling her to defy this trope.
Defrosting Ice Queen: She's initially rather cold toward Scorpius due to his family's association with the Death Eaters. By the end of the play, she's at least civil towards him.
Family Theme Naming: Rose and Hugo, children of Ron and Hermione.
Flat Character: Other than her inherited traits from her parents, she doesn't have much of a personality of her own. All the play really adds is "possibly Love Interest" (to Scorpius) and "terrible person".
In-Series Nickname: Her dad calls her "Rosie".
Jerkass: While she does get a few Pet the Dog moments, her general attitude is... not very pleasant. Unfortunately she seems to have inherited the worst traits of both her parents while not inheriting very many of their redeeming traits. She's haughty, arrogant, quick to anger and slow to forgive. Most notably she breaks off her friendship with Albus for befriending Scorpius and continues to act hostile to them both for more than three years.
Like Parent, Like Child: Lampshaded by her father. It's also notable that, in the books, she exhibits some of Hermione's character quirks, such as being dressed in her robes already by the time everyone shows up at King's Cross. She also sadly has inherited Ron's prejudice against the Malfoy family and Slytherin house, to the point where she breaks off her friendship with Albus when he is sorted into Slytherin and befriends Scorpius.
Meaningful Name:
- The rose is the national flower for England, which is where the story takes place.
- Its most common colour is red, which can allude to her trademark red, Weasley hair.
- A rose is also a symbol of love, a (potential) reference to the relationship of her parents.
Race Lift: Much like Hermione, who's been consistently played by black actresses in the play, the requirement for her to be identical to Hermione means that she undergoes the same lift.
Retgone: In both alternate timelines, she was not born due to Ron and Hermione never marrying for one reason or another.
Strong Family Resemblance:
- A female version of her father in the live-action movies.
- In the play, she is apparently identical to what Hermione looked like at her age, as the script calls for young Hermione and Rose to be played by the same actress.
Sweet Tooth: Implied in the movie. She catches a chocolate frog and before that, we see her looking at it rather...intently.
Youthful Freckles: The Weasley trait.

Hugo Granger-Weasley

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Portrayed by: Ryan Turner
Appears in: Deathly Hallows
"You'll be on that train with Rose soon as well, Hugo." (Ron comforting Hugo in the game adaptation)

The youngest child and only son of Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. He has shown to be very close to his cousin, Lily. He didn't have many lines in the franchise, but appears to very envious of his big sister, Rose, for going to Hogwarts and not him.

Adaptation Dye-Job: Pottermore reveals Hugo inherited his mother's brown curls. The movie gives him his father's red hair. (Although, to be fair, this trope is retroactive; the movies came out before this particular information on Pottermore and most of the next-generation kids weren't described in detail at that point.)
Adapted Out: Despite accompanying his parents to see Rose off, Hugo makes no appearance in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. He's mentioned once, and his absence is likely due to stage production conservative casting pragmatics.
Big Eater: Implied to be this in LEGO Harry Potter.
Cute Bookworm: Implied to be this in the movies, where he can be seen (briefly) with a book in his hands.
The Cutie: A rare male version. Despite not having any line in the movie adaptation, Turner's portrayal of Hugo is quite adorable.
Family Theme Naming: Hugo and Rose, children of Hermione and Ron.
Generation Xerox: Mirroring the antics of his aunt, Ginny, back in Philosopher's Stone, he complains to his parents for not allowing him to go to Hogwarts, as he is still underage.
Quirky Curls: Which he inherited from his mother in the books. The film shows Hugo with straight, red hair.
Retgone: In both alternate timelines, he was not born due to Ron and Hermione never marrying for one reason or another.
Strong Family Resemblance: His name could've been Ron Weasley II, and people would've thought he was Ron I.
Sweet Tooth: Was seen licking a lollipop in the Lego game.
Youthful Freckles: Like father, like son.

Victoire Weasley

The eldest child of Bill and Fleur Weasley (née Delacour) and older sister of Dominique and Louis.

Birds of a Feather: With her love interest Teddy Lupin. Both have fathers who were attacked and permanently damaged by Fenris Greyback—Remus became a werewolf and Bill was badly scarred, though both are scarred in the films. Both have mothers with magical appearances—Fleur is part Veela, making both her and her daughter supernaturally beautiful, and Tonks is a Metamorphmagus, which means she and Teddy can change appearance at will.
Kissing Cousins: She and Teddy are fourth cousins once removed.^note
Meaningful Name: Victoire is French for "victory". She was born on the anniversary of the Battle of Hogwarts.
Official Couple: With Teddy. By 2017, they've been together for three years.
Uneven Hybrid: She and her siblings are 1/8 veela.

Extended Family

Muriel

Portrayed by: Matyelok Gibbs
Voiced by: Mónica Manjarrez (Latin American Spanish), Carmen Sheila (Brazilian Portuguese)
Appears in: Deathly Hallows

Muriel is Molly Weasley's great aunt. She allows her house to be used as Ron and Tonks' destination point during Harry's evacuation from Privet Drive in 1997. She attends Bill and Fleur's wedding and gives the latter her goblin-made tiara. Harry learns from a conversation with her that Bathilda Bagshot was a neighbour of the Dumbledores and that Albus and Aberforth did not get along. When the Weasley family become targeted by the Death Eaters, Muriel welcomes them to stay at her house until the Battle of Hogwarts.

Cool Crown: The goblin tiara that Fleur wears for the wedding belongs to her, though Griphook would tell you different. Fleur later returns it back.
Gossipy Hens: She's an avid fan of Rita Skeeter's tabloids.
Jerkass Has a Point:
- At Bill and Fleur's wedding, she brings up Rita's biography of the recently deceased Dumbledore and how it reveals some nasty things about his past. Although she's very rude about it, she's right that Dumbledore isn't a completely pure-hearted paragon of morality (because nobody is). Like all wizards, he has a little light and dark inside of him.
- When the subject of Squibs is brought up, Muriel makes the salient point that their lack of powers naturally leads to them being second class citizens in the wizarding world.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: For all her personality, she is willing to host the Order twice, putting her in the crosshairs of the Death Eaters, and also gives Fleur her tiara in spite of her initial opposition to her.
Mrs. Exposition: Being one of the few characters in the series who's old enough to know about Dumbledore's past, her role in the story is to explain that in the present.
Racist Grandma: She belittles Fleur because she is French. Although she never uses the term "mudblood", she seems to look down on Muggleborns. She's rude about Hermione being one and implies it's something one should be ashamed of when she says she heard that Mrs. Dumbledore tried to hide that she was one, which Elphias insists she never did.
Screw Politeness, I'm A Senior!: Her defining trait. She is rude to everyone and excuses her behaviour because she is older than most of them.

Gideon and Fabian Prewett

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Members of the first Order and brothers of Molly Weasley. They were killed by Death Eaters.

Badass Family: They were Molly Weasley's brothers, and what little we know about them shows that they definitely shared badassery in their genes.
Do Not Go Gentle: It took five Death Eaters, including Hero Killer Antonin Dolohov, to defeat them.
Family Theme Naming: Their names start with an "F" and a "G" respectively, just like their nephews Fred and George.
Foil: It's not clear if they are twins, but they seem to be harbingers of their nephews Fred and George. Rowling mentioned that Molly after losing her brothers was exceptionally worried about her family and it's clear that she sees Fred and George's reckless actions as being reminscent of their uncles.
The Klutz: Fabian didn't take very good care of his possessions, including his pocket watch, which is dented when Molly gives it to Harry Potter.
Meaningful Name: 'Gideon' is Hebrew for "mighty warrior", and 'Fabian' also refers to a military strategy.
Tragic Keepsake: Fabian owned a dented gold watch with stars circling around its face instead of hands, which his sister Molly kept after his death. She gives it to Harry for his seventeenth birthday.

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