Ronald Weasley

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Auror Ronald Bilius^[30] "Ron" Weasley (b.1 March1980) was anEnglishpure-blood^[2][3]wizard, the sixth and youngest son ofArthur andMolly Weasley(néePrewett). He was also the younger brother ofBill,Charlie,Percy,Fred,George, and the elder brother ofGinny. Ron and his siblings lived atThe Burrow, on the outskirts ofOttery St Catchpole,Devon.

Ron began attendingHogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in1991 and was Sorted intoGryffindor House. He soon became close friends with fellow studentHarry Potter and laterHermione Granger. Together, they made theGolden Trio and faced many challenges during their adolescence, including keeping thePhilosopher's Stone from ProfessorQuirinus Quirrell, rescuing Ginny from theBasilisk in theChamber of Secrets, saving Harry's godfatherSirius Black from theDementors ofAzkaban, and later supporting Harry during theTriwizard Tournament.

He also helped formDumbledore's Army and fought in numerous battles of theSecond Wizarding War. These battles included theBattle of the Department of Mysteries (1996),Battle of the Astronomy Tower (1997), andBattle of the Seven Potters (1997). Ron also became a Gryffindorprefect and aKeeper on theGryffindor Quidditch team during his fifth year at Hogwarts.

He left Hogwarts before completing his final year in order to accompany Harry and Hermione on ahunt to destroy all ofLord Voldemort'sHorcruxes and fought in theBattle of Hogwarts in1998, during which he lost his brother Fred, a loss which devastated him and his family, especially George, Fred's twin.

After the war, Ron became anAuror and helped reform and revolutionise theBritish Ministry of Magic.^[31] After two years as an Auror, he worked atWeasleys' Wizard Wheezes with George to help keep the business thriving after Fred’s death. He and Hermione eventually married and had two children,Rose andHugo Granger-Weasley. Ron was also named the godfather ofJames Sirius Potter, his sister Ginny Weasley's and Harry Potter's eldest child.

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Biography[]

Early life(1980–1991)[]

Ronald Bilius Weasley was born1 March1980, toArthur andMolly Weasley (néePrewett),^[12] at the height of theFirst Wizarding War. During this war his maternal unclesFabian andGideon Prewett, both members of theOrder of the Phoenix, were murdered while fighting a group of fourDeath Eaters led byAntonin Dolohov.^[6] While he was still a toddler, the war ended for a time afterLord Voldemort's first defeat at the hands of Ron's classmate-to-beHarry Potter on the31 October1981.

Ron and his five older brothers —Bill,Charlie,Percy,Fred andGeorge — as well as his younger sister,Ginny, grew up inThe Burrow on the outskirts ofOttery St Catchpole inDevon,England. Like all his siblings, he was home educated in reading, writing and simple mathematics by his mother. TheWeasley family was not wealthy at all, compared to other wizarding families.^[32] Many otherpure-blood families, particularly theMalfoys, disdained them for their "blood traitor" beliefs and lack of wealth. They tried their best to make up for this with theirlove.^[33]

The Weasley siblings, especially Fred and George, were fond of teasing and playing pranks on each other, and Ron was a particular target for Fred and George. They onceTransfigured Ron's teddy bear into a giant spider, sparking his arachnophobia. On another occasion, the twins nearly got him to make an Unbreakable Vow, which finally made their father truly furious (and Fred would later state that his left buttock has "never been the same since" after the row that ensued). They also once got him to eat anAcid Pop which burnt a hole through his tongue.

When Ron was younger, he had a pet rat named Scabbers, whom he had inherited from Percy. This rat was actuallyPeter Pettigrew, an informant and Voldemort's servant who betrayed Harry's parents. Ron was very fond of Scabbers, but wasn't sad to let him go when he found out the truth about his old rat.^[32][34] Ron had a fairly happy childhood, which Harry envied, having been brought up by his spiteful relatives, theDursley family. To compensate for their impoverishment, Ron's mother indulged him in three delicious meals daily. This became so habitual that missing a meal in later life would irritate Ron.

Hogwarts years(1991–1997)[]

First year[]

Meeting Harry and Hermione[]

Ron began to attendHogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in1991 at the customary age of eleven. He was Sorted into Gryffindor House, like every other Weasley. On his first trip on theHogwarts Express, Ron met and became friends with the famous wizardHarry Potter. Harry let him share his carriage on the Hogwarts Express and purchased a large amount of wizarding snacks from the Hogwarts Expressfood trolley to share with him. Later on, Harry would stand up for Ron againstSlytherin bully Draco Malfoy and Ron would elect to be his second for a midnight duel.^[12]

Ron and Harry first metHermione Granger on thetrain but Ron did not particularly take to her. Ron, especially, was annoyed by what he saw as Hermione showing off her knowledge ofmagic, such as when she corrected him on the pronunciation of the incantationWingardium Leviosa.^[12]

Hallowe'en[]

Prior to theHallowe'en feast, Ron angrily declared that Hermione was a know-it-all and did not have any friends. Hermione overheard his outburst and went running to the girl's bathroom in tears. That evening, during the Hallowe'en feast, it was announced that amountain troll was loose in the school. Ron and Harry came to Hermione's rescue after hearing that she was in trouble, with Ron successfully using theLevitation Charm tolevitate thetroll's club and drop it on its head, knocking it out. She, in return, lied to protect them from Professor McGonagall. The three then became very close friends.^[12]

Protecting the Philosopher's Stone[]

During theirfirst year, the three of them learnt that thePhilosopher's Stone was being hidden in Hogwarts and sought to protect it from being stolen by Severus Snape, whom the young wizards believed to be working forLord Voldemort. Ron's talent inWizard's Chess allowed them to pass one of the obstacles protecting the stone, which was a life-sized game. Ron sacrificed himself as a game piece so Harry could place the enemy king in checkmate, allowing Harry and Hermione to move on.

Ultimately, it was discovered that Professor Quirrell was trying to steal the stone for Voldemort. Harry succeeded in defeating him and protecting the Philosopher's Stone, and Ron was awarded fiftyHouse points byAlbus Dumbledore for "the best played game of chess that Hogwarts has seen these many years", allowing Gryffindor to win theHouse Cup for the first time in seven years.^[12]

Second year[]

Flying the Ford Anglia[]

Having not heard fromHarry Potter during the whole summer of1992, Ron, Fred and George Weasley, in a planned scheme to rescue him from4 Privet Drive, drove Arthur Weasley'sflying Ford Anglia to theMuggle town ofLittle Whinging and tore the bars from Harry's bedroom window using the car's horsepower. Ron and the twins helped Harry get his things in the car, and they left for theWeasley House. Upon landing Ron and his brothers were ratted out by Molly Weasley for having taken such a risky course of action.

At the start of that year's school term, Ron and Harry missed theHogwarts Express due to the tricks ofDobby the house-elf and were forced to use the Ford Anglia to travel to Hogwarts. At the end of their journey, the car failed, causing the boys to crash-land into the Whomping Willow. They were nearly killed when the tree shook, and the car jettisoned them and took off into theForbidden Forest, where it remained.^[33]

Attempt to curse Malfoy[]

Ron's wand was damaged in the crash, causing him problems for the entire school year. It backfired when Ron attempted tocurseDraco Malfoy in payback for calling Hermione a "Mudblood" with theSlug-vomiting Charm, resulting with himvomitingslugs and slime.

Malfoy's disdain towardsMuggle-borns led Ron, Harry, and Hermione to suspect that he was theHeir of Slytherin who opened theChamber of Secrets that year, unleashing a "monster" that began to attack Muggle-born students.^[33]

Impersonating Crabbe[]

To investigate this theory, Hermione brewed a Polyjuice Potion which greatly surprised Ron in that she was so overtly breaking the rules. When the time came to use the potion, Ron was made to impersonateVincent Crabbe, and Harry impersonatedGregory Goyle, while Hermione's transformation was unsuccessful because she mistook hair fromMillicent Bulstrode'scat for her own.

Ron and Harry interrogated Malfoy in the Slytherin Common Room, during which Malfoy proceeded to insult both Dumbledore and Harry. He also made a callous comment about Hermione, hoping that she would be the Muggle-born victim that dies during the attacks. "But I know one thing: last time theChamber of Secrets was opened, a Mudblood died. So I bet it’s only a matter of time before one of them’s killed this time… I hope it’s Granger".^[35] This comment upset both Ron and Harry, but they were able to maintain their cover and eventually realised that Malfoy was not the Heir of Slytherin.^[33] In fact, Malfoy had no idea who was behind the attacks.

Return to the Forbidden Forest[]

Ron and Harry were both greatly upset when Hermione became another victim of the "monster", ending uppetrified in the Hospital Wing, though she left her friends a clue that led them to deduce that the monster was abasilisk. Ron showed incredible bravery during the course of their investigation by venturing into the Forbidden Forest to anAcromantula den led by Aragog, in spite of his extreme fear of spiders.

Harry and Ron learnedRubeus Hagrid had nothing to do with opening the chamber, but when Aragog tried to make a meal of them, they narrowly escaped thanks to the magic that had engulfed the Flying Ford Anglia.^[33] After escaping the forest Ron was furious with Hagrid for endangering their lives.

Skirmish in the Chamber of Secrets[]

When he and Harry learned thatGinny (Ron's younger sister) was dying in the Chamber of Secrets, they raced to save her, planning to give their information to ProfessorGilderoy Lockhart. When the pair discovered that the professor was attempting to flee, they drew their wands on him and forced him to join them as they ventured into the Chamber of Secrets.

Shortly after Ron, Harry and Lockhart entered the Chamber, Lockhart attempted towipe their memories in order to get out of the Chamber and take credit for their efforts in a bid for fame. Unfortunately for him, he used Ron's damaged wand, and the spell backfired, causing permanent amnesia in Lockhart. Ron was left behind to tend to Lockhart, as Harry delved deeper into the Chamber, saving Ginny and defeatingSalazar Slytherin's basilisk, avenging all its petrified victims.^[33]

Afterwards, Ron was honoured with aSpecial Award for Services to the School, as well as earning two hundred House points for Gryffindor for his work concerning re-sealing the Chamber of Secrets.^[33]

Third year[]

In the summer following Ron's second year atHogwarts, theWeasleys won theDaily Prophet Grand Prize Galleon Draw. Ron and his family used the money to travel to Egypt to visit Ron's eldest brother,Bill. News of their lucky break made theDaily Prophet, and Ron sent that newspaper clipping and aSneakoscope toHarry for his thirteenth birthday. They met on the last day of the summer, when Ron and his family visitedDiagon Alley with Harry andHermione and took up rooms in theLeaky Cauldron in preparation for catching theHogwarts Express. Ron's parents also purchased hima new wand to replace the broken one he had lost the previous year.^[5]

During their stay at the Leaky Cauldron, Ron shared a room with his brother Percy. Unfortunately, this led to a fight. Percy believed that Ron had taken his Head Boy badge, which had actually been stolen by Weasley twins Fred and George. Harry found the twins hiding, enchanting the badge to say "Big Head Boy". Later, Ron was also accused of smudging a picture of Percy's girlfriend,Penelope Clearwater with tea (Penelope thus hid herself outside the frame so nobody could see her splotched nose).^[5]

Also that summer, Sirius Black, the most famous prisoner inAzkaban, escaped, and in light of this incident, security was tightened at Hogwarts which Ron and his friends noticed when the Hogwarts Express was stopped and searched byDementors. Once at the school,Dumbledore announced that Dementors would be stationed around the school gates to prevent Black from entering Hogwarts. This was done under the assumption that Harry was being targeted by Black.^[5]

Beginning of term[]

Upon starting the term, thethird-years began taking new lessons. Ron and Harry had chosenDivination andCare of Magical Creatures, while Hermione decided to take every possible class offered and began to exhibit strange behaviour that neither Ron nor Harry could figure out. The pair quickly decided that Divination was not a class they really liked and that the professor,Sybill Trelawney, was a fraud.

Ron's first Care of Magical Creatures was a disaster.Hagrid, the new Care of Magical Creatures professor, had planned what he thought to be a spectacular class onhippogriffs, when a hippogriff namedBuckbeak attackedDraco Malfoy after Malfoy had insulted the rare creature, causing Malfoy to promise revenge. Also during that week, Ron had his firstDefence Against the Dark Arts class with the new professor,Remus Lupin, and in short order Ron thought that Lupin was an excellent professor.^[5]

First time in Hogsmeade[]

On Hallowe'en, Ron and Hermione went on their first Hogsmeade trip. Harry, however, could not join them as hisuncle Vernon had not signed his Hogsmeade permission slip. Meanwhile, Ron and Hermione visited every building in Hogsmeade and brought back loads of sweets from Honeydukes for Harry. They were discussing blood-flavored lollipops and Cockroach Clusters.

Harry used the Marauder's Map to sneak into Hogsmeade. He then met Ron and Hermione inHoneydukes. They visited theThree Broomsticks, a pub run byMadam Rosmerta. WhenCornelius Fudge,Minerva McGonagall,Filius Flitwick, andRubeus Hagrid arrived, Harry hide underneath their table to avoid being seen. Harry used a tunnel to sneak into Hogsmeade village.

While sneaking back into the school, he overheard a disturbing conversation that had a severe impact on his mental state.^[36]Sirius Black was his parents' best friend, and was his godfather and legal guardian. Black was the Potters'Secret Keeper and he allegedly divulged the Potters' secret whereabouts toLord Voldemort and murdered their friendPeter Pettigrew, as well as twelveMuggle bystanders. Peter left a finger to prove that he had been killed with the twelve Muggles.^[36] That evening, Sirius Black sneaked into Hogwarts, and the students were forced to spend the night in the Dining Hall.^[5]

The disappearance of Scabbers[]

Just beforeChristmas, Rubeus Hagrid received a complaint from theCommittee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures about Buckbeak the hippogriff. When he shared this incident with Ron, Harry, and Hermione, the trio promised to do everything in their power to help defend Buckbeak.

Ron and Harry put the defence of Buckbeak on the back-burner when on Christmas Day, Harry received aFirebolt broomstick from a mysterious sender. When Hermione, afraid for Harry's safety, turned the Firebolt in, Ron stopped talking to Hermione. The Firebolt incident only added to the rough tension between the two, as Hermione's new petCrookshanks had been continually trying to attack Ron's rat, Scabbers. A few weeks later, when the two were on the verge of making up, Scabbers disappeared and Ron blamed Crookshanks, threatening the friendship between them.^[5]

Sirius Black's infiltration[]

In the meantime, Black was yet to be found, and the night following theGryffindor vsRavenclawQuidditch match, he sneaked into Gryffindor tower. Hearing the sound of ripping bed curtains, Ron awoke with a start to see Sirius Black standing over him holding a knife. He screamed, and Black fled.^[5]

When Ron had woken up the entireGryffindor House they all gathered in theGryffindor Common Room to discuss the events.Professor Minerva McGonagall, theHead of House, was called. Ron explained his story and theorised that Black must have gone for the wrong bed and was aiming forHarry Potter. McGonagall asked Sir Cadogan about it and he told her that he had let Black enter after Black gave him the correct passcode.^[37]

Another search of the castle took place, but Black escaped capture again. The Fat Lady resumed her duty of guardingGryffindor Tower on the condition her portrait be guarded.Neville was placed in detention and stripped of his visitation rights toHogsmeade for the rest of the school year and the other Gryffindors were forbidden to tell him the password to the tower, forcing him to wait outside for someone to let him in while the security trolls guarding the Fat Lady leered unpleasantly at him. But none of that compared to theHowler his grandmother sent him during breakfast, which shouted at him that he had brought shame to the family.^[38]

Defence of Buckbeak[]

This incident made Ron famous among the other students, but he came back down to Earth when Hagrid scolded him and Harry about their treatment of Hermione, who Hagrid told them was in over her head with all of her classes and the work she was doing for Buckbeak. Shocked, the pair patched things up with her a few days later, when they received a letter from Hagrid saying that Buckbeak had been sentenced to execution.^[5]

With exams coming up, the trio set about studying and attempting to help Hagrid with Buckbeak's appeal. The appeal took place on thelast day of their exams. Hearing that Buckbeak had lost, and was to be executed, Ron, Harry and Hermione went to visit Hagrid in the evening just before the execution. They offered to help set the record straight, but Hagrid told them that they would be in big trouble if they were seen. Helping the sobbing Hagrid make tea, Hermione found Scabbers hiding inside a milk jar. Soon they were hurried out the back of the hut, all the while they continued to lobby for a chance to set the record straight. When they heard what sounded like the killing, Ron, Harry and Hermione set off for Hogwarts in a slight state of shock.^[5]

The Prisoner of Azkaban[]

Before they made it back there,Scabbers began to squirm in Ron's hands and escaped. Not wanting to lose his rat again, Ron chased after Scabbers with Harry and Hermione behind him. He caught up to Scabbers, but not before they were in the shadow of theWhomping Willow tree. He looked up to see a large black dog bearing down upon him. The dog dived at Ron and gripping Ron's arm in its mouth, it dragged him into the Whomping Willow. To try and stop the dog from pulling him further, Ron tied his feet around a tree branch, but the dog's grip was so powerful his leg snapped. When the dog reached the Shrieking Shack, it let go of Ron and revealed itself to be Sirius Black.^[5]

Sirius ambushed Harry and Hermione,disarming them when they entered the room where Ron was being held hostage. Upon seeing him, Harry attacked Black with Hermione and the seriously injured Ron helping in any way they could, but Harry could not bring himself to finish the job when he had Black in his power, and he was disarmed byProfessor Lupin. Relieved at the sight of Lupin, Ron became worried when Lupin and Black greeted each other like brothers and demanded that Ron turn over his rat, Scabbers. Sirius and Lupin then told them about their own years spent atHogwarts and how a wizard namedPeter Pettigrew betrayed Harry's parents to Voldemort then framed Sirius and transformed into a rat to go into hiding.

Still not fully convinced, Ron reluctantly handed over Scabbers when Lupin promised that if he was actually a rat, no harm would come to him. Scabbers was revealed to be Pettigrew, whom Sirius had recognised due to a missing toe. (Pettigrew has cut off one of his own fingers before transforming). A tearful Pettigrew confessed to the betrayal and begged for mercy from his former friends.^[5]

When it was decided that Pettigrew should be turned over to theDementors, Lupin splinted Ron's leg, and the assembled company left for Hogwarts. Along the way, the full moon broke out, and Lupin began to transform into a werewolf. In the skirmish, Pettigrew stole Lupin's wand,stunned Ron, and escaped into the moonlight. Hours later in theHospital Wing, Ron was recovering both from his broken leg and Pettigrew's attack. As he was unable to walk, Ron did not join Harry and Hermione on their rescue mission tosave Sirius from theDementor's Kiss and Buckbeak from execution with Hermione'sTime-Turner, though they would explain everything to him after they were successful in their task.^[5]

End-of-term[]

Ron understood why Hermione did not immediately mention theTime-Turner. Ron was slightly dismayed but, now knowing the reason for her strange behaviour and timetable earlier on, he was nevertheless relieved that Sirius and Buckbeak were both safe and free.

As a replacement for his lost pet, Sirius sent Ron a tiny owl. Ron, to the surprise of both Harry and Hermione, allowed Crookshanks to sniff the owl. Crookshanks gave his approval, thus confirming that it was in fact just an owl. Ginny immediately named itPigwidgeon because she thought the name was "sweet"; annoyed and disgusted at this, Ron tried to choose another name, but it was too late, so he settled for using the nickname "Pig".^[5]

Fourth year[]

The Quidditch World Cup[]

In the summer of 1994, Ron invited Harry and Hermione to accompany the Weasleys to theQuidditch World Cup, which was being held in Britain for the first time in decades. While Hermione joined theWeasleys atThe Burrow, Harry had to be picked up from the Dursleys. Arthur Weasley arranged to pick up Harry viaFloo Network, not knowing that the Dursleys' fireplace was blocked, so when Ron, Arthur, Fred and George tried to fetch Harry they ended up stuck in the chimney. Part of the Dursleys' house was destroyed before Harry returned to the Weasley's house.^[32]

The following day, Harry, Hermione, and all the Weasleys except Molly Weasley left for the Quidditch World Cup, where they set up camp and met many of their friends from Hogwarts or the Ministry. They had prime seats for the match, thanks to Mr Weasley, who had helpedLudo Bagman, Head of theDepartment of Magical Games and Sports, out of a messy problem. During the match Ron watchedViktor Krum, theBulgarianSeeker, play an excellent match and catch theSnitch. Even though Krum caught the Snitch the Irish National Quidditch Team still won the match.^[32]

That night, while the Irish supporters were still awake celebrating their victory, trouble began. SomeDeath Eaters who had managed to avoid imprisonment in Azkaban, attacked the camp where Ron and his friends and family were staying. Mr Weasley ordered Ron, Harry, Hermione, Fred, George, and Ginny to get to safety, while he and the older Weasley children set off to help theMinistry of Magic. Fred and George were responsible for Ginny's safety, which left the trio to themselves.^[32]

Running off into the woods, Ron, Hermione, and Harry quickly lost Fred, George and Ginny, but they did findDraco Malfoy. Malfoy meanly suggested that Hermione, being a Muggle-Born, could easily be targeted by the Death Eaters, causing Ron to insist that she and Harry join him in going deeper into the woods. Soon they reached a patch of woods giving off a silver glow, where the trio found a fewVeela witches surrounded by admirers. Ron was entranced and stated that he would create a broom that would fly to space. They had reached an empty clearing when they heard anunknown personcast theDark Mark.^[32]

Beginning of the year[]

On1 September, Ron and his friends departed for Hogwarts aboard theHogwarts Express. That evening at theStart-of-Term Feast,Dumbledore announced that Hogwarts would host theTriwizard Tournament. Ron found himself caught up in dreams of being a Triwizard Champion, but he was snapped back to reality by his fourth year classes. InCare of Magical Creatures,Hagrid had his students tending toBlast-Ended Skrewts, and inDefence Against the Dark Arts, Ron was impressed by the new professor,"Mad-Eye" Moody, when he taught the class about the three Unforgivable Curses.

It was announced that the students from theDurmstrang Institute andBeauxbatons Academy of Magic would be arriving at Hogwarts on 30 October. Ron was dumbstruck when he sawViktor Krum among the Durmstrang students, not realising how young his hero was. He was disappointed when Krum sat among the Slytherin students.^[32]

Envying Harry Potter[]

Having discussed the possibility of somehow outsmarting theGoblet of Fire and theAge Line that Dumbledore had cast around it, Ron was surprised to find that Harry's name had come out of the Goblet of Fire. Jealous of the fact that Harry always seemed to receive all the attention, Ron refused to accept that Harry didn't put his name in the cup. He even went as far as to accuse Harry of cheating his way into the tournament. After the argument, he and Harry stopped talking to each other, and Ron began hanging out with other Gryffindors likeDean Thomas andSeamus Finnigan. He did start to miss Harry after his jealousy burnt out and was unable to understand why Harry didn't want to hang out or talk to him anymore to the point where when Rita Skeeter released an article about Harry he just assumed Harry was enjoying the attention he was getting.^[32]

When Ron heard Harry talking tosomeone one night, he went down to see who it was since Harry didn't tell him about such a thing, only to be met with hostility from a very embittered Harry. When Harry accused Ron of trying to spy on him and when he told him who he talked to was none of Ron's business, Ron was deeply offended to the point where he tried to get Harry to tell him whom he was talking to by accusing him of practising for an interview. This only made Harry throw one of Draco Malfoy's "Potter Stinks" badges at him and tell him he could wear that during the First Task of the Triwizard Tournament. This made Ron finally realise that the reason Harry had started avoiding him was because Harry felt betrayed by him to the point where he had lost Harry's trust and respect and Harry no longer saw him as a friend, a realisation that deeply hurt Ron.^[32]

Ron and Harry did not talk to each other again until after the First Task. After seeing just how much danger was involved in the task, Ron realised Harry would never have put his own name into the Goblet of Fire, and the two became best friends once again.^[32]

The Yule Ball[]

Soon after the First Task,Professor McGonagall told Ron and the other Gryffindor boys about the traditionalYule Ball, held during the Triwizard Tournament. While all students above fourth year scampered around trying to find dates, Ron and Harry found it hard to ask girls to the ball. Struck by the beauty and charm ofFleur Delacour, the Triwizard Champion from Beauxbatons Academy and apart-Veela witch, Ron asked her to attend the ball with him, but fled in embarrassment without waiting for an answer. He also offended Hermione by not asking her, and then by suggesting that she did not have a date and thus could accompany him.

Harry was eventually able to get them both dates with twinsParvati and Padma Patil. Ron's evening was a fiasco of the first sort. His "traditional" dress robes embarrassed him and his date,Padma Patil, and when Ron saw Hermione withViktor Krum, he became intensely jealous. This led to a blazing argument between them during the end of the ball, with Ron making comments about Krum being too old for her and Hermione accusing him of ruining everything. Though their friendship did not suffer, it was clear that both had developed feelings for each other.^[32]

During the Yule Ball, Ron had overheardHagrid telling the Beaubaxtons Headmistress Olympe Maxime that he was half-giant. This information was also overheard byDaily Prophet ReporterRita Skeeter, who wrote an article telling the wizarding world of Hagrid's heritage. This drove Hagrid to stop teaching for a time until Ron, Harry, and Hermione told him that they he was still their friend, no matter what.^[32]

Imprisoned by sea creatures[]

On24 February, Ron was put into an enchanted sleep and tied up at the bottom of theBlack Lake, to be "rescued" by Harry as part of the second task of the Triwizard Tournament. When he found out that Harry had stayed behind to save Fleur's sisterGabrielle Delacour as well, Ron jokingly took him to task, but was impressed when Harry was given extra points for "outstanding moral fibre".

Fleur thanked Ron and Harry in turn for helping save Gabrielle, kissing both of them on the cheek. Ron gained much attention from the other students due to his being taken hostage for the task. He proceeded to exaggerate the events of what happened until Hermione called him on it.^[32]

Preparing for the end[]

Early in the spring, Ron joined Harry and Hermione in visitingSirius Black, who had taken to hiding in Hogsmeade. There, they discussed the disappearances of Ministry officialsBarty Crouch Snr andBertha Jorkins. In the weeks leading up to the final tournament task, Ron and Hermione helped Harry prepare by researching and trying out different jinxes and other helpful spells for the task. Ron and Hermione watched Harry together from the sidelines.^[32]

They were shocked when Harry returned withCedric Diggory's dead body. Ron was relieved to see Harry when he was brought to the infirmary byProfessor Dumbledore, eagerly wanted to question Harry about Diggory, but he was told off by Molly Weasley who, along with his brotherBill Weasley, had come to watch Harry. Ron was furious with the Minister for Magic,Cornelius Fudge, when he refused to believe Harry and Dumbledore, and calmed Molly when she was shocked by Black's appearance in the room. Ron did not go against Harry's story when he finally heard it, sticking by his best friend.^[32]

Fifth year[]

After Voldemort rose to power and theSecond Wizarding War began,Dumbledore reformed theOrder of the Phoenix. In the summer of 1995, the Order moved into their headquarters at12 Grimmauld Place with the Weasley schoolchildren and Hermione Granger, where they helpedMolly Weasley clean the old house and remained watchful for information about Harry. In August, Harry arrived at the headquarters after aDementor attack on his cousin. Ron felt sorry that he had to keep Harry oblivious to the Order's plan and soon learnt that Harry's anger had been growing due to his isolation from his friends and his persecution by the media.^[6]

Ron, Harry and Hermione stayed at Grimmauld Place throughout August. In late August, Ron and Hermione were made aGryffindorprefect, for which Molly and Arthur gave Ron a newCleansweep Eleven. Bound by their prefect duties, Ron and Hermione were separated from Harry on theHogwarts Express and could only join Harry in his compartment for the last part of the journey. When they arrived, Ron expressed concern thatHagrid was not at the welcoming feast and was suspicious of the newDefence Against the Dark Arts professor,Dolores Umbridge.^[6]

At school, Ron was one of the many students who expressed frustration with Professor Umbridge's refusal to teach the class practical defensive magic. He also won the position ofKeeper on theGryffindor Quidditch team but was described by the team captain as "needing improvement". Ron'sQuidditch practice caused him to fall behind in his schoolwork, to Hermione's chagrin. Soon, Ron's brotherPercy Weasley sent him aletter advising him not to remain friends with Harry, whom he accused of being mad for supportingDumbledore.^[6] Ron was outraged by the letter's contents, tearing it into eight pieces and throwing it into the Gryffindor common room's fireplace, angrily declaring his brother to be "the world's biggest git".

Initiating Dumbledore's Army[]

Late in September, one evening when Harry returned from detention with Professor Umbridge, Ron, somewhat reluctantly, joined Hermione in convincing that Harry teach his fellow students defence against the dark arts. Harry initially disagreed, but after a few days he decided to give it a go. Around this time, Professor Umbridge was appointed the firstHogwarts High Inquisitor, giving her the power to randomly create new school rules and inspect teachers' lessons.^[6]

Late in October, students had their first visit toHogsmeade. There, Harry, Ron, and Hermione met with several students who were interested in learning proper defence. Ron defended Harry againstZacharias Smith when questions rose, and was among the first to sign the recruitment parchment. On the way home from Hogsmeade, Ron became upset when he learned from Hermione that his sisterGinny was dating Ravenclaw studentMichael Corner. The following morning, Ron awoke to find that suddenly, by order of Professor Umbridge, all student groups had been disbanded including the House Quidditch teams, but he was mollified when Harry said they would continue with their secret group, which Ginny named "Dumbledore's Army" during their first meeting, mocking theMinistry of Magic's fears of student uprisings.^[6]

Playing Quidditch and Hagrid's tale[]

In the weeks following the first Dumbledore's Army meeting, Quidditch season arrived. Ron had nervous issues prior to the first match against Slytherin. They had made badges saying "Weasley is our king", which Harry decided could not mean anything good. In an attempt to distract Ron from the Slytherins, Hermione kissed him on the cheek for luck, effectively stunning Ron. Ron's play was abysmal, and it was not helped by the Slytherins' new song also entitled, "Weasley is Our King". Following the game Ron wanted to resign, but learned he could not, as Harry Potter,Fred, andGeorge Weasley had been banned from Quidditch for life.

That evening Hagrid returned from his unknown disappearance. Although initially resistant he regaled the trio with his tales of thegiants, though he refused to give them any hint about his gruesome injuries from Golgomath's tribe. Ultimately Hagrid's mission was a failure.^[6]

Following Hagrid's return, he took up his post asCare of Magical Creatures professor. In Hagrid's first lesson, Ron learned aboutThestrals, magical creatures that could only be seen by wizards and witches who had witnessed death.^[6]

The attack on Arthur Weasley[]

Frequent Dumbledore's Army meetings,O.W.L. homework, and his prefect duties took up most of Ron's time as the holidays approached. Following the last meeting of the term, Ron was amazed at Harry's "romantic" tale, earning him a stern talking to from Hermione who suggested that Ron had"the emotional range of ateaspoon". That night, Harry witnessed Ron's father,Arthur Weasley, being attacked by Lord Voldemort's snake,Nagini. When Harry's story was confirmed by Dumbledore and McGonagall, Ron, his siblings, and Harry were immediately sent to the Order's Headquarters, so they could look in on their father's convalescence, and there they spent theChristmas holidays, joined by Hermione the next day.^[6]

During their first trip toSt Mungo's Hospital, Ron overheard "Mad Eye" Moody thinking that Harry had been possessed by Voldemort. Ron was worried when Harry became quiet after the visit and wanted to talk to Harry about it. He got his chance after Hermione arrived and convinced Harry to come downstairs. Ron, Hermione, and Ginny told Harry how worried they had been and managed to confess that he was not being possessed. They had an enjoyable holiday, but on their second visit to the hospital, Ron learned the truth about the torture ofNeville Longbottom's parents.^[6]

Throughout the term, Ron continued to learn defensive and offensive magic from Harry. He also stayed on the Gryffindor Quidditch team, despite his very poor performances. Due to Quidditch, he missed theValentine's Day visit to Hogsmeade. Though, he was impressed that Harry went public and hopeful that people might believe Harry whenThe Quibbler came out. Soon, Umbridge managed to sackProfessor Trelawney, but her ability to name a replacement was pre-empted whenDumbledore arranged to haveFirenze the Centaur teach the subject. Umbridge was affronted by this new staffing appointment.^[6]

Marietta Edgecombe's betrayal[]

Soon after Trelawney's sacking,Marietta Edgecombe, a friend of Ravenclaw StudentCho Chang's who only reluctantly joined Dumbledore's Army, told Umbridge about the group, but was unable to give up any pertinent information once she saw ajinx activate on her face. Ron was able to escape when Umbridge, raided the Dumbledore's Army headquarters, but he was incensed whenProfessor Dumbledore was forced out of the school. He was also wary when his brothers Fred and George Weasley said they were going to do their part for Professor Dumbledore. After Fred and George's secret escape from Hogwarts, Ron was certain that his mother would blame him, but he was saved from this fate when Harry revealed that it was he who financedWeasleys' Wizard Wheezes.^[6]

Ron played in the final Quidditch match of the season, though Harry and Hermione did not watch, as Hagrid finally revealed the source of his injuries to them. Ron played better, and Gryffindor won theQuidditch Cup. Ron was unable to settle to his studies the following day, but Harry and Hermione brought him down with Hagrid's secret injuries.^[6]

Battle of the Department of Mysteries[]

Shortly thereafter, theirOrdinary Wizarding Level exams were upon them. Ron managed to do very well, but he made a few mistakes. During their final exam, Harry dozed off and had another vision. This time, he saw Sirius being tortured by Voldemort in the Ministry. When Harry told Ron and Hermione of this they were wary, and Hermione suggested that Harry try to contact Sirius first. Ron ran off to distract Umbridge, but the plan failed, and Ron and his friends were rounded up and taken to Umbridge's office. There, Ron, Ginny, Neville, and Luna Lovegood managed to fight off Umbridge and her Slytherin Guards and escape to find Harry and Hermione outside the forest.

Ron insisted that he join Harry in rescuing Sirius, but also insisted that the rest remain behind, but realised when many Thestrals appeared. When Harry led them into theDepartment of Mysteries, Ron stuck with him into the deepest recesses of the Department. There, the six Dumbledore's Army members were ambushed by twelveDeath Eaters, led by wizarding aristocratLucius Malfoy, and Ron helped defend the prophecy Harry took from theHall of Prophecy, but his fight was soon over when a Death Eater used a spell to wipe his brains. Ron was so confused that he summoned a tentacled-brain from a vat in theBrain Room and was attacked by it, but soon recovered later on. Ron was devastated bySirius's death, but made sure that it was not discussed around Harry.

Sixth year[]

During the summer following the battle, Ron learned he had received sevenO.W.L.s, only failingDivination andHistory of Magic. Ron explained he did not mind, as he, like Harry, didn't like those subjects very much, anyway. Also during that summer, Ron learned that his brother Bill was engaged toFleur Delacour. While this annoyed his mother, sister, and later Hermione, Ron took to defending Fleur and if she surprised him, he would still take on that dumbstruck look. His soft spot for Fleur particularly annoyed Hermione, who was finding it harder to keep her feelings for him under wraps.

When Ron and Hermione learned thatHarry was, in fact, the "Chosen One", Ron remained at Harry's side.^[8] Ron, Hermione, Harry, Ginny, Molly, and Arthur also visited the twins shop Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes. Ron was impressed with the shop and the twins' flair for business. He attempted to take some products but was told to put them back after he revealed he had no currency. The trio also followed Draco Malfoy and learned that he wanted something repaired and that he put something else on hold.

A rough start[]

Ron would suffer much personal turmoil in his sixth year. Harry was namedGryffindor teamcaptain. Ron was nervous about Quidditch try-outs but beat outCormac McLaggen in saves, partly because Hermione cast aConfundus Charm on McLaggen in retaliation for him insulting Ron and Ginny. He was also envious when Harry and Hermione were invited to theSlug Club, while the newPotions professorHorace Slughorn ignored him, and when attention was paid to him, Slughorn usually got his name wrong.

During this time, Ron showed brief flashes of jealousy about Harry and Hermione's closeness. He would take exception whenever Hermione complimented Harry on something Ron thought was equally due to him. Ron was temporarily mollified about this whenHermione asked if he would like to attend the club's Christmas party with her, and he agreed but thought it was only as friends.^[8]

Ron was also worried over his sister's increasing involvement with boys, and after stumbling upon her kissingDean Thomas, he blew up at her. In retaliation, Ginny belittled him for his complete inexperience with the opposite gender, declaring that Harry and Hermione had also snogged people. The siblings treated each other coldly afterwards, and Ron was so bothered by this — and by the revelation that Hermione had kissed Viktor Krum almost two years earlier — that he became touchy and his temper became volatile, and he even began to perform poorly in Quidditch training. In the last training session before the match against Slytherin, he snapped at his teammate, newcomerDemelza Robins, and Harry was forced to intervene, threatening to kick him out of the team if he kept acting like this.

He also began to treat Hermione with a cold indifference, which confused her. He even offered to resign from the team. To boost his confidence, Harry pretended to pour theFelix Felicis into Ron'sPumpkin juice at breakfast. Harry even allowed Hermione to see the vial, so she would object to the cheating. This convinced Ron that he had an edge in the game, which caused him to play excellently. However, when after the match Harry revealed it was a trick, Ron rounded on Hermione and accused her of having no faith in his abilities.^[8]

Dating Lavender Brown[]

Shortly thereafter, Ron began his exhibitionist relationship withLavender Brown. Hermione, incredibly angry and hurt by Ron's vindictive actions, conjured a flock of canaries toattack him; the birds scratched Ron badly. Although he did not report this, he spent a long time ranting about her violent and hypocritical act, and he and Hermione stopped talking to each other after that. When Hermione attended the Slug Club's Christmas party, she had originally wanted to attend with Ron but went with his hated rival,Cormac McLaggen, while Ron snogged Lavender in public and made fun of Hermione's behaviour inTransfiguration class, reducing her to tears.^[8]

By Christmas break, however, Ron was becoming disenchanted with his relationship with Lavender, who had become increasingly possessive, annoyed him with the nickname "Won-Won", and gave him a gift of a necklace that said "My Sweetheart". Hermione did not come toThe Burrow for the holidays as she usually did, and Ron made an attempt to speak to her after returning to school, but she ignored him.^[8]

Poisoned twice[]

On1 March1997, Ron ate chocolate that he believed to be one of the presents forhis 17th birthday but was, in fact, a gift fromRomilda Vane to Harry spiked with alove potion. He found the box on the floor after Harry had chucked it out of his trunk, and thought it was a part of his pile of presents by the foot of his bed. Upon ingesting the chocolate, Ron became maddened with an obsessive need to see and be with Romilda. Harry, thinking fast, proceeded to take Ron to Slughorn's office to get an antidote. When in Slughorn's office, while Harry attempted to get Slughorn in a good mood hoping to get the true memory from him, Ron was nearly killed by poisoned mead intended forAlbus Dumbledore. Harry managed to save Ron with abezoar. The bezoar was one Slughorn had in his kit taken from a previous potions lesson. If it wasn't for Harry's timely actions and quick thinking, Ron would have died.^[39]

A panic-stricken Hermione arrived at theHospital Wing, forgetting her anger with him. Ron said Hermione's name in his sleep upon hearing her speak for the first time all day, and the two quietly reconciled after his near-death experience. Ron also took to feigning sleep whenever Lavender tried to visit him. He remained in the hospital the following week and was not able to play Keeper on Saturday8 March for theGryffindor vs Hufflepuff Quidditch match.^[40]

Re-embracing friends[]

On Monday10 March Ron and Harry, who suffered a cracked skull from a mishitBludger during the match, were able to leave the hospital wing, although Ron did not tell Lavender this.^[41] His subsequent avoidance of Lavender and simultaneous spending more time with Hermione made Lavender suspicious; after she spotted him and Hermione leaving the boys' dormitories, seemingly alone (Harry was with them, but under hisCloak of Invisibility), Lavender ended the relationship, much to Ron's relief.

Ron also had the idea of using Felix Felicis to retrieve Slughorn's true memory, while he and Hermione were preparing for theirApparition test. A little later, Ron was suitably impressed when Harry told him and Hermione how he managed to obtain the Horcrux memory from Professor Slughorn. A few weeks later, when Harry usedSectumsempra onDraco Malfoy, Ron lent his potions book to Harry soProfessor Snape would not confiscate the Half-Blood Prince's book.^[8] Ron did not endorse what Harry did to Malfoy, but he did not consider it that bad. He took this stance because Malfoy healed okay and did not sustain any lasting damage. Ron also understood why Harry wanted the Half-Blood Prince's book back.

Battle of the Astronomy Tower[]

On the night of theBattle of the Astronomy Tower, Ron took Felix Felicis on Harry's instructions, along with Hermione and Ginny. Those three were joined byNeville Longbottom andLuna Lovegood, whom Hermione had summoned using theD.A. coins. While Hermione and Luna monitored Professor Snape's office, Ron and the others watched theRoom of Requirement. Ron fought in the battle and survived without any major injuries, thanks to the Felix Felicis.

He was shaken by his oldest brotherBill's scarring at the hands of the viciouswerewolfFenrir Greyback. Shortly afterwards, Ron attended the funeral of Albus Dumbledore, where he comforted a sobbing Hermione. He and Hermione informed Harry of their intention to accompany him on a quest to locate and destroy theHorcruxes of Lord Voldemort, forgoing their seventh year of school.^[8]

Horcrux hunt(1997–1998)[]

During the summer of 1997, Ron began planning ahead for his mission with Harry and Hermione. With the help ofhis father and Fred and George Weasley, Rontransfigured thefamily ghoul to resemble himself sick withspattergroit, which would serve as his alibi for not attending his seventh year of Hogwarts while travelling with his friends.^[11] Mrs Weasley was unware of this plan, as she was in denial about the trio's plans to drop out of Hogwarts.

Battle of the Seven Potters[]

In late July, he participated in the Order's operation to remove Harry from his childhood home, takingPolyjuice Potion to be one of the "seven Potters." He flew with Nymphadora Tonks; they were pursued by at least three Death Eaters during the battle, includingBellatrix andRodolphus Lestrange. Ron stunned one of theDeath Eaters in the face while flying. Ron reassured Hermione by nuzzling her back slightly upon landing as she had been quite worried about him and he was saddened at the death of"Mad-Eye" Moody. He was also saddened by the death of Harry's beloved pet owlHedwig, over which he comforted Harry. Ron became concerned when Harry had a vision of an imprisonedGarrick Ollivander being brutally tortured by Lord Voldemort in the cellar at Malfoy Manor.^[11]

Once Ron, Harry, and Hermione were all convened atThe Burrow, they made plans to leave, much to the displeasure of Ron's worried mother. During the preparations for Bill's wedding, Mrs Weasley set Ron, Harry, and Hermione to separate tasks to prevent them from planning. On Harry's seventeenth birthday, Ron gave Harry a copy ofTwelve Fail-Safe Ways to Charm Witches. Later that evening,Minister for MagicRufus Scrimgeour visited The Burrow to dispense the contents of Dumbledore's will. He questioned the trio, and Ron let slip that they had no idea whyDumbledore would bequeath anything to him. Ron received Dumbledore'sDeluminator.^[11]

Escape from The Burrow[]

The trio attended the wedding for which, all summer, they had been forced to prepareThe Burrow; the marrying couple was Ron's older brotherBill toFleur Delacour on 1 August. Ron was irked and jealous thatViktor Krum was a guest, especially since he immediately complimented Hermione, who Ron quickly asked to dance shortly afterwards. When Viktor Krum asked who he thought was Barny Weasley (though it was really Harry in disguise) about the pair, he was somewhat disappointed to learn that they were "sort of" together, but not officially a couple.^[11]

The celebrations were interrupted with the news that theMinistry of Magic had fallen to Voldemort, and Hermione Disapparated herself, Ron, and Harry away from the danger toTottenham Court Road. This was the starting point to the trio's adventure and search for the Horcruxes they needed to bring down Lord Voldemort. After they arrived at Luchino café they were ambushed byDeath EatersAntonin Dolohov andThorfinn Rowle there and a skirmish broke out. After stunning and wiping the memories of the Death Eaters, the trio took refuge in Harry's inherited house12 Grimmauld Place left to him bySirius Black.^[11]

Infiltration of the Ministry of Magic[]

There, the trio learned fromKreacher thatRegulus Black had stolen the Horcrux Voldemort had made ofSlytherin's Locket in 1979, and that it had been stolen from 12 Grimmauld Place by Mundungus Fletcher. Under interrogation, he informed them that the locket was now in the possession ofDolores Umbridge.^[11]

While they were waiting for Kreacher to fetch Mundungus, they were visited byRemus Lupin. He informed the trio about the goings on in the wider wizarding world. He told them that Harry was now the most wanted wizard in Britain and thatMuggle-born witches and wizards were being rounded up. Ron immediately said that he would vouch for Hermione.^[11]

They formulated a plan toinfiltrate the Ministry, involving the use ofPolyjuice Potion to assume the forms of Ministry employees Reginald Cattermole, Albert Runcorn and Mafalda Hopkirk. Ron, disguised asReginald Cattermole, quickly found himself forced to separate from his friends, as Death Eater and new head of theDepartment of Magical Law Enforcement,Yaxley, demanded that "Cattermole" fix the rain in his office.^[11]

Ron was in over his head, but may have found a solution to the problem after asking Arthur, who had no idea of Ron's true identity, for help. The trio reunited after Harry and Hermione stole the locket from Umbridge and freed some Muggle-born witches and wizards being held by theMuggle-Born Registration Commission, and then escaped, but were forced to abandon Grimmauld Place as a hideout. Ron splinched himself during their escape into the countryside and was weakened by his injury. After receiving some treatment from Hermione, Ron fretted over the fate of the Cattermoles.^[11]

Exit and homecoming[]

Afterward, weeks passed with no further progress. This, as well as the locket's negative influence, caused great tension and animosity amongst the group of friends. When he wore the locket, Ron was sullen and suspicious, lashing out at his friends and continuously complaining. Ron abruptly abandoned his friends one evening after getting into a ferocious and savage fight with Harry over the additional task of locatingGodric Gryffindor's Sword in order to destroy the locket. He accused Harry of having no plan and of not being very concerned aboutGinny, whom they had learned was punished back atHogwarts.

In response, Harry screamed at Ron to go. When Ron asked if Hermione was going with him and she told him that she was staying, he accused her of choosing Harry over him, and left, despite Hermione screaming and crying for him to come back.^[11]

As soon as he was outside the influence of the Horcrux, Ron came to his senses and tried to return. However, he had a run-in withSnatchers first, who interrogated him. Ron claimed to beStan Shunpike and then took an opportunity to escape. He apparated numerous times to try to find Harry and Hermione, splinching fingernails off at one point, but could not find them. He then went to stay with Bill and Fleur at their new home,Shell Cottage. Soon after Christmas, Ron used theDeluminator Dumbledore bequeathed him to locate his friends.^[11]

Ron made his way to theForest of Dean, where he arrived just in time to rescue Harry from drowning in a semi-frozen pond. When Ron attempted to use Godric Gryffindor's Sword to destroy the locket, horrible incorporeal images of Harry and Hermione came forth which cruelly mocked Ron about his many insecurities, including his fears that Hermione would choose Harry over him. This brought Ron to the point of tears. However, Ron, in far more rage than before, successfully stabbed the Horcrux with Godric Gryffindor's Sword.^[11]

Afterwards, Harry took Ron aside to assuage his fears about Harry and Hermione. Saving Harry's life earned Ron Harry's forgiveness, but Hermione — who was unaware of what the Horcrux had done — was still furious with him for his abandonment for some time and attacked him mercilessly upon sight until Harry cast aShield Charm to stop her.^[11]

Visit to the Lovegood House[]

Upon his return, Ron was happy to the point of giddiness, because he thought that they had an ally out there somewhere. He sought to hide this happiness when around Hermione in an act of contrition. When Hermione proposed a trip to the Lovegood's house to investigate a recurring symbol, Ron wholeheartedly agreed. Harry privately accused Ron of only agreeing to get back on Hermione's good side, a fact that he did not deny stating, "All's fair in love and war, and this is a bit of both."^[11]

The trio learned of the existence of theDeathly Hallows fromXenophilius Lovegood. Xenophilius, worried for his daughterLuna, who was being held hostage byDeath Eaters, tried to capture the trio. They narrowly escaped, Hermione engineering it in a way that preserved Ron's alibi of being sick at home. While Harry obsessed over the Hallows, Ron and Hermione thought they should focus on finding the Horcruxes, as Dumbledore had instructed them. During Harry's period of listless obsession, Ron's leadership qualities began to show. He suggested that they search many wizarding settlements for clues if only to be in motion and actively searching.^[11]

Skirmish at Malfoy Manor[]

During the Easter holidays of 1998, the trio was captured by a gang ofSnatchers led byFenrir Greyback after Harry accidentally broke theTaboo on Voldemort's name. Hermione hit Harry in the face with aStinging Hex in order to disguise him. Harry, Hermione, and Ron quickly lied and gave fake names; Harry being Vernon Dudley, Hermione beingPenelope Clearwater, and Ron being Stan Shunpike. Ron was beaten (his mouth extremely bloody) and was then forced to use another name, Barny Weasley. This was due to the Snatchers already knowing who Stan Shunpike was. The Snatchers also found Godric Gryffindor's sword in their tent, there was no explaining that.^[11]

They were then brought to Malfoy Manor, where Lucius Malfoy attempted to get his son to identify Harry. Draco said that he did not know whether it was Harry or not, but immediately recognised Ron and Hermione. The trio then meet with Bellatrix Lestrange, whom separated them. Ron tried to persuade Bellatrix to take him for questioning instead of Hermione. She responded that she would interrogate him next if Hermione died during questioning, as "blood-traitor was next to mud-blood in her book". Ron was forced into the dungeon with Harry,Dean Thomas, and the goblinGriphook. In the dungeon they found Luna and Mr Ollivander, whom were captured in 1996.^[11]

Hermione was kept upstairs and tortured by Bellatrix, her screams reducing Ron to tears. The group was saved byDobby, who was sent byAberforth Dumbledore. He freed Harry and Ron to run upstairs to save Hermione, who managed to lie under torture about where they had obtainedGryffindor's Sword. Ron disarmed Bellatrix after she avoided a chandelier dropped by Dobby, and pulled Hermione from the wreckage of the fallen chandelier, Disapparating them both to Bill and Fleur's homeShell Cottage. They stayed there with Luna, Fleur, Bill, Mr Ollivander, and Griphook. He attended the burial of Dobby, where he humbly gave him his shoes and socks.^[11]

Gringotts break-in[]

At the cottage Hermione recovered and she, Ron, and Harry planned to break intoGringotts Wizarding Bank in order to takeHufflepuff's Cup, and aHorcrux, within theLestrange Vault.Griphook the goblin agreed to help them in exchange for Gryffindor's Sword. Ron, knowing that the sword was needed to destroy Horcruxes was reluctant to let Harry part with it. Harry suggested that they delay handing the sword over until the Horcruxes were destroyed. As the planning went forward, Ron, along with Harry and Hermione, found Griphook to be increasingly distasteful.^[11]

On the morning of 1 May 1998, they broke into Gringotts with Hermione disguised as Bellatrix Lestrange, Ron as a fictional foreign wizard named "Dragomir Despard", and Harry under hisInvisibility Cloak with Griphook. As they were headed down into the vaults, the Gringotts defences (theThief's Downfall in particular) were set against them, and Ron's disguise melted away. Once in the vault, it was discovered that all the treasure hadGeminio andFlagrante curses put on them. Although they were betrayed by Griphook, the trio obtained Helga Hufflepuff's cup and escaped the wizarding bank on the back of a dragon.^[11]

Battle of Hogwarts[]

After getting off the dragon escaping from the wizarding bank, Ron saw Harry having one of his visions. He was told thatLord Voldemort finally knew that they were hunting Horcruxes and that the final one was at Hogwarts. Harry, Ron, and Hermione apparated under theinvisibility cloak to Hogsmeade looking for a way into Hogwarts. They were soon cornered byDeath Eaters set to watch the town. Ron drew his wand ready to fight them, but Harry suggested that advantage lay in stealth and that attacking would give away their position. Once the Death Eaters orderedDementors to search the town for the trio, Harry was forced to perform the Patronus Charm. After Harry's Patronus chased away the Dementors the trio found refuge in theHog's Head.^[11]

A heated discussion with the proprietor followed, who turned out to beAberforth Dumbledore. The discussion revolved around Harry's mission and the seeming defeat of the Order of the Phoenix. After this they were lead into Hogwarts by a badly beatenNeville Longbottom, whom in Harry's absence became the de facto leader of the D.A. They arrived in theRoom of Requirement and found that the reformed Dumbledore's Army was hiding out there. Harry whom had developed trust issues, did not like the idea of allowing the other DA members to help. Ron persuaded Harry to let the others do so anyway.^[11]

While Harry searched forRavenclaw's Diadem, Ron and Hermione entered theChamber of Secrets to retrieve basilisk fangs. Ron mimicked theParseltongue he had heard Harry use to open Salazar Slytherin's locket and succeeded in gaining entrance to the Chamber. Hermione used the fangs to destroy the Horcrux ofHufflepuff's Cup, and they then reunited with Harry. When Ron expressed desire to evacuate thehouse-elves from the Kitchens, Hermione, who had always been concerned for creatures so often mistreated by society, was so touched that she ran, nuzzled and kissed him, much to Ron's delight. However, their kiss was interrupted by Harry, who pointed out that there was a war going on and that they could carry on later, to which Ron pointed out there might not be later.^[11]

Harry, Ron, and Hermione entered the Room of Requirement to find Ravenclaw's diadem, but were ambushed byMalfoy,Crabbe, andGoyle. When Crabbe unleashed acursed fire, the trio escaped by means of broomsticks; Harry saved Draco, and Ron and Hermione saved Goyle. They then witnessed the death of Ron's brother Fred in combat, which devastated Ron, who wanted revenge. Hermione managed to calm him by reminding him that they would have to fight on their way to findingNagini, Voldemort's final Horcrux. The trio made their way to theShrieking Shack, and witnessed the snake killSeverus Snape on Voldemort's orders. While dying, Severus Snape's memories leaked out of him, which Harry collected into a glass phial to latter view in the headmaster's office.^[11]

During the pause in the Battle of Hogwarts, Ron went to theGreat Hall, where Bill comforted him over Fred's death and Hermione comforted Ginny. Harry went up to Dumbledore's office and emptied Snape's memories into the Pensieve. He entered thePensieve and finally learned the truth of it all. After emerging from the Pensieve, he made use of the distraction to slip out and confront Voldemort. Following his alleged death, the battle resumed, and Ron andNeville Longbottom broughtFenrir Greyback down together. Ron witnessed Harry defeat Lord Voldemort once and for all, and survived the battle without serious injury.^[11]

After Hogwarts(1998–2014)[]

Ron never received a seventh year of education at Hogwarts. Instead of completing his education, he moved on to become anAuror (along with Harry) at theMinistry of Magic, where he helped track down and capture those of Lord Voldemort's supporters that had gone into hiding, or else feigned innocence or ignorance whilst having actually cooperated and willingly supported his regime.^[31] Two years after he started at the Auror Office, he left to help his brotherGeorge atWeasleys' Wizard Wheezes inDiagon Alley, although he retained strong ties in the Ministry, and their work revolutionised both the Auror department and the institution at large, and along with Hermione, the trio helped"make a new world" for the wizarding community.^[42]

His decision to step down was questioned byRita Skeeter, who thought that Ron was tired of standing in Harry's shadow, and wrote in her gossip column that Ron was likely mentally ill (this must, of course, be taken with more than a small pinch of salt due to Rita's habit of writing scathing lies in articles), having said himself that theHorcrux hunt had "took its toll" on him.^[28]

During thetrial ofDolores Umbridge shortly after the war, Umbridge managed to escape and ally with someDeath Eaters (Corban Yaxley, theCarrows, andWalden Macnair). Together, they planned a plot involvingTime-Turners to bring back thedictatorship that had existed in theBritish Ministry of Magic from1997–1998. They were stopped, however, by Ron Weasley,Hermione Granger and Harry Potter.^[43]

Sometime between1998 and2006, Ron married Hermione, and later the couple had two children:Rose andHugo. Ron was also the godfather and uncle of Harry and Ginny's oldest son. At some point, Ron, Harry, and Hermione were all featured onChocolate Frog Cards for their accomplishments, which Ron considered his "finest hour".^[44]

Ron himself noted that he and Hermione were quite young when they were married and that he became rather drunk afterward, having very little memory of the night after the ceremony.^[45]

On31 October2009, Ron came back to Hogwarts to bring hisDeluminator toHeadmistress McGonagall so she could take another look at it. On the way there, he travelled pastLondon and used the Deluminator to collect the lights of half a street. When he arrived, he happened to be attracted toNicholas de Mimsy-Porpington'sDeathday Party, where he talked to anunidentified student and showed them the Deluminator. WhenPeeves caused the lights in the party hall to go out, Ron encouraged the student to use the Deluminator to restore the lights.^[46]

Seeing theghosts at the party also inspired Ron to develop with George a banquet platter that looked and smelled bad (which might be appealing to ghosts) but tasted fresh when taken off of the plates. Several days later, he met the unidentified student again at Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, and they talked about the ghosts as well as the unfinished banquet platter.^[47]

During the2010–2011 school year, Ron came back again to his alma mater to join the defence force againstDementors and otherDark creatures when they attempted to attack thecastle. He was seen putting up and reinforcing the spherical shield around the castle with students and staff, and he also participated in thebig battle that ended the attacks. He discussed with Harry, Hermione and the staff about the cause of the attacks afterwards, and when Harry said he had an idea, Ron guessed that he meant theDeath Eaters, though it was not what Harry had in mind.^[48]

Ron was looking after Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes one day when the unidentified student visited again, and he introduced several products to them such as theWildfire Whiz-bangs,trick wands andSkiving Snackboxes and told stories about them. For the last one, he showed them theCanary Cream, and they both ate it and briefly turned intocanaries. The student asked if there were other flavours of it, and Ron took it to be a good advice to develop more flavours to mix into other food or tempt others into eating, joking that he would eat adrumstick-flavouredbiscuit at once.^[49]

Another time, Ron and George followed the student intoZonko's Joke Shop while debating about whether old joke products could still become a big sale. The student recognised them, and Ron argued that products likeDungbombs were classics for a reason, and if Zonko's was able to sell them well, so could they. George demanded evidence from him, and the student suggested they learn from their customers about their preferences. The brothers then started a fight that involved different kinds of pranks to determine what people liked more.^[50] After George invited Harry with selling the products, Ron became upset and invited Hermione, who was unable to decline.^[51] At the end, George asked Ron to summarise the results of the questionnaires, but neither of them kept record. Ron wondered how they could know the winner, and felt it would be better ifFred was there, who he believed was more thoughtful and quick to action, though George reckoned both of them were better at those than Ron. They reminisced about Fred, and were joined by the student's friends.^[52]

Later life(2014–)[]

2014 Quidditch World Cup[]

Ron, Hermione and their children Rose and Hugo all attended the final of the427th Quidditch World Cup in thePatagonian Desert in July 2014, alongside Harry, Ginny, James, Albus,Teddy Lupin, Neville, Hannah, Luna, Rolf, Bill, Fleur, Victoire, and potentially others.^[28] Ron also became close with Harry's children, one of whom, James, was his godson. Lily Luna Potter and Ron's son were close in age and good friends, as were Ron's daughter and Albus Severus Potter.^{[citation needed]}

Seeing off his daughter[]

In August of2017, Ron, having settled into a rotund middle age, obtained a Muggledriving licence. He also admitted putting aConfundus Charm on the Muggle driving inspector because he had forgotten to use his wing mirror properly, excusing this mistake because casting aSupersensory Charm would be more effective. That year, he and Hermione sent their daughter off for her first year at Hogwarts, and Ron encouraged Rose to be Sorted intoGryffindor House and to beatScorpius Malfoy in marks. He hugged Hugo gently.^[53]

As the train faded away, Ron remembered his time at Hogwarts and how he would love to be going back. At a gathering with Hermione, Harry and Ginny, they talked about the meeting and Ron attempted to cheer everyone up by making jokes which led them them telling him to stop. Before the start of the new school year, Ron and Hermione told Rose to try and befriend Albus again since they have drifted apart since starting Hogwarts.^[53]

Fighting Delphini[]

A while later, Ron attended a meeting at the Ministry of Magic. Hermione was worried about how Harry was having nightmares and his scar was hurting again. Ron got into an argument with Draco Malfoy.

When Albus and Scorpius meddled with time, they changed Ron's life. In onealternate reality, Ron helped Harry and Ginny find Albus. Ron never married Hermione and instead married Padma Patil. In another alternate reality where Voldemort won, Ron was in hiding with Hermione as a member of what remained ofDumbledore's Army. They were visited bySeverus Snape and Scorpius who told them about the original timeline where they won. Ron agreed to help correct time by time-travelling to the moments where Albus and Scorpius changed time and use aShield Charm to stop them.

However, when they stopped them the first time, they returned to a present that hadn't changed much. They were attacked byDementors and Ron and Hermione sacrifice their souls after professing their love for each other to give Scorpius time to escape. Their sacrifice, combined with Snape's a short time later, allowed Scorpius to return to the Second Task and set things right completely.

When the original timeline was restored, Ron was asked to attend a meeting withProfessor McGonagall to talk about what happened. He turned up late having somehow ended up in the kitchens instead. Ron, Hermione, Harry, Ginny and Draco were very forgiving of Albus and Scorpius so McGonagall reminded them of the great dangers of what they had done.

Albus and Scorpius were kidnapped byDelphi and made to time-travel to 31 October, 1981. Ron went with Hermione, Harry, Ginny, and Draco to the past to save them and stop Delphi. However, under Ginny's prodding, they realised that Delphi did not to want to kill baby Harry, but rather to stop Voldemort from doing so in the hope he would live and his reign would continue. Delphi thought she could make her father stronger as he would know love when he met her, which its lacking was what had originally led to his downfall. Ron helped Harry duel Delphi and they apprehended her. Ron then returned to the present where Delphi was sent toAzkaban.

The Calamity[]

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During theCalamity, Ron would assist the members of theStatute of Secrecy Task Force who pursued a Professor profession when he ran into them in the Leaky Cauldron by debating on defensive footwork during duelling, causing them to gain increased resilience.Constance Pickering also talked Ron into hosting an informal lesson on evading enemy attacks for Task Force members who pursued anAuror profession, highlighting the advantages of supplementing defensive spells with evasive manoeuvres, such as side-steps and rolls.^[54]

Ron later visited a pub with aCalamity Investigator working for the Task Force. The bartender, pleased that the Calamity Investigator had brought a "celebrity" into his pub, pulled them aside and gave them a secret phrase they could use to order off-the-menu pints and other items. Ron later oversaw aWizard's Chess tournament attended by the same Calamity Investigator. Ron's commentary at the event was described as "boisterous and colourful," allowing the Calamity Investigator to learn how to better focus on strategy despite considerable distraction.^[54]

In the spring of2021,The Unforgivable threatened Harry and Hermione after the two began wrenching control of Calamity surges away from the cabal. The two feared that their children would be targeted, but Harry insisted on continuing to fight against the Unforgivable. Harry redirected a Calamity surge and controlled it using memories of theMarauders. ByApril, Ginny had been attacked and Ronald had been abducted.^[55]

Physical description[]

Ron inherited the typicalWeasley family traits: fiery red hair and a freckled complexion. When he became embarrassed, his ears notably turned red. He had blue eyes, a long nose, and was described as being very tall and lanky, with big hands and feet.^[12] In this way, his stature was similar to those of his older brothersBill andPercy, rather than the heavily builtCharlie, andFred andGeorge.^[1]

His sisterGinny once joked to the trio that Ron had aPygmy Pufftattoo,^[8] though it is doubtful that the remark had any truth in it.

By2014, when he was at the age of 34,Rita Skeeter remarked on aDaily Prophet gossip column that his "famous ginger hair appears to be thinning slightly".^[28]

By2017, Ron had settled into a round middle age^[56] and was later described to be getting "a bit of a gut" by his nephew, yet hiding it extremely well.^[57]

He had scars from the brains which attacked him in the Thought Room in theBattle of the Department of Mysteries.^[58]

Personality and traits[]

Ron was a very loyal, brave, strong and humourous person, but sometimes immature, and insensitive.^[59] He had a sardonic, wisecracking sense of humour that often brought his friends laughter and relaxation. However, asHermione Granger andLuna Lovegood pointed out, his humour could occasionally be hurtful, even if unintentionally.^[8] During his time searching forVoldemort'sHorcruxes withHarry and Hermione, Ron matured greatly, and even took to leading the trio when Harry temporarily fell into a depressive mood.^[11]

Though his loyalty and bravery never faltered Ron's character was also marked by occasional jealousy and insecurity rising from feeling overshadowed by his five older brothers and his parents' constant comparisons between him and their other children. He could be argumentative, a trait particularly displayed in his bickering with the equally argumentative and occasionally highly critical Hermione. Though their bickering was frequent, it was never malicious (with the brief exception of sixth year) and generally a way to hide their deeper feelings for each other.

Inheriting the Weasley trait of a strong temper Ron was not above provocation especially when dealing with the spiteful treatment of Professor Snape and the bigotry and hatred of Draco Malfoy. Always willing to stand up for his friends and family even when angry with them, Ron never stopped standing up for Hermione when she faced Muggle-born related prejudice and hatred. He also stood by Harry's side when he was met with disbelief and scorn from his classmates and Wizard society in general. Ron frequently demonstrated great bravery in attempting to protect those he loved, from facing his arachnophobia to stand by Harry in his second year^[33] to trying to take Hermione's place whenBellatrix Lestrange isolated her for interrogation with theCruciatus Curse.^[11]

As a boy, Ron was very sensitive about his family's poverty, and sometimes embarrassed by them. Many, if not all, of Ron's possessions were hand-me-downs, including his robes, school books, wand, and even a pet rat whom he calledScabbers. His family's lack of finances often made Ron a target for taunting byDraco Malfoy, a spoiled, arrogantSlytherin.^[12] Ron was also prone to insecurity about his abilities, when compared to his older siblings and to his famous best friend. When he felt insecure or embarrassed, it was noted that his ears turned red. This became his tell-tale sign of his anger and embarrassment.^[32] He felt as if he was consistently overshadowed by the legacy of his older brothers and the fame of Harry; this lead to a feeling of being "second-best".

Although passionate about Quidditch, especially theChudley Cannons, and a fine flyer, Ron had a problem with nerves, and sometimes his playing ability suffered for it.^[6]Salazar Slytherin's Locket revealed that Ron's deepest fears were that his mother loved him least and that Hermione preferred Harry to him.^[11] He also suffered from arachnophobia, a fear originating from his brotherFred transfiguring his teddy bear into a spider when Ron was a child.^[33]

Ron's point of view on many topics was often that of the stereotypical wizard, which clashed many times with those of Harry and Hermione because they were both raised byMuggles; but in exchange, he was typically more aware of standard factors abided by wizardkind. Examples of this are that while he liked Lupin the entire third year, the moment he discovered that Lupin was a werewolf he exclaimed "Get away from me,werewolf!"; that he was more shocked and disgusted than Harry and Hermione at discovering that Hagrid was half giant; and when he got into an argument withGriphook over wizards not givinggoblins wands. However, he was clearly very much appreciative of Dobby's sacrifice for them, as he helped Harry dig the grave, found it difficult to say stuff at the grave (it is mentioned it "came out thickly", implying he was choked up), and he had sat on a rock and stripped off his shoes and socks, giving them to Dobby to be buried in.

Ron was particularly fond of food. He had a tendency to talk with his mouth full, often to Hermione's disgust, and a great fondness for bacon sandwiches, though he disliked corned beef sandwiches, as mentioned in his first year; his love of food eventually made him settle into a portly middle age. And like Harry, Ron was intelligent, but lacked the motivation to put forth effort in class due to incredible laziness; during their years at school, Ron frequently expected Hermione's help, and when she either refused or was unavailable, he was often dumbfounded about how to proceed. If not for Hermione's help, he would have undoubtedly failed his exams.

Ron was also shown to have a habit of swearing. In 1993, he calledProfessor Snape something that caused Hermione to exclaim: "Ron!". Also, afterDraco Malfoy insulted him, Ron told him to do something he would never have dared say in front of Mrs Weasley. He also called Draco Malfoy a "two face-bastard" during theBattle of Hogwarts after saving him from a Death Eater, and rescuing him for a second time, from death.

Ron was brave, to a level which would put him on a par with his best friend Harry; he never hesitated to put himself into extremely dangerous situations with his best friends Harry and Hermione, and as shown many times, he would rather die than have someone else he cared about be harmed. He risked his life on many occasions, and his bravery was not unnoticed by his friends.

Ron was also quite pragmatic and, despite his occasionally fierce temper, was usually able to keep a more level head in stressful situations compared with Harry and Hermione. His pragmatism was demonstrated by his defence ofBartemius Crouch Senior's harsh treatment of his house elfWinky, with Ron stating that Winky liked being told what to do by Crouch to the point that she held a seat for him despite her acrophobia and that this was because she wasn't human and as such didn't think like one.^[60] Another example of Ron's pragmatic nature was when he discovered the truth aboutAlbus Dumbledore's past withGellert Grindelwald as while Harry was disgusted by Dumbledore's past desires to rule over Muggles alongside Grindelwald and Dumbledore's secrecy over this, and even Hermione expressed huge shock over this, Ron simply stated that Dumbledore was still growing up at that age and changed as he got older.^[61] However, Ron's pragmatism occasionally made him naïve and insensitive, as while he believed that Winky liked being told what to do and acknowledged that she wasn't human, he was ignorant to Winky's acrophobia and her emotional distress once she was sacked by Crouch Senior.^[60]

Ron was also a person who liked to do things the easy way, as he did not like to work hard. This quality was reflected in his first year when he just picked up books from the Hogwarts Library shelves randomly when finding out aboutNicolas Flamel. He also had a tendency to make up predictions for hisDivination homework, and frequently copied most of his homework from Hermione Granger. However, he could afford to let go of this tendency of his during tougher times, like when he researched information to helpHagrid in letting off Buckbeak in his third year. His peculiar trait did not seem to vanish, even after he grew up, as heconfunded his driving examiner (breaking the International Statute of Secrecy which is considered illegal) and shrugged off his guilt by saying "I could always use aSupersensory Charm for that".

Ron was very protective of those he cared about, and this was shown perhaps, best of all, when Ginny was involved in a relationship withDean Thomas. He was, of course, looking out for her, but his temper got the best of him and he lashed out at her, as she did the same to him.

Magical abilities and skills[]

Ron was often insecure about his own abilities, when compared to his elder brothers and famous best friend. However, once that lessened he proved to be a powerful wizard in his own right. Ron was able to conjure a corporealJack Russell terrier Patronus, a mark of superior magical ability.

• Charms: Ron was rather good at this field, being able to cast theLevitation Charm successfully in his first year,^[12] and receiving an 'Exceeds Expectations' on his O.W.L. exam in thesubject, allowing him to study it further at N.E.W.T. level.^[8] He was also known to be able to proficiently cast thePatronus Charm by hisfifth year, the latter of which is noted to be extremely advanced and powerfulmagic not usually taught on the Hogwarts Curriculum.^[6] His Patronus assumed the corporeal form of aJack Russell terrier.^[27] He could also successfully cast many simple charms such as theFire-Making Spell,^[62]Cheering Charm,Wand-Lighting Charm,Boggart-Banishing Spell,^[5]seize and pull charm,^[63]Summoning Charm,^[32]Banishing Charm,^[63]Impervius Charm,^[5]Severing Charm,^[32]Unlocking Charm,^[63]Locking Spell^[6] and various others. He was also very skilled withDefensive Charms such as theDisarming Charm andStunning Spell.^[33][6][11] Furthermore, he claimed to be able to perform theSupersensory Charm andConfundus Charm in his adult years.^[53]
• Potions: Although Ron had disliked thesubject just as much as Harry due toSeverus Snape and frequently achieved poor marks that were among the worst in his class as a result, when Snape was not around, he proved to be surprisingly talented and proficient in the field, as he was able to achieve an 'Exceeds Expectations' grade on hisO.W.L. exam and was one of only twelve students able to go on toN.E.W.T.-level in 1996.^[8] After becoming anAuror, it is safe to assume that Ron had became at least sufficiently adept inpoisons andantidotes considering it was deemed to be essential as an Auror.^[6]
• Wizard's Chess: Ron was extremely talented at chess. It was he who taught Harry how to play. Ron and Harry often played Wizard's Chess together when they had free time.^[64] In his first year, his logistic ability helped him, Hermione, and Harry play past Professor McGonagall'smagically Transfigured giant chessboard to get to the Philosopher's Stone and prevent it being stolen by Voldemort. As a result, he got fifty points for his house for "the best played game of chess that Hogwarts has seen these many years", as Dumbledore himself noted.^[12]

• Duelling: Ron was more than capable in battle; it is notable that he survived both theBattle of the Department of Mysteries^[6] and theBattle of the Astronomy Tower^[8] and fought very courageously in both. He fought well in theBattle of the Seven Potters,stunning aDeath Eater while flying. This was seen as such a noticeable feat that Tonks stated that she couldn't believe it and that it was a very hard thing to do. Ron alsodisarmed Bellatrix Lestrange, and saved Hermione during theSkirmish at Malfoy Manor. Later he took downFenrir Greyback withNeville Longbottom and defeated several other Death Eaters during theBattle of Hogwarts. He also escaped a group of Snatchers, unharmed after he temporarily left theHorcrux hunt.^[11] It should also be noted that Ron had aphysical approach to fighting as well as magical, as more than one occasion, he resorted to fighting physically rather than magically especially in his earlier years. He advised Harry to punchDraco Malfoy if his wand did not work during his first year as well as fight him with Neville during a Quidditch match.^[12] He took this trait to his later years when he wrestled with Wormtail at Malfoy Manor and punched Draco after saving his life a second time during the Battle of Hogwarts.^[11] When Ron became anAuror, his skills greatly improved as he was able to track down and defeat multiple Death Eaters after the Battle of Hogwarts. He was also shown to help in overpoweringDelphini when she tried to go back in time to stop Voldemort from killing Harry when he was a baby.

• Defence Against the Dark Arts: Ron was very skilled in this subject as, in 1996, he managed to achieve an 'Exceeds Expectations' grade on his O.W.L. exam which allowed him to study it further at N.E.W.T. level.^[8] He was able to successfully use various defensive spells, such asBoggart-Banishing Spell which he mastered in his third year.^[5] Ron was also the co founder ofDumbledore's Army and mastered all the defensive and offensive spells that Harry taught. Ron participated in several battles against theDeath Eaters (dangerous and powerfulDark wizards) during theSecond Wizarding War, which all he fought vigorously and skilfully in, and survived all of them, showing his highly impressive defensive abilities.^[6][8][11] When he became anAuror his defensive and offensive magic greatly improved as he was constantly put up against fighting theDark Arts.

• Dark Arts: Ron was shown to be rather good with dark magic, as he was able to successfully cast manydark charms successfully. He was able to successfully cast theSlug-vomiting Charm in an attempt tocurseDraco Malfoy in his second year (although the curse backfired upon himself due his broken wand at that point).^[33] Other dark charms Ron mastered were theKnockback Jinx,^[63]Impediment Jinx,^[32]Melofors Jinx,^[65]Revulsion Jinx,^[11]Tickling Hex,^[66]Full Body-Bind Curse,^[11]Leg-Locker Curse^[12] andReductor Curse.^[6]
• Apparition: Despite not achieving a licence in his sixth year,^[8] Ron was still able to Apparate during the hunt for the Horcruxes, though he didsplinch himself on occasion.^[11]
• Transfiguration: Ron advanced to N.E.W.T.-level and achieved an 'Exceeds Expectations' on his O.W.L. exam, showing aptitude in the subject.^[8] He was also able to castTransforming Spells successfully, including theAvifors Spell andLapifors Spell.^[65] As an Auror, Ron's skills likely improved as being sufficiently skilled in transfiguring and untransfiguring was essential to the job. He was capable of helping in turning Harry into a doppelganger of Voldemort, further showing he had increased his skills in the field.
• Herbology: Ron achieved an 'Exceeds Expectations' on his O.W.L. exam. He attended N.E.W.T.-level Herbology in his sixth year.^[8] He could also cast Herbology relatedcharms such as theFire-Making Spell^[62] and theHerbivicus Charm.^[65]

• Divination: Like Harry, Ron dislikedProfessorSybill Trelawney'sDivination class, but unlike Harry, who entirely lacked ability in the subject, Ron apparently had some innate skill in Divination as he did make at least two accurate predictions. In his first attempt at reading tea leaves, he predicted that Harry would receive "a windfall, unexpected gold".^[5] Harry received unexpected gold the following year (by winning theTriwizard Tournament afterBarty Crouch Jnr secretly submitted his name). He later inherited gold from his godfather,Sirius Black, after the death of Sirius. Ron also saw "a blob a bit like a bowler hat" among the tea leaves.Cornelius Fudge had a bowler hat when he met with Dumbledore and Harry afterVoldemort's re-birth, and refused to believe Harry's story about the incident.^[32]
• Nonverbal magic: Ron was able tostun a man who attempted to attackHermione in1998 without saying theincantation, which is highly advanced magic.^[11] He is also noted to have been able to achieve this at a young age as demonstrated in his second year when he attempted to "curse" Draco when he insulted Hermione. The curse worked without him saying the incantation, even though it backfired due to him using a broken wand.^[33]
• Astronomy: Ron earned onO.W.L. in this subject.^[8] It is unknown if he was able to continue on to the N.E.W.T. class, seeing as he did not apply for advancement.
• Care of Magical Creatures: Ron got an 'Exceeds Expectations' on hisO.W.L. in the subject.^[8] He showed talent in handling dangerouscreatures like his brotherCharlie Weasley.

• Flying: Like his brothers, Ron was good at flying. He was good enough to be on theGryffindor Quidditch team and he flew successfully during theBattle of the Seven Potters. Ron was a reasonably good Keeper for the team, however his performance sometimes suffered due to his lack of confidence, but overall he was a highly talentedbroomstick flyer andQuidditch player.
• Tactical thinking: Ron was good with tactical thinking and showed a talent for thinking outside of the box. For example, he suggested that Harry useFelix Felicis to try to getHorace Slughorn's memory of tellingTom Riddle about theHorcruxes,^[8] and it was Ron's idea to go to theChamber of Secrets in order to getBasilisk fangs to destroy the Horcruxes.^[11] Ron was also able to keep a level head in highly stressful situations, and was generally more pragmatic than either of his best friends. His knack for strategy allowed him to consistently outclass his peers in both combat and strategy games such as Wizards Chess. His tactical mindset allowed him to recognise Quidditch plays and strategies almost instantly, which is an impressive feat, given that Quidditch is a sport with a three-dimensional playing field.
• Impersonation: Ron was clever at imitating voices. While at Malfoy Manor, he was able to convincingly imitate Peter Pettigrew to avoid arousing the suspicions of Bellatrix and the Malfoys. He was also able to mimicParseltongue effectively, which is a rather difficult language to learn or even imitate, enough to open theChamber of Secrets after previously hearing Harry do it.
• Leadership skills: While it was mostly Harry or Hermione who did the leading, Ron also had relatively good leadership skills as he took charge of the Wizard's Chess obstacle during their search for the Philosopher's Stone and ordered Harry and Hermione to continue searching for it when he decided to become a sacrifice in the end. He later formed and co-led Dumbledore's Army alongside Harry and Hermione, and temporarily led their Horcrux hunt when Harry briefly fell into depression over his obsession for the Deathly Hallows. After the war ended, his leadership skills were again shown when he, Harry and Hermione helped to reform the Auror department and Ministry of Magic, and help reduce the prejudice towards non-pure bloods and other underprivileged magical creatures, and when he ranWeasleys' Wizard Wheezes afterwards alongside George Weasley.
• Business: As Ron co-owned Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes along with his brother George after leaving his profession as an Auror, he likely developed good business skills as he helped turn the business into a big "money-spinner" and helped George run it after Fred's death.

Possessions[]

• Ron's first wand (formerly Charlie Weasley's): Ron initially used his brotherCharlie's old, chippedwand, made ofash with aunicorn hair sticking out of the end. He held the wand together withSpellotape after nearly breaking it in half at the start of his second year, but it malfunctioned dreadfully after this, backfiring spells, making strange noises, and emitting objects out from the wrong end. It eventually exploded whenGilderoy Lockhart tried to cast aMemory Charm with it on Ron and Harry in theChamber of Secrets.^[33]
• Ron's second wand (first own wand): Before his third year, he received a wand, fourteen inches, willow and unicorn hair. This wand seemed to suit him better, but he lost it at Malfoy Manor in 1998 and it is questionable whether he ever retrieved it.^[5]
• Ron's third wand (formerly Peter Pettigrew's): Ron took this wand from Peter Pettigrew during theSkirmish at Malfoy Manor and used it from then on; it was made of chestnut, long 9¼ inches and had a Dragon heartstring core.^[11] It is unknown whether he ever recovered his own wand or kept using Pettigrew's.
• Scabbers: Ron inherited Scabbers from Percy, who was gifted of an owl (Hermes) by his father in 1991 for becoming a Prefect.^[12] It was an old, grey rat which missed a toe. Scabbers was already very old when Ron got it, and even if Ron complained about it all the time, saying that Scabbers was useless, he got angry when it seemed thatCrookshanks ate the rat. At the end of Ron's third year, it turned out that Scabbers was actually the unregisteredAnimagusPeter Pettigrew, who was believed to have died in 1981.^[5]

  

• Pigwidgeon: Ron's first pet owl he was gifted to him fromSirius Black in June1994, when Sirius used the owl to carry a letter to Harry. Black said that Ron might keep the owl as he didn't have a rat anymore. Pigwidgeon was described by Harry as resembling a "fluffysnitch". Though Ron acted very rude to Pigwidgeon in public, he was actually very attached to Pig, since this was his first owl. The name was chosen by Ginny Weasley, but Ron thought it was "a stupid name" and tried to change it; it was too late however, and the owl wouldn't respond to anything else.^[67]
• Cleansweep Eleven: In the summer of1995, Ronald Weasley was given a Cleansweep Eleven as a present from his parents for becoming aPrefect, and used it when he played asKeeper for theGryffindor Quidditch team.
• Shooting Star: Ron had a Shooting Star when he was young.
• Weasley jumpers: As every other member of the Weasley family, Ron got from his mother a home-made jumper with a "R", his first initial, as a Christmas gift every year. On Christmas 1991 he complained about his jumpers being "alwaysmaroon".^[64]
• Dress robes: Ron wore a set of dress robes to theYule Ball in1994. They were very traditional in style, and thus old-fashioned and frilly, much to Ron's distaste. Ron also owns a second set of dress robes, a present from the twins in the summer break of1995. These robes were bought with some of Harry's Triwizard winnings, as a stipulation of him giving the money to Fred and George. These robes were only mentioned, never described.
• Sweetheart necklace: Ron received thenecklace fromLavender Brown as a Christmas present in 1996, though it is unlikely that he kept it following their break up.

  

• Prefect badge: Just like all of his brothers except the twins, Ron became a Prefect during his fifth year, and received his badge in the summer of 1995.^[6]
• The Adventures of Martin Miggs, the Mad Muggle: In his youth, Ron was an avid reader of this comic, and he kept a large stack of issues in his bedroom.^[68]
• Chudley Cannons' posters: Ron was a supporter of the Chudley Cannons and he put posters of the team everywhere in his bedroom.
• Spello-tape: Ron used Spellotape to hold together his first wand after nearly breaking it in half at the start of his second year, but it malfunctioned dreadfully after this, backfiring spells, making strange noises and emitting objects from the wrong end. He borrowed the tape fromSeamus Finnigan.^[33]

• Deluminator: Ron inherited the Deluminator from Dumbledore'swill, which helped him during his Horcrux mission to "illuminate the darkness".^[11]
• Watch: He received a golden wristwatch on his 17th birthday from his parents.
• Chocolate Frog Cards: Ron had about five hundred chocolate frog cards in 1991, including six cards of Morgana and probably at least one of Albus Dumbledore, but none of Agrippa nor Ptolemy.^[69] Supposedly, in his adulthood, he owned his own card, which he was extremely proud of.^[44]
• Wizard's Chess Set: Ron had a battered old Wizard's Chess set in1991. Like most other things he had, it was secondhand, being passed down to him by his grandfather — it was left unsaid whether it was Septimus Weasley's or his Prewett grandfather's. However, his chessmen were therefore more likely to trust his judgement in battle.^[64]
• Car (supposedly): Ron mentioned having parked this car near King's Cross on September 1st, 2017, when he carried his family to thePlatform Nine and Three-Quarters. It is however left unclear if the car was Ron's or Hermione's. He said that theSupersensory Charm could be used for parking, so he probably charmed the car with that.^[53]
• Muggle driving licence: On September 1st, 2017, Ron mentioned having obtained the Muggle driving licence, even if Hermione, according to him, didn't believe that he could pass the exam withoutConfunding the examiner. (As a matter of fact, however, Ron admittedhaving Confunded the examiner, because he forgot to look in the wing mirror).^[53]

Relationships[]

Family[]

Weasley family[]

Ron was quite close with hisfamily. Although he was sometimes embarrassed by their lack of money, Ron was fiercely protective of his siblings, and always stoutly defended his parents. He was outraged when his brotherPercy called theirfather a failure and greatly upset theirmother with his estrangement, as Ron was close to both of his parents.^[6]

Ron looked up to his older brothersBill andCharlie, though their accomplishments also made him feel insecure about what he had to live up to.^[12] Percy tried to be a role model for Ron, but Ron considered him rather pompous and annoying, and took afterFred andGeorge more in terms of personality. Notably, Ron was the only family member Percy contacted after his estrangement from his family, congratulating Ron on becoming a prefect and advising him to cut ties with Harry, even though Ron was further disgusted by Percy's estrangement.^[6] Once he reconciled with his family, Percy was also the one who comforted Ron over Fred's death during theBattle of Hogwarts.^[11] The twins delighted in teasing Ron, as did his younger sisterGinny, though they were all close. Ron was very protective of Ginny, particularly in disapproving of her love life, which sometimes led to them fighting.^[8]

Other relatives of Ron wereFabian andGideon Prewett, who were his uncles and members of theOrder of the Phoenix. During theFirst Wizarding War, the brothers were attacked by fiveDeath Eaters, includingAntonin Dolohov. Both were killed in battle and were described as having "fought like heroes".

After theSecond Wizarding War, Ron's family was extended when four of his siblings were married and had children. He also had two children withHermione Granger,Rose, andHugo Weasley.

Harry Potter[]

Harry Potter had been Ron's best friend since1991. The two were as close as brothers, as the Weasleys became like a surrogate family to Harry soon after the pair met on theHogwarts Express at the start of their first year. They took to each other immediately, bonding over the vast array of wizarding sweets Harry happily shared with Ron, who was not able to afford his own from the Hogwarts Expressfood trolley. WhenDraco Malfoy spoke disparagingly of Ron's family, Harry rejected Draco's offer of friendship in favour of Ron's. Both Ron and Harry wereSorted into Gryffindor and therefore shared a dormitory. Ron defended Harry from fellow classmates and even Professor Snape.

Like all real brothers, Harry and Ron occasionally fought, especially when Ron's insecurities got the best of him. When Harry was chosen by theGoblet of Fire as Champion for theTriwizard Tournament, Ron believed Harry had indeed cheated to get into the contest. The two briefly fell out, but their friendship was repaired after the Tournament's First Task, when Ron realised that Harry could possibly lose his life to an event he had genuinely not wanted to enter.^[32]

The two had another falling out in1997, when the negative energy inSalazar Slytherin's Locket affected Ron to the point of making him resentful of Harry and unreasonably jealous of Harry's relationship withHermione Granger, their other best friend and Ron's love interest. Ron temporarily abandoned his friends after Harry screamed at him to leave, though he instantly regretted it, and returned to save Harry's life, resulting in Ron and Harry reconciling.^[11] By and large, Ron was always fiercely loyal to Harry and risked life and limb on countless occasions for him. Even in 2020, Ron tried to prevent Harry from being transfigured into Voldemort because he didn't want Harry to be affected by his trauma. The two eventually became brothers-in-law when Harry marriedRon's sister. Ron was the uncle of Harry's three children, and was godfather to Harry and Ginny's sonJames. Since the two became Aurors, it is likely that they worked together later in life.

Hermione Granger[]

Ron's relationship with Hermione was rocky, but by and large, the two were good friends for most of their adolescence, with building romantic tension that culminated in a kiss during theBattle of Hogwarts. From the time Ron first met Hermione on theHogwarts Express at the start of their first year, he found her annoying for "showing off" and regularly reciting the school's rules. His first thought was that he didn't want to be in her house and he groaned when she was Sorted into Gryffindor. Later on, he informed others of his annoyance with her, and mentioned that it was unsurprising that she didn't have any friends, which she overheard. Hurt, Hermione hid in the bathroom, crying, until Harry and Ron saved her from a troll that had been let into Hogwarts byProfessor Quirrell. Following the troll incident, Hermione lied toProfessor McGonagall to prevent Harry and Ron from getting into trouble.^[12] From that time onwards, the trio were best friends, in spite of Ron and Hermione's tendency to bicker.

Ron first began showing signs of romantic interest in Hermione in theirsecond year; he was irritated by her crush onDefence Against the Dark Arts professorGilderoy Lockhart, became so angry thatDraco Malfoy called her a "Mudblood" that he tried to hex him, and was even more upset than Harry when she became one of the victims of thebasilisk.^[33] In their third year, Ron and Hermione had their first real fight, when Ron accused Hermione's catCrookshanks of eating his pet ratScabbers, which had gone missing.

The two stopped speaking to each other for a time, but made up afterHagrid scolded Ron and Harry for their treatment of Hermione; Ron offered to help her withBuckbeak's trial, and Hermione hugged him. Also in their third year during theirDefence Against the Dark Arts class when Professor Lupin was "ill" andProfessor Snape was teaching instead, Ron was the only person that had enough courage to go as far as standing up to Snape when he called Hermione an "insufferable know-it-all".^[5]

In their fourth year, Ron and Hermione's romantic feelings for one another began to grow and become more obvious. Hermione was jealous of Ron's crush onFleur Delacour, thepart-Veela champion fromBeauxbatons, and Ron became jealous ofViktor Krum, with whom Hermione attended theYule Ball after Ron failed to ask her in time and then offended her with his clumsy attempt to do so. Though they rowed heatedly over Hermione seeing Krum, their friendship only suffered slight strain.^[32] Hermione's frustration over Ron's failure to realise and act on his feelings continued into their fifth year, as she commented that he had "the emotional range of a teaspoon". Ron was visibly affected when Hermione kissed him on the cheek before his firstQuidditch game and irked that Hermione maintained a correspondence with Viktor Krum.^[6]

Their sixth year would be a trying time for Ron and Hermione. When Hermione and Harry were invited to theSlug Club, whileProfessor Slughorn ignored Ron, Ron became resentful and jealous. He brightened up considerably after Hermione asked him to go to Slughorn's Christmas party with her. However, Ron had a row withhis sister after catching her snoggingDean Thomas, during which she revealed that Hermione had snoggedViktor Krum sometime during their fourth year. Ron started acting coldly towards Hermione, much to her bewilderment.

In an attempt to boost Ron's confidence for an upcoming Quidditch match, Harry pretended to slip him someFelix Felicis in Ron's morning pumpkin juice, giving Ron the desired placebo effect that kept his nerves from hindering his performance as aKeeper. Harry had managed to trick Hermione into thinking he had given Ron a drop of the Felix Felicis as well, and she berated both Harry and Ron for taking an unfair advantage in the game. Though Ron had initially believed the Felix was behind his flawless performance, when Harry revealed he had not actually slipped anything in Ron's drink, Ron accused Hermione of not having faith in his abilities and thenceforth started ignoring her completely.

All this caused Ron to begin a shallow relationship withLavender Brown. Hermione was hurt and furious,conjuring a flock of canaries to attack Ron, after which the two did not speak for months. Hermione even retaliated by attending the aforementioned Christmas party withCormac McLaggen, an olderGryffindor whom Ron despised, simply to annoy Ron. By this time, Ron was already growing tired of his relationship with the very clingy Lavender.

When Ron was accidentally poisoned with mead on his birthday, Hermione forgot her anger in her worry for him, staying by his side until he recovered. Ron looked forward to these visits from her while pretending to be asleep whenever Lavender visited him. By the time Ron was allowed to leave theHospital Wing, he and Hermione were closer than ever, and the former's romance with Lavender ended quickly when Lavender saw Ron and Hermione coming down from the boys' dormitories together, while Harry was with them under hisInvisibility Cloak. At the end of the year, their mutual affection was visible when Ron gently comforted Hermione as she cried on his shoulder at Dumbledore's funeral.^[8]

Afterwards, the two grew much closer, though were only "sort of" together, according to Harry. They danced together atBill andFleur'swedding, where Ron also showed his continuing jealous dislike of Viktor Krum, who was a guest. During the hunt for theHorcruxes with Harry, Ron comforted Hermione several times by putting his arm around her, and the two were generally kinder to one another; Harry even suspected that they had fallen asleep in12 Grimmauld Place holding hands after waking up and noticing that their hands were barely an inch away from each other.

When Remus Lupin informed them of the Ministry's crack down on Muggle-borns, Ron offered to vouch for her by telling people that Hermione was his cousin, at which Hermione affectionately touched his hand and reminded him that they were on the run with the most wanted wizard in Britain. When Ron temporarily left his friends, Hermione cried over him for weeks; Ron was able to return by hearing Hermione's voice saying his name through hisDeluminator. When Ron destroyed thelocket Horcrux, it taunted him with visions of his greatest fears, one of which was Hermione preferring Harry to him. Hermione was initially furious with Ron for his abandonment, to the point of physically attacking him, though she eventually forgave him.

Later on, when the trio was brought toMalfoy Manor,Bellatrix Lestrange isolated Hermione for interrogation by the means of torture. Ron begged in vain to be taken in her stead, and after being thrown into the basement, Hermione's screams from above caused Ron to call her name in anguish, eventually reducing him to tears. During theBattle of Hogwarts, Hermione was touched when Ron expressed concern for the castle'shouse-elves, for whom she had always been concerned, and initiated a kiss, to which Ron responded very enthusiastically.^[11]

Sometime after the end of theSecond Wizarding War, Ron and Hermione married and had two children,Rose andHugo.^[53]They were rather young when they married, as noted by Ron in 2020. His nephew, Albus, noted that Ron was rather openly affectionate towards his wife and was known to kiss her in public rather frequently. At this time Ron proposed to Hermione again after reading about renewing wedding vows, showing that Ron had become rather romantic as he matured, which made Hermione melt, deeply touched by her husband's romantic gesture and agreeing on the spot to it. This shows how Ron and Hermione's relationship had evolved and much of their bickering subsided, resulting in a gentle and happy marriage.

Children[]

After the Second Wizarding War, Ron and Hermione had two children, Rose and Hugo. As Rose was preparing to leave for her first year at Hogwarts in 2017, Ron jokingly told her that if she wasn't inGryffindor he'd disinherit her. He also told her to beatDraco Malfoy's sonScorpius Malfoy on their tests, and that he was grateful she had inherited hermother's brains.

Ron's daughter Rose was close in age to Harry and Ginny's younger sonAlbus Severus, while Ron's son Hugo was close in age to Harry and Ginny's daughter,Lily Luna and they all appeared quite close.

Nieces and nephews[]

After theSecond Wizarding War, Ron had many nieces and nephews through his siblings. Bill and Fleur had three children:Victoire,Dominique, andLouis. Percy and his wife,Audrey, had two daughters,Molly (afterRon's mother) andLucy. George andAngelina had two children, a son namedFred (after Ron'solder brother) and a daughter namedRoxanne. Ginny also marriedHarry and had three children, James (to whom Ron was godfather),Albus, andLily.

Fleur Delacour[]

Fleur Delacour was a very beautiful,French,part-Veelawitch. Ron developed a crush on her when he met her in 1994, during theTriwizard Tournament. He asked her to go with him to theYule Ball, but she refused. However, after the the second task in theTournament, when Harry "saved" Fleur's younger sister,Gabrielle from theBlack Lake, Fleur treated both Harry and Ron (whom she believed helped Harry save Gabrielle) much more warmly. Following the death ofCedric Diggory and the end of the Tournament, Fleur kissed Ron and Harry and said goodbye to them before she left. After the Tournament, Fleur started dating Ron's brother,Bill. Bill sent her to live with his family for a few days, so that she could become more familiar with them. Ron told Harry that it was difficult to get used to her visiting when she kept appearing suddenly, leaving Ron in a sort-of trance.

Fleur eventually married Bill, and they lived at their own house,Shell Cottage. While Ron was looking forHorcruxes, he abandoned Harry and Hermione temporarily after they fought and spent that time at Shell Cottage with Bill and Fleur. Ron went to Shell Cottage again, after theSkirmish at Malfoy Manor, and Fleur cared for him and his friends like a mother.

Eventually, Ron and Fleur fought alongside each other and survived theBattle of Hogwarts.

Neville Longbottom[]

Neville Longbottom became Ron's room mate in their first year atHogwarts. Neville was shy and nervous, and regularly found himself being bullied bySlytherin students, likeDraco Malfoy. Ron encouraged Neville to be more confident and to stand up for himself, and the two became close friends. Both Ron and Neville became members ofDumbledore's Army in 1995, and fought together in theBattle of the Department of Mysteries in 1996, and theBattle of the Astronomy Tower in1997.

Ron was shocked when he learned that Neville's parents were patients atSt Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries, having been tortured to the point of insanity byBarty Crouch Jnr,Bellatrix,Rodolphus, andRabastan Lestrange, and sympathised with his friend.

While Ron, Harry and Hermione left Hogwarts to find Voldemort'sHorcruxes, Neville ledGinny Weasley,Luna Lovegood and several other students in reviving Dumbledore's Army and maintaining a steady opposition against the new HeadmasterSeverus Snape and professorsAmycus andAlecto Carrow. Neville was adamant that the rest of the DA be included in whatever Ron, Harry and Hermione were doing to bring downLord Voldemort, and he fought together with them in theBattle of Hogwarts, ultimately beheading Nagini with theSword of Gryffindor and destroying the last remaining Horcrux. Together, Ron and Neville took downFenrir Greyback.

After theSecond Wizarding War, Ron and Neville remained close and saw each other regularly, as Neville was appointedHerbology professor at Hogwarts, and taught Ron's daughterRose in2017.

Draco Malfoy[]

Ron andhis family were looked down upon by theMalfoy family for their lack of wealth and "blood traitor" status. Upon meeting Ron on theHogwarts Express at the beginning of their first year, Draco Malfoy immediately expressed his disdain for the Weasleys. He was further irritated when Harry turned down his offer of friendship in favour of Ron's.^[12] Like their fathers,Arthur Weasley andLucius Malfoy, Ron and Draco despised each other and frequently exchanged insults.

In their second year, Ron tried to hex Draco to vomit slugs after he called Hermione a "filthy littleMudblood", but the charm backfired due to a broken wand. He also attempted to physically attack him after Draco expressed a wish that Hermione was killed rather thanpetrified during theChamber of Secrets affair.^[33] In their fourth year, Ron was immensely amused whenAlastor Moody (Barty Crouch Jnr in disguise)transfigured Draco into a ferret. The following year, Draco invented the songWeasley is Our King to demean Ron's abilities as aKeeper for theGryffindor Quidditch team.^[6] After he, Harry, and Hermione saved Draco andGregory Goyle from theRoom of Requirement, Ronpunched Draco in the face and called him a "two-faced bastard" upon seeing him with aDeath Eater.

By2017, Ron and his friends' enmity with Draco had faded, though none of them were near friends. Ron discouraged his daughterRose from becoming "too friendly" with Draco's sonScorpius.^[11] In 2020, it is shown Ron is slightly annoyed with Draco becoming friendly with Harry, and even cited that despite this he still disliked him. Nevertheless, he admitted that he felt sorry for Draco for the loss of Astoria, showing that despite their mutual enmity, even Ron in the end was not entirely without empathy for him.

Luna Lovegood[]

Ron met Luna Lovegood in1995 on theHogwarts Express, and found her very odd. She found him very funny, but Ron suspected she was making fun of him when she laughed uproariously at a joke he made. After getting to know her better throughDumbledore's Army, Ron gradually became fonder of Luna, especially after she was one of the only D.A. members to come to the trio's assistance when they ventured to theMinistry of Magic anda battle ensued, during which Luna protected acursed Ron and his injuredsister.^[6]

Ron was very amused when Luna commentated on aQuidditch match thefollowing year, and when she danced by herself at the wedding of his older brotherBill andFleur Delacour. He thought highly of her bravery, but still teased her on occasion, regardless the two remained close friends in their adulthood.^[11]

Seamus Finnigan and Dean Thomas[]

In addition to Harry and Neville, Ron's room mates atHogwarts were Dean Thomas and Seamus Finnigan. Although he was not as close to them as he was to Harry, Ron was nevertheless friendly with both of them. When he and Harry had a falling out over theGoblet of Fire drawing Harry's name, Ron spent a lot of time with Seamus and Dean.^[32]

Ron stood up for Harry against Seamus when he and Harry argued aboutLord Voldemort's return. Also, when Dean began dating hisyounger sister in1996, Ron became irritated with him, especially after catching the two snogging,^[8] though they seemed to have put the matter behind them completely by the time Ron, Harry and Hermione met Dean again in1998.

Seamus and Dean were also members ofDumbledore's Army. Dean, like Ron, Harry and Hermione, left Hogwarts in1997, because it was supposed that he was aMuggle-born. He was caught by a group ofSnatchers, led byFenrir Greyback, along with Ron, Harry and Hermione. They escaped fromMalfoy Manor, where they had gone, and lived for a few days atShell Cottage.

Seamus and Dean eventually fought along with Ron in theBattle of Hogwarts.

Scabbers/Peter Pettigrew[]

Scabbers was an unusually old and scraggly-looking rat that originally belonged toPercy Weasley, but was passed down to Ron when Percy was givenHermes. At first, Ron showed little outward affection for Scabbers, as the rat was uninteresting and one of Ron's many hand-me-downs. However, Ron later demonstrated that he genuinely cared for the rat; he was so devastated when Scabbers disappeared during the 1993–1994 school year that he nearly ended his friendship withHermione Granger, believing her cat,Crookshanks, had eaten Scabbers. Ron was clearly overjoyed when they later discovered Scabbers hiding in Rubeus Hagrid's cabin. WhenSirius Black andRemus Lupin revealed that Scabbers was actually anAnimagus named Peter Pettigrew, Ron refused to believe it until they forced the rat to transform back into his human form. Ron took this revelation as a personal insult, and refused to listen to Pettigrew's pleas for mercy.

In1998, Ron, Harry, and Hermione were captured and imprisoned in the cellar ofMalfoy Manor. When the house-elfDobby came to rescue them, Peter was sent to investigate the noise. Harry and Ron ambushed Pettigrew, and Ron took his wand. Harry reminded Pettigrew of the life-debt he owed Harry when Pettigrew tried to strangle him, and Peter momentarily loosened his grip. However, thesilver hand given to Peter by Voldemort turned on him instead, and, despite Harry and Ron's attempts to save him, Pettigrew was killed for showing the slightest bit of mercy. Ron subsequently gained possession ofPettigrew's wand. This could be seen as poetic justice for Pettigrew, who had deceived Ron for so long.

Rubeus Hagrid[]

Ron first met Rubeus Hagrid, thegamekeeper forHogwarts, during his first year at the school in1991. Hagrid was very fond of Harry, Ron and Hermione, regularly inviting them to his hut for tea. Though all three returned Hagrid's affections, Ron was openly incredulous of Hagrid'slove of dangerousCreatures, and was furious with Hagrid after his petAcromantula,Aragog, and Aragog's family tried to eat him and Harry. During Ron's fourth year, it was revealed to thewizarding world that Hagrid was ahalf-giant, and Hagrid consequently received a good deal of hate mail, which led to his self-imposed seclusion within his hut. Through the efforts of Ron, Harry, Hermione andAlbus Dumbledore, Hagrid became convinced that people still loved him and wanted him around.

Ron and Hagrid also fought alongside one another in theBattle of the Seven Potters and in theBattle of Hogwarts. After theSecond Wizarding War, Ron and Hagrid probably remained friends.

Remus Lupin[]

Ron was among the students who were very impressed byRemus Lupin's teaching when he was professor ofDefence Against the Dark Arts, during Ron's third year at Hogwarts. Though Ron was initially afraid when he learned Lupin was awerewolf, he quickly realised that being a werewolf didn't change who Lupin was in human form, and the issue never came between them. In1997, when Harry fought with Remus for attempting to temporarily leave his pregnantwife to aid Harry, Ron, and Hermione in their mission, Ron expressed his disappointment in the way Harry handled the situation, despite agreeing with the point Harry was trying to make.

Ron and Lupin fought alongside each other in theBattle of the Department of Mysteries, theBattle of the Astronomy Tower, theBattle of the Seven Potters, theAttack at The Burrow, and theBattle of Hogwarts, where Remus was murdered byAntonin Dolohov. After Remus was murdered in theSecond Wizarding War, Ron remained close with Remus's sonTeddy Lupin, who was alsoHarry Potter's godson.

Sirius Black[]

Ron first learned about Sirius Black in1993, when the latter became the first wizard to escape fromAzkaban, and was believed to be planning to track down and kill Harry at Hogwarts. As it turned out, Sirius was actually after Ron's pet rat, who was actually theAnimagusPeter Pettigrew in disguise. At the end of their third year, Ron, Harry and Hermione learned that Sirius was not only innocent of the crime of betrayingLily andJames Potter toLord Voldemort, but that he was, in fact, Harry's godfather. After revealing Pettigrew's true form, Sirius felt responsible for Ron's loss of "Scabbers," and gave him an owl as replacement. During their fourth year Ron along with Harry and Hermione provided food for Sirius, who was hiding in a cave outside of Hogsmeade.

During theSecond Wizarding War, Ron and Sirius bonded during their time cooped up at12 Grimmauld Place, and Ron defended Sirius against all of Hermione's critical remarks about Sirius's selfish treatment of Harry as a friend rather than a godson, as well as her belief that Sirius was trying to live vicariously through Harry, Ron, and herself.

Minerva McGonagall[]

Minerva McGonagall was theTransfiguration Professor andGryffindorHead of House during Ron's time atHogwarts. She was very strict, and regularly reprimanded Ron, Harry and Hermione for the many instances they ended up bending or outright breaking school rules. However, she was just and impartial as a disciplinarian, and always acted in the best interest of all Hogwarts students, often showing lenience and understanding where it was deserved. She clearly cared about Ron, as she cared about all of her students, and Ron fought alongside McGonagall during theBattle of the Astronomy Tower and theBattle of Hogwarts, both surviving theSecond Wizarding War.

Nymphadora Tonks[]

Nymphadora Tonks was a young witch, ametamorphmagus, and anAuror. Ron met Tonks in1995, when both became members of theOrder of the Phoenix. Ron generally liked Tonks and found her amusing, despite at one point comparing her looks unfavourably to Fleur Delacour's. Saying that she was merely okay looking "when not doing stupid stuff to her nose and hair". He also mentioned that she was not as much of laugh anymore as she was starting to "look more and more likeMoaning Myrtle".

Tonks and Ron fought alongside each other during the:Battle of the Department of Mysteries,Battle of the Astronomy Tower,Battle of the Seven Potters (where they were paired together), theAttack at The Burrow, and theBattle of Hogwarts, where Tonks was murdered byBellatrix Lestrange. Ron was devastated by her death and after the war, he became a friend of Tonks's son,Teddy. It can also be assumed that he was around Teddy often, seeing as his best friend was Teddy's godfather.

Severus Snape[]

Severus Snape was thePotions Master andHead of Slytherin House during Ron's time at Hogwarts. He made no attempt to hide his preference for his own House, nor his disdain for theGryffindor students, and showed particular dislike for both Ron and Hermione as Harry's best friends. Ron believed that Snape, who was a former Death Eater, had never truly joined their side, and that he was still working as a double agent for Voldemort. During his fifth year, Ron suggested that Snape was trying to open Harry's mind to Voldemort rather than close it during Harry'sOcclumency lessons.

In1997, Ron fought in theBattle of the Astronomy Tower, after which he learned that Snape had killedAlbus Dumbledore, and a few months later, during theBattle of the Seven Potters, Snape accidentally cursed off George Weasley's ear, while aiming aSectumsempra at a Death Eater who was poised to killRemus Lupin. Ron, like most of the Order and Hogwarts staff, viewed Snape as a cowardly, heartless murderer. However, Ron witnessed Snape'sdeath as ordered byLord Voldemort during theBattle of Hogwarts, and eventually learned that Snape had been working for their side all along, at great personal risk. It was likely that Ron came to appreciate Snape's unwavering bravery.

Albus Dumbledore[]

Ron was raised within thewizarding world, and knew of Albus Dumbledore,Hogwarts headmaster and probably the greatest wizard of the time, since childhood. Ron met Dumbledore when he first attended Hogwarts in1991. Although Ron never spent much, if any, one-on-one time with Dumbledore, it was clear that Dumbledore trusted Ron, along with Hermione, and valued their individual skills. He felt Ron and Hermione could be trusted to aid Harry in his mission to destroy Voldemort'sHorcruxes, the existence of which was a secret of vital importance unknown to a living a soul aside from the trio, Dumbledore, and Voldemort himself.

After Dumbledore's death, it was discovered that the Headmaster had bequeathed Ron hisDeluminator. Unknown to Ron at the time he received it, the Deluminator had the magical ability to return Ron to his friends if the time came, as Dumbledore had anticipated, when Ron would part ways with Harry and Hermione during their quest. The Deluminator's function as a homing device for Ron's friends suggested that Dumbledore understood Ron well enough to know that as surely as he would struggle with the mission, he would be just as certain to want to return to his friends' sides.

In return, Ron admired Dumbledore for his extraordinary magical prowess and intelligence greatly and felt a great amount of respect for him. During Dumbledore's funeral, Ron was clearly distraught as Dumbledore's body was laid to rest. This respect clearly became greater than ever when Ron realised that Dumbledore valued him as Harry's friend enough to give him the Deluminator, showing great appreciation and gratitude for the Headmaster's trust in him. Due to his pragmatism, he is entirely unaffected by the revelation of Dumbledore's past with Gellert Grindelwald whereas even Hermione could not help but be deeply shocked by it, believing it only happened because Dumbledore was still growing up at that age and defending him from Harry when he mentioned about it.

Ron, along with Hermione and Harry, visitedDumbledore's portrait after theBattle of Hogwarts to discuss the fate of theDeathly Hallows.

Lavender Brown[]

Lavender Brown, aGryffindor in Ron's year, developed a crush on him when they entered theirsixth year. At first, Ron seemed vaguely flattered, but not particularly interested in Lavender's flirtatious behaviour. However, after becoming angry with Hermione and being taunted by Ginny over his lack of romantic experience, Ron began an exhibitionist relationship with Lavender. The couple was frequently seen snogging in public, much to the disgust of a jealous and hurt Hermione as well as Ginny, who considered him a "filthy hypocrite" because he insulted her for being caught kissingher boyfriend earlier in the year.

Lavender threw herself into the relationship almost obsessively, alarming even her best friend,Parvati Patil. Lavender called Ron by the annoying nickname of "Won-Won", pressed Harry for details of Ron's feelings for her, and gave him a necklace with the words 'my sweetheart' forChristmas. After that Christmas, Lavender tickled Ron, and was noticed by Harry. Ron found these traits irritating, and admitted to Harry that the relationship consisted of little talking and mostly snogging.

Byhis birthday, Ron was unhappy in the relationship; he feigned sleep whenever Lavender visited him in the infirmary after his poisoning and said Hermione's name in his sleep. He was spared the task of breaking up with Lavender when she became suspicious that something was going on between him and Hermione, and ended the romance. Ron was happy to see things finished, though he felt guilty for it, but Lavender was upset for some time afterwards. It is unknown how Ron reacted to Lavender's death in theBattle of Hogwarts. It can assumed that he was saddened by it, as they were once friends.

Viktor Krum[]

Ron was a huge fan of Viktor Krum, as he was theSeeker for theBulgarian National Quidditch team, enthusiastic to the point of purchasing a miniature Krum figurine at theQuidditch World Cup and bringing it with him to school. However, his feelings changed markedly when Krum began seeingHermione Granger and the two attended theYule Ball together in1994. Despite his jealousy, Ron asked Krum for his autograph following the end of theTriwizard Tournament, much to Krum's surprise and Hermione's amusement. During Ron's sixth year, he discovered that Hermione had "snogged" Krum in the course of their brief romance, which caused Ron's jealousy of Krum to resurge. He expressed these feelings in1997, at Bill and Fleur's wedding, when Krum's appearance as a guest inspired Ron to whisk Hermione away to dance.

Pigwidgeon[]

Pigwidgeon became Ron's owl in1994. He was given to Ron bySirius Black, as Sirius felt partially responsible for the loss of Ron's pet rat, who turned out to be theAnimagus andDeath Eater,Peter Pettigrew, in disguise. Initially, Ron loved him, and enjoyed having an owl of his own, but Pig, as Ron preferred to call him, turned out to be very tiny and hyperactive, and became mainly annoying to Ron (asErrol andHermes, according to Ron) and had to be kept away from them. It can be assumed that deep down Ron still loved Pigwidgeon considering that before he found out the truth about Peter Pettigrew he still loved "Scabbers" despite complaining about his uselessness nonstop.^[5]

Crookshanks[]

Crookshanks wasHermione Granger's large, bandy-legged, ginger-coloured, half-Kneazlecat. Ron strongly disliked him at first, largely due to his antagonistic behaviour towards Ron's pet rat, Scabbers. In1993, Scabbers, who was actually theAnimagus,Peter Pettigrew, faked his own death for the second time after Sirius Black escaped fromAzkaban. Ron initially believed Scabbers had been eaten by Crookshanks, and he nearly ended his friendship with Hermione.^[5]

When Ron discovered the truth about Scabbers, and found that Crookshanks had been helping Sirius all along, he seemed to appreciate Crookshanks as a good judge of character, and even half-jokingly asked the cat ifPigwidgeon was really an owl.^[5] When Crookshanks meowed happily, Ron actually seemed relieved. It is unknown if Ron ever saw Crookshanks after theBattle of Hogwarts, since he had been left atThe Burrow during Bill and Fleur's wedding.

Cormac McLaggen[]

In1996, Ron's competition for theKeeper position on theGryffindor Quidditch team was Cormac McLaggen, aGryffindor a year above him. Before the try-outs, Hermione overheard McLaggen insulting Ron and Ginny, and placed aConfundus Charm on him that made him miss his last save. Ron thus beat him, though McLaggen claimed that this was due to favouritism. Ron greatly disliked him, which prompted Hermione to attendProfessor Slughorn's Christmas party with him to retaliate against Ron for his romance withLavender Brown. Ron disliked McLaggen even more, and was happy when his date with Hermione did not go well, and when McLaggen did not perform well as replacement keeper while Ron was in theHospital Wing.^[8]

Dolores Umbridge[]

In1995, Dolores Umbridge, aMinistry employee, was appointedDefence Against the Dark Arts professor. She was a sadistic, very unpleasant woman who derived great satisfaction from torturing students as punishment (most notably, forcingHarry Potter to carve the words "I must not tell lies" into the back of his own hand, using aBlood Quill). Ron, like most of the students and faculty atHogwarts, greatly disliked her intrusive, hypocritical and often outright insulting ways, in return Umbridge disliked Ron, as he was a main offender of the rules and loyal to Harry and a member of Dumbledore's Army. She had an obsession with pure-blood status and both hated and feared people she calledhalf-breeds, likecentaurs andhalf-giants. She also hatedMuggle-borns, and probably half-bloods, despite being half-blood herself. In the end of the year, she was attacked by a group of centaurs and eventually brought to theHospital Wing byAlbus Dumbledore. Though she attempted to abscond,Peeves thePoltergeist discovered her sneaking away, and led the students in driving her out Hogwarts.

Ron met again Umbridge in1997, when he was disguised asReg Cattermole, a Ministry official, and while Umbridge was in charge of trying Muggle-borns before they were sent toAzkaban. Harry stunned Umbridge during the interrogation ofMary Cattermole, when Umbridge attempted to flauntSalazar Slytherin's Locket as proof of her relation to theSelwyn family. After Hermione retrieved the locket and replaced it with a decoy using theGeminio curse, Harry, Ron, and Hermione proceeded to help the Muggle-borns awaiting trial escape from the Ministry. After the Second Wizarding War, Umbridge herself was imprisoned in Azkaban for life.

Ghosts[]

Ron's lack of sensitivity causes him to be unpopular with the Hogwarts ghosts, namely Nearly Headless Nick andMoaning Myrtle. Ron first met Nearly Headless Nick in1991 during his first welcoming feast. He knew Nick because he heardFred andGeorge talking about him. Nick requested that Ron should address him as "Sir Nicholas" instead of Nearly Headless Nick. During later feasts, Ron would annoy Nick by reminding him he was dead and how much he enjoyed food.

Ron met Moaning Myrtle in1992, during the re-opening of theChamber of Secrets. Myrtle was upset sinceGinny had unknowingly throwna diary at her. Ron pointed out that it couldn't hurt Myrtle since she was a ghost, and the book would go through her. Myrtle swooped down on Ron with rage and sarcastically commented that everyone should throw books at her and make a game out of it.

Lord Voldemort[]

As Ron was raised within thewizarding world, he had grown up fearing the name of Lord Voldemort, the most dangerousDark wizard of all time. He was afraid to say the name or even to hear it, and protested when Harry refused to refer to Voldemort as "You-Know-Who" or "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named". Ron helped Harry protect thePhilosopher's Stone from Voldemort at the end of their first year, when he won a game of Wizard's chess by sacrificing himself. Ron also helped Harry get into theChamber of Secrets and save Ron'syounger sister.

Ron's fear of saying Voldemort's name ended up being justified and delaying the capture of Harry, Hermione and himself, as he managed to convince Harry and Hermione to refer to Voldemort as "You-Know-Who" around the same time saying the name was madeTaboo. In1998, Ron used Godric Gryffindor's sword to destroySalazar Slytherin's Locket, one of Voldemort'sHorcruxes. The locket tortured Ron, as a "Riddle-Harry" and a "Riddle-Hermione" appeared, eventually kissing, telling Ron that he was useless, that no woman would choose him over Harry, that his own mother will choose Harry as a son instead of him, and that she wanted a girl when she had him. Ron showed the strength of his personality in by overcoming his insecurities and stabbing the locket withGodric Gryffindor's Sword, destroying the Horcrux.

During theBattle of Hogwarts, Ron was present when Voldemort told the crowd that Harry had been killed while trying to save himself. Forgetting his fear, and breaking theSilencing Charm Voldemort had placed over the crowd, Ron shouted that Harry had defeated him. Ron also witnessed Voldemort's final duel with Harry.

Dumbledore's Army[]

Dumbledore's Army was an organisation led by Harry Potter, in order to opposeDolores Umbridge, and as a supplementary means of practisingdefensive magic. In1995, Ron and Hermione convinced Harry to teach anyone who was interested about protective spells and counter-jinxes that had helped him survive his many encounters with Voldemort, as the purely theoretical instruction they were receiving from Umbridge was wholly inadequate. Six members of the D.A. fought in theBattle of the Department of Mysteries. In addition toHarry Potter,Hermione Granger,Ginny Weasley,Fred andGeorge,Neville Longbottom,Luna Lovegood,Lavender Brown,Seamus Finnigan, andDean Thomas, there were eighteen other known members.

TheGryffindor students who were members of the DA includedColin and Dennis Creevey,Parvati Patil,Lee Jordan (Fred and George Weasley's best friend)Alicia Spinnet andKatie Bell (members of theGryffindor Quidditch team) andAngelina Johnson (captain of the Team, and Ron's future sister-in-law, after marrying George). Fred and Colin Creevey were both murdered byDeath Eaters in during the Battle.

TheHufflepuff students wereHannah Abbott,Ernie Macmillan,Susan Bones,Justin Finch-Fletchley, andZacharias Smith. Ron was friendly with all of them, except Zacharias, the only one who didn't fight in theBattle of Hogwarts.

TheRavenclaw students werePadma Patil (Parvati's twin sister),Cho Chang,Terry Boot,Anthony Goldstein,Michael Corner, andMarietta Edgecombe. Ron attended theYule Ball with Padma, who wasn't pleased with Ron's appearance in his tattered dress robes, and Ron wasn't particularly fond of Michael Corner, who was Ginny's ex-boyfriend. They all fought together during theBattle of Hogwarts in1998, with the exception of Marietta, who did not return to Hogwarts at any point.

Order of the Phoenix[]

The Order of the Phoenix was an organisation founded and led byAlbus Dumbledore. The Order included Ron'sfamily,Harry Potter,Hermione Granger,Rubeus Hagrid,Remus Lupin,Sirius Black,Fleur Delacour,Minerva McGonagall,Nymphadora Tonks, andSeverus Snape as well as several other notable members of thewizarding community.

In1994, for Ron's fourth year at Hogwarts,Alastor "Mad Eye" Moody, an Auror famous for his great skill, vast experience, and growing paranoia, was appointed professor ofDefence Against the Dark Arts. Prior to the start of the school year, onLord Voldemort's orders, Moody was attacked and imprisoned in his own magical trunk byBarty Crouch Jnr, who impersonated Moody and took his place at Hogwarts by usingPolyjuice Potion until 24 June,1995. Ron clearly held Moody in high regard, as he looked forward to his classes and persistently hoped that Moody would tell him he would make a good Auror, as he had Harry and Hermione (albeit, it was actually Barty Crouch Jnr who suggested Harry and Hermione consider becoming Aurors). Ron met the real Mad-Eye later in 1995, at12 Grimmauld Place, the headquarters of the Order. Ron and Moody fought alongside one another in theBattle of the Department of Mysteries and in theBattle of the Seven Potters, where Mad-Eye was killed. Ron, like the other members of the Order, was shocked and devastated by the death of someone as tough and skilled as Moody.

Ron was also familiar with the "useless git"Mundungus Fletcher, an almost grudging member of the Order. Though Ron was initially amused by Mundungus, he quickly grew disgusted with Mundungus's continued general disregard for other people, or their property and safety, particularly when he abandoned Alastor Moody in the midst of the Battle of the Seven Potters. Ron met Mundungus again when he, Harry and Hermione wanted information regarding the whereabouts ofSalazar Slytherin's Locket and appeared amused by Kreacher's repeated abuse of Fletcher.

When Ron, Harry and Hermione apparated intoHogsmeade, intent on sneaking into Hogwarts to find an object that had once belonged to Rowena Ravenclaw, they found themselves in a trap set byDeath Eaters. They were saved byAberforth Dumbledore,Albus Dumbledore's younger brother, and owner of theHog's Head. They discovered that they had been saved by him once before; it was Aberforth who had sentDobby to rescue them from theMalfoy Manor after Harry saw his eye in the remaining shard of Sirius'stwo-way mirror. They were later also informed by Neville that Aberforth had been supporting Neville and the other DA members remaining at Hogwarts by feeding them, passing messages using enchanted coins, and generally backing them in their resistance against Severus Snape and theCarrows.

Other Order members Ron encountered wereKingsley Shacklebolt, a skilled Auror who would later go on to becomeMinister for Magic and who was greatly admired by Ron, Harry, Hermione, and the Weasleys;Elphias Doge, Albus Dumbledore's friend; as well asDedalus Diggle,Hestia Jones,Sturgis Podmore, andEmmeline Vance. Emmeline Vance was killed by Death Eaters in 1996, and Podmore was imprisoned because he attempted to get into the Department of Mysteries, under theImperius Curse, the news of which shocked and horrified Ron.

It is likely that every surviving member of the Order (exceptArabella Figg, who was a Squib and unable to fight, but might have helped in another way) fought in theBattle of Hogwarts alongside Ron, Harry, and Hermione.

Etymology[]

Ronald is the Scottish form of the Scandinavian nameRagnvald, which was derived from the Old NorseRagnvaldr, composed of the elementsragn, "advice", andvaldr, "ruler".^[70] It is a cognate of the nameReginald, which is derived from the Germanic form of the name,Raginwald, meaning "the prince's counsellor". All these names carry the meaning of a person who acts as a trusted advisor to a person in power, much as Ron acted as a friend and confidant toHarry Potter.

In keeping with the pattern of Weasley family members taking names from Arthurian legend, "Ron" is the name of Arthur's lance in Geoffrey of Monmouth'sHistory of the Kings of Britain. Ron is short forRhongomyniad, which means "striker spear" in Welsh.

Bilius comes from the word "bile", as one of thefour humours discussed by Ancient Greek philosophers. Yellow bile was connected to the element of fire, which is the element ofGryffindor house, and someone with an excess of it was believed to be bad-tempered, as Ron is. The English adjective"bilious" also applies to those who have an irritable temper.^[71]

Behind the scenes[]

• J. K. Rowling drew on her long standing friend^[72] Sean Harris when creating Ron. Ron was the sixth son of seven siblings, while Sean was the eldest of 12 siblings. In the books, the turquoise Ford Anglia belonged toRon's father, while in reality, it belonged to Sean who was the first of her friends to get his driving licence. Some of the happiest memories of Rowling's teenage years involve zooming off into the darkness in Sean’s car. He was the first person with whom she really discussed her serious ambition to be a writer and he was also the only person who thought she was bound to be a success at it, which meant much more to her than she ever told him at the time.^[73]
• J. K. Rowling named Ron after an old family friend called Ronald Ridley, however, she did not think it was a good idea to call the character 'Ronald Ridley' because people would have tracked the real Mr Ridley down.^[74]
• Ron was the second friend Harry ever made, after Hagrid.
• Ron's favourite sandwich type isbacon, and his least favourite is corned beef.
• Ron's least favourite colour is maroon, as he said when he received his Christmas jumper from his mother. Ironically, both he and all his family have red hair, the colour that maroon is related to.
• Ron is related to Draco Malfoy distantly; his paternal grandmother was a Black, who are related to the Malfoys through Narcissa's marriage to Lucius, Draco's father. They are third cousins, however it is unknown if they know of this.
• Ron is portrayed byBritish actorRupert Grint in thefilm adaptations ofHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film),Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film),Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film),Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film),Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film),Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film),Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 andHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, and is one of the 14 characters to appear in all 8 film adaptations; by British actorPaul Thornley in theoriginalWest EndPalace Theatreproduction ofHarry Potter and the Cursed Child.^[75]
  • Rupert Grint does not have a long nose, as Ron is described as having in the novels, but he does have freckles - make-up covers them and they aren't on his face, causing some fans to claim he has no freckles at all. He also has green eyes, in contrast to Ron's blue eyes. Ironically, co-starDaniel Radcliffe has blue eyes in contrast to his character's green eyes. Unlike Ron, Rupert is not particularly tall, nor does he have large hands or feet. Although, like Ron, Rupert is the tallest of the three actors however.
  • Just like Ron Weasley, Rupert Grint comes from a large family, has red hair, and suffers from arachnophobia. Although the Weasley's accent origin is not divulged, Rupert speaks in a combination of modern Received Pronunciation and Cockney accents.
  • Rupert Grint says his favourite scene is the Yule Ball scene in the fourth film, the same as his co-starEmma Watson.
  • Jamie Waylett plays Ron when he is disguised asVincent Crabbe inHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) as doSteffan Rhodri when he is disguised asReginald Cattermole inDeathly Hallows: Part 1 (with no voice change) and Rupert Grint (himself) when he is disguised as "Dragomir Despard" inDeathly Hallows: Part 2.Daniel Radcliffe also plays Ron in the "Seven Potters" scene.
• Ron is voiced byMax Lester in a West Country accent^[76] for theHarry Potter: The Full-Cast Audio Editions.^[77]
• Ron was one of the few characters who was created beforeJ. K. Rowling began writing the series, and whose name never changed from the original drafts.
• Rowling described Ron'sPatronus as a "really sentimental choice" on her part, since she has a Jack Russell.^[78]
  • In theLEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 for mobile devices, Ron's Patronus is incorrectly shown as aBulldog.
• Rowling has also said that if she had aBoggart, hers would likely be the same as Ron's, as she also dislikesspiders.^[24]
• Throughout most of the series, Ron does not like to hearVoldemort's name spoken out loud, and as such, never says it even when Harry and Hermione do. However, he says the name three times inHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, even after asking Harry and Hermione not to. The first is atThe Burrow when Hermione is packing books to take with them, and Ron says, "I forgot we'll be hunting downVoldemort in a mobile library". The second is at12 Grimmauld Place whenRemus Lupin tells them thatPius Thicknesse is Minister for Magic, and Ron says, "Why didn'tVoldemort declare himself Minister for Magic?". The third is again at 12 Grimmauld Place when Harry has a vision of Voldemort killing a woman and her children in his hunt forGregorovitch. Together, the three try to work out what it means and Ron says, "But according to you,Voldemort's got Ollivander locked up somewhere". Ron also said the name inThe Queen's Handbag, where he jokingly says, "Voldemort's gettin' really inventive."
• In the films:
  • Ron is shown as the one to lose his head in a crisis (early on) rather than Hermione.
  • Ron is well known for using the phrase, "Bloody hell" when he is surprised or frightened.
• In thefilm adaptation ofHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Ron is one of the group of four students to serve detention by helping out Hagrid in the Forbidden Forest. This differs from the book, since Neville was the fourth student (along with Hermione, Harry, and Draco Malfoy). This can be attributed to the significantly less amount of time spent on Hagrid having Norbert, along with the differing circumstances on how they were caught. In the book, Ron wasn't helping deliver Norbert because he was being treated for injuries suffered when he was helping Hagrid take care of Norbert.
• In thefilm adaptation ofHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Ron is dragged away by the foot instead of by the arm by Sirius Black in his Animagus form causing the leg to break instead of having Ron break it when hooking it to theWhomping Willow's root to avoid being dragged away.
• In thefilm adaptation ofHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Ron supports Bulgaria instead of Ireland, which is who he supports in the book (despite being a Krum fanatic at the time).
• In thefilm adaptation ofHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Ron was introduced toHagrid's half-brotherGrawp at the same time as Harry and Hermione. In the book however Ron was playing in the final match of Quidditch championship during that time. This change was due to the removal of Quidditch from the film.
• InHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, ProfessorHorace Slughorn refers to Ron by several names, one of which isRupert, which, in fact, is the name of the actor who plays Ron.^[8]
• InHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows:
  • Ron is revolted by the coffee Hermione ordered for them at the Muggle café, from which we can either assume he didn't like the café's coffee or he doesn't like coffee at all. The latter is more likely since he was raised a wizard and knew little about Muggles except from possibly his father's work with Muggle objects and from being friends with two wizards/witches who were raised by Muggles.
  • Ron was shocked that Harry and Hermione had never heard of the children's stories byBeedle the Bard wizard kids grew up with and when Hermione reminded him that she and Harry were raised by Muggles and that they had grown up with Muggle fairy tales such as "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves" and "Cinderella", Ron thought the latter was an illness.
• InHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, it is George who walks in on Harry and Ginny kissing in the kitchen on Harry's birthday. In the book, it is Ron bursting in on them in Ginny's bedroom.
• InLEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4, Ron has the ability to control Scabbers.
• The wand that Ron wields in his two full body shot posters forHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 differs. In the first, the wand he is pointing is hissecond wand, which was taken from him prior to the film. In the second poster, he is holding thewand he obtained after theSkirmish at Malfoy Manor.
• Many fans feared the possible death of Ronald Weasley, yet in 2000, Rowling seemed dismissive of these fears, stating "As if I'm going to kill Harry's best friend."^[79] Yet, when Daniel Radcliffe interviewed Rowling for a special feature on the combo pack Blu-ray edition ofHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Rowling stated that at a time she had considered killing one of three members of theTrio, specifically Ron. Reflecting upon this, she noted that she wasn't in a good place in her life at the time.
• He is the only known pure-blood wizard who obtains a Muggle driving licence. It is unclear when Ron obtained it, but it has to be after the Second Wizarding War and before the epilogue, which means between2 May1998 and1 September2017.
• Ron is voiced by American actorJonah Platt inHarry Potter: Magic Awakened.^[80]
• Ron will be portrayed by Alastair Stout in theHarry Potter TV series produced byHBO Max.^[81]

Author's comments[]

In an interview withJ. K. Rowling and Mugglenet, when asked about Ron and the Deluminator she says:

"He wasn't the most skilled, or the most intelligent, but he held the trio together; his humour and his good heart were essential."

"Ron and Hermione, however, are drawn to each other because they balance each other out. Hermione's got the sensitivity and maturity that's been left out of Ron, and Ron loosens up Hermione a bit, gets her to have some fun. They love each other and they bicker a bit, but they enjoy bickering, so we shouldn't worry about it." - J. K. Rowling

Gallery[]

Ron Weasley as a LEGO minifigure (old edition)

Ron Weasley as a LEGO minifigure (new edition)

Ron Weasley (with hisbroken wand) as aPOP! Vinyl)

Ron Weasley (inHerbology overalls) as aPOP! Vinyl)

Ronald Weasley as seen inHarry Potter: Puzzles & Spells}

Appearances[]

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• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone(First appearance)
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game)
• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (play)
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them(Mentioned only)
• Quidditch Through the Ages(Mentioned only)
• Pottermore
• HarryPotter.com
• J. K. Rowling: A Year in the Life(Mentioned only)
• The Queen's Handbag
• Harry Potter Trading Card Game
• LEGO Harry Potter
• LEGO Harry Potter: Building the Magical World
• LEGO Harry Potter: Characters of the Magical World
• LEGO Creator: Harry Potter
• LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
• LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
• LEGO Brickheadz: Harry Potter
• Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Book
• Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey
• The Art of Harry Potter: Mini Book of Graphic Design
• Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup
• Harry Potter for Kinect
• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
• Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
• Harry Potter: The Wand Collection
• Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells
• Harry Potter: Magic Awakened
• Harry Potter: Magic Caster Wand
• Christmas at Hogwarts
• Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions
• Harry Potter television series

Notes and references[]

Dumbledore's Army
Founders
Harry Potter ·Hermione Granger ·Ronald Weasley
Leaders
Harry Potter ·Neville Longbottom ·Luna Lovegood ·Ginny Weasley
Members
Gryffindor	Katie Bell ·Lavender Brown ·Colin Creevey ·Dennis Creevey ·Seamus Finnigan ·Angelina Johnson ·Lee Jordan ·Cormac McLaggen ·Parvati Patil ·Alicia Spinnet ·Dean Thomas ·Romilda Vane ·Fred Weasley ·George Weasley ·Nigel Wolpert ·Unidentified female ·Unidentified female (II)
Ravenclaw	Terry Boot ·Cho Chang ·Michael Corner ·Marietta Edgecombe ·Anthony Goldstein ·Padma Patil ·Maisy Reynolds ·Unidentified male ·Unidentified male (II) ·Unidentified female
Hufflepuff	Hannah Abbott ·Susan Bones ·Justin Finch-Fletchley ·Ernie Macmillan ·Zacharias Smith ·Leanne ·Unidentified female
Unknown House	Luca Caruso ·Alice Tolipan
Allies and other affiliations
Order of the Phoenix ·Hogwarts staff ·Augusta Longbottom ·Andromeda Tonks ·Ted Tonks ·Percy Weasley ·Oliver Wood ·Grawp ·Dobby ·Winky ·Hogwarts house-elves ·Forbidden Forest Centaur colony ·Hogwarts Hippogriff herd ·Hogwarts Ghosts ·Hogwarts students ·Hogwarts Thestral herd

Order of the Phoenix
Founder: Albus Dumbledore
Leaders: Albus Dumbledore ·Alastor Moody ·Kingsley Shacklebolt
Original Order of of the Phoenix: Aberforth Dumbledore ·Alastor Moody ·Alice Longbottom ·Arabella Figg ·Benjy Fenwick ·Caradoc Dearborn ·Dedalus Diggle ·Dorcas Meadowes ·Edgar Bones ·Elphias Doge ·Emmeline Vance ·Fabian Prewett ·Frank Longbottom ·Gideon Prewett ·James Potter ·Lily Potter ·Marlene McKinnon ·Mundungus Fletcher ·Peter Pettigrew (defected) ·Remus Lupin ·Rubeus Hagrid ·Severus Snape ·Sirius Black ·Sturgis Podmore
Reconstituted Order of the Phoenix: Aberforth Dumbledore ·Alastor Moody ·Arabella Figg ·Arthur Weasley ·Bill Weasley ·Charles Weasley ·Dedalus Diggle ·Elphias Doge ·Emmeline Vance ·Fleur Delacour ·Fred Weasley ·George Weasley ·Harry Potter ·Hermione Granger ·Hestia Jones ·Kingsley Shacklebolt ·Minerva McGonagall ·Molly Weasley ·Mundungus Fletcher ·Nymphadora Tonks ·Remus Lupin ·Ronald Weasley ·Rubeus Hagrid ·Severus Snape ·Sirius Black ·Sturgis Podmore
Order of the Phoenix allies: Andromeda Tonks ·Augusta Longbottom ·Buckbeak ·Dobby ·Fallen Fifty ·Fawkes ·Filius Flitwick ·Firenze ·Garrick Ollivander ·Ginevra Weasley ·Grawp ·Helena Ravenclaw ·Horace Slughorn ·Karkus ·Kreacher ·Lee Jordan ·Luna Lovegood ·McKinnon family ·Mr Westenberg ·Mrs Westenberg ·Muriel ·Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington ·Neville Longbottom ·Oliver Wood ·Olympe Maxime ·Rita Skeeter ·Patrick Delaney-Podmore ·Peeves ·Percy Weasley ·Pomona Sprout ·Poppy Pomfrey ·Sybill Trelawney ·Ted Tonks ·Westenberg family ·Winky ·Xenophilius Lovegood
Other affiliations: Dumbledore's Army ·Forbidden Forest Centaur colony ·Headless Hunt ·Hogwarts Hippogriff herd ·Hogwarts house-elves ·Hogwartsghosts ·Hogwartsstaff ·Hogwarts students ·Hogwarts Thestral herd ·British Ministry of Magic ·Giant colony(UnderKarkus's control)

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Head Boys and Girls
Dinah Hecat ·Albus Dumbledore ·Minerva McGonagall ·Tom Riddle ·Peregrine ·James Potter ·Lily Evans ·Unidentified Head Boy ·Unidentified Head Girl ·William Weasley ·Jacob's sibling ·Corey Hayden ·Percy Weasley ·Edward Lupin
Prefects
Albus Dumbledore ·Minerva McGonagall ·Tom Riddle ·Lucius Malfoy ·Remus Lupin ·Annalena Murk ·Angelica Cole ·Chester Davies ·Felix Rosier ·Jane Court ·William Weasley ·Charles Weasley ·Percy Weasley ·Penelope Clearwater ·Robert Hilliard ·Gabriel Truman ·Marcus Turner ·Gemma Farley ·Jake Flinton ·Nicolas Grimmett ·Robert Hawking ·Cyril Meakin ·Eric Murley ·Damian Perriss ·Edmund Spiers ·Jonathan Spratt ·Kevin Sterndale ·Terry Strickland ·Ryan Westrup ·Mervyn Wynch ·Unidentified Gryffindor Prefect (I) ·Unidentified Gryffindor Prefect (II) ·Unidentified Ravenclaw Prefect (I) ·Unidentified Ravenclaw Prefect (II) ·Unidentified Slytherin Prefect (I) ·Unidentified Slytherin Prefect (II) ·Unidentified Slytherin Prefect (III) ·Cedric Diggory ·Anthony Goldstein ·Padma Patil ·Hermione Granger ·Ronald Weasley ·Ernie Macmillan ·Hannah Abbott ·Draco Malfoy ·Pansy Parkinson ·Dani Carroll ·Freddie Clemmons ·Natalie Kathryn Moore ·Rodrick Lyme ·Unidentified Gryffindor Prefect (2010s) ·Craig Bowker Junior

Quidditch positions atHogwarts
Captains
Filemina Alchin ·Astrix Alixan ·Orion Amari ·Angelina Appleby ·Oona Ballington ·Concepta Battista ·Hugh Biggs ·Vicky Bishopper ·Richard Carter ·Angelica Cole ·Stuart Craggy ·Winky Crockett ·Dan Darker ·Roger Davies ·Cedric Diggory ·Marcus Flint ·Hamish Frater ·Stephen Gould ·David Hamblin ·Robin Higgy ·Natalie Holkham ·Jody Jacknife ·Angelina Johnson ·Jo King ·Kris Kolumbiko ·Jess Lafington ·Neil Lament ·Steve Laughalot ·Russell Lucky ·David Makehay ·Graham Montague ·Mark Overcliff ·Erika Rath ·Andrew Snowy Owl ·Harry Potter ·Katie Rayknolls ·Imelda Reyes ·Isobel Ross ·Ashley Sanders ·Mark Sommertime ·Lucinda Talkalot ·Urquhart ·Emma Vanity ·Charles Weasley ·Rufus Winickus ·Oliver Wood ·Jacob's sibling ·Unidentified Quidditch Captain (I) ·Unidentified Quidditch Captain (II)
Keepers
Kevin Bletchley ·Miles Bletchley ·Brennan Doyle ·Andre Egwu ·Herbert Fleet ·Geoffrey Hooper ·Cormac McLaggen ·Grant Page ·Ronald Weasley ·Oliver Wood ·Jacob's sibling ·Unidentified Gryffindor Keeper ·Unidentified Slytherin Keeper ·Unidentified Keeper (I) ·Unidentified Keeper (II) ·Unidentified Keeper (III)
Chasers
Orion Amari ·Tamsin Applebee ·Katie Bell ·Bradley ·Randolph Burrow ·Cadwallader ·Chambers ·Roger Davies ·Eekins ·Marcus Flint ·Rose Granger-Weasley ·Edgar Hexsmith ·Jarrett ·Angelina Johnson ·Heidi Macavoy ·Graham Montague ·Ethan Parkin ·Skye Parkin ·James Potter ·Malcolm Preece ·Adrian Pucey ·Imelda Reyes ·Imelda Reyes's father ·Demelza Robins ·Zacharias Smith ·Alicia Spinnet ·Jeremy Stretton ·Dean Thomas ·Urquhart ·Vaisey ·Cassius Warrington ·Ginevra Weasley ·Willa Weholt ·Blaise Zabini ·Jacob's sibling ·Unidentified Chaser (I) ·Unidentified Chaser (II) ·Unidentified fourth-year Chaser ·Unidentified Gryffindor Chaser (I) ·Unidentified Gryffindor Chaser (II) ·Unidentified Gryffindor Chaser (III) ·Unidentified Gryffindor Chaser (IV) ·Erika Rath's friend (I) ·Erika Rath's friend (II) ·Unidentified Quidditch Captain (I)
Beaters
Cecil Anderson ·Bean ·Lucian Bole ·Ritchie Coote ·Vincent Crabbe ·Peregrine Derrick ·Dobbin ·Gregory Goyle ·Duncan Inglebee ·Andrew Kirke ·Michael McManus ·Maxine O'Flaherty ·Jimmy Peakes ·Erika Rath ·Anthony Rickett ·Jason Samuels ·Jack Sloper ·Fred Weasley ·George Weasley ·Baglan Wellnelly ·Jacob's sibling ·Unidentified Beater ·Unidentified Gryffindor Beater ·Unidentified Gryffindor Beater (II) ·Unidentified Slytherin Beater (I) ·Unidentified Slytherin Beater (II) ·Unidentified Quidditch Captain (II)
Seekers
Regulus Black ·Cho Chang ·Flossie Cooper ·Cedric Diggory ·Andre Egwu ·Harper ·Terence Higgs ·Gilderoy Lockhart ·Draco Malfoy ·Harry Potter ·Sirona Ryan ·Summerby ·Charles Weasley ·Ginevra Weasley ·Willa Weholt ·Gruffyd Wellnelly ·Jacob's sibling ·Unidentified Gryffindor Seeker ·Unidentified Hufflepuff Seeker ·Unidentified Ravenclaw Seeker ·Unidentified Ravenclaw Seeker's substitute ·Unidentified Seeker (I) ·Unidentified Seeker (II)
Unknown positions
Vicky Bishopper ·Stuart Craggy ·Winky Crockett ·Dan Darker ·Robin Higgy ·Jody Jacknife ·Jo King ·R. King ·Kris Kolumbiko ·Jess Lafington ·Neil Lament ·Steve Laughalot ·Russell Lucky ·David Makehay ·M. G. McGonagall ·Mark Overcliff ·Philomena ·Katie Rayknolls ·Sean ·Andrew Snowy Owl ·Mark Sommertime ·Lucinda Talkalot ·Emma Vanity ·Rufus Winickus ·Jacob's sibling ·Unidentified pure-blood student
Possible players
Christian Alexander ·Brandon Angel ·Jada Angela ·Owen Anthony ·Tanner Van Burm ·Haley Dakota ·Jennifer Dawn ·Riley Frazer ·Ethan Gerard ·Ryan Henry ·Erica J. ·Ella Jo ·Timothy Justin ·Sage Kelleen ·Luisa ·Trinity Lynn ·Trev Mallory ·Alexis Marie ·Gianna Grace Marie ·Abigail Nicola ·Amber Noel ·Phelan Noel ·Remy Olivier ·Jackson Sheppard ·Richard Sky ·Emily Taylor ·Alexander William

HogwartsDuelling Club
Duelling Club Captains
Hogwarts:Gilderoy Lockhart ·Severus Snape
Gryffindor:Angus Matlock
Hufflepuff:Duelling Club Captain
Ravenclaw:Alannis
Slytherin:Duelling Club Captain
Duelling Club Members
Gryffindor:Edward ·Emily ·Harry Potter ·Hermione Granger ·Neil Randall ·Neville Longbottom ·Romilda Vane ·Ronald Weasley ·Seamus Finnigan ·Stewart
Hufflepuff:Anthony Otterburn ·Heather ·Justin Finch-Fletchley ·Karl Limpley ·Kouta Ohnishi ·Rhonda Fladbury
Ravenclaw:Andrew ·Helen Dawlish ·Fawcett ·Rebecca ·Shoma Ichikawa ·Terry Boot ·Trevor Birch
Slytherin:Bridget ·Draco Malfoy ·Fergus Cowley ·Irfan Mustaq ·Maynard Hatton ·Millicent Bulstrode ·Peter ·Rachel ·Roy
Badges
Crossfire Badge ·Defender Badge ·Duelling Beginner's Luck Badge ·Duelling Club Champion Badge ·Duelling Veteran Badge ·Keen Duellist Badge ·Master Duellist Badge ·Nine Lives Badge ·Persistence Badge ·Reflex Badge
Duelling Club locations
Great Hall ·Middle Courtyard ·The Quad ·Training Grounds

Department of Magical Law Enforcement employees
Heads of Department
Justus Pilliwickle ·Torquil Travers ·Bartemius Crouch Senior ·Amelia Bones ·Pius Thicknesse ·Corban Yaxley ·Harry Potter
British Auror Office
Heads:Theseus Scamander ·Rufus Scrimgeour ·Gawain Robards ·Harry Potter
Helen Thistlewood ·Solomon Sallow ·Aesop Sharp ·Aesop Sharp's partner ·Felipa Drakov ·Patricia McManners ·Alastor Moody's father ·Alastor Moody ·Kingsley Shacklebolt ·Mordecai Berrycloth ·John Dawlish ·Dorian Fungbury ·Alice Longbottom ·Frank Longbottom ·Proudfoot ·Savage ·Timothy Teasdale ·Williamson ·Unidentified Aurors ·August Quill ·Ewan Ward ·Unidentified male Auror at Hogwarts ·Director of the Ministry Police No. 41041 ·Nymphadora Tonks ·Ronald Weasley ·Neville Longbottom ·Morag Campbell ·Louie Grant ·Penelope Fawley ·Timothy Hale ·Riya Patel
Improper Use of Magic Office
Heads:Travers ·Dolores Umbridge
Mafalda Hopkirk ·Honoria's fiancé ·Mafalda Hopkirk's Ministerial Superior ·Rufus Fudge ·Orabella Nuttley ·Chester Davies ·Linderina Crane
Other personnel
Council of Magical Law guards ·Leta Lestrange ·Minerva McGonagall ·Elphinstone Urquart ·Elton Elderberry ·Alastor Gumboil ·Arnold Peasegood ·Arthur Weasley ·Perkins ·Bilius Finbok ·Cerberus Langarm ·Hermione Granger ·Bob Ogden ·Constance Pickering ·Adelaide P. Poppington ·Ruth Singer ·Tulip Karasu's mother ·Tulip Karasu's father ·Dempster Wiggleswade ·Amelia Bones's assistant ·Arthur Weasley's ten subordinates ·Unidentified Hit Wizard ·Unidentified Wizengamot clerk

	Chocolate Frog Cards
Gold cards	Armando Dippet ·Albus Dumbledore ·Barberus Bragge ·Bertie Bott ·Carlotta Pinkstone ·Dzou Yen ·Falco Aesalon ·Godric Gryffindor ·Harry Potter ·Herpo the Foul ·Helga Hufflepuff ·Montague Knightley ·Phillipus von Hohenheim ·Rowena Ravenclaw ·Salazar Slytherin
Silver cards	Alberic Grunnion ·Alberta Toothill ·Andros the Invincible ·Artemisia Lufkin ·Blenheim Stalk ·Bowman Wright ·Chauncey Oldridge ·Circe ·Cliodna ·Crispin Cronk ·Cyprian Youdle ·Daisy Dodderidge ·Derwent Shimpling ·Donaghan Tremlett ·Dunbar Oglethorpe ·Dymphna Furmage ·Elfrida Clagg ·Felix Summerbee ·Fulbert the Fearful ·Gaspard Shingleton ·Gideon Crumb ·Glenda Chittock ·Gondoline Oliphant ·Gregory the Smarmy ·Gwenog Jones ·Honoria Nutcombe ·Ignatia Wildsmith ·Joscelind Wadcock ·Kirley Duke ·Laverne de Montmorency ·Leopoldina Smethwyck ·Maeve ·Mirabella Plunkett ·Mopsus ·Morgan le Fay ·Oswald Beamish ·Roderick Plumpton ·Sacharissa Tugwood ·Thaddeus Thurkell ·Wendelin the Weird ·Xavier Rastrick
Bronze cards	Adalbert Waffling ·Almeric Sawbridge ·Archibald Alderton ·Balfour Blane ·Beatrix Bloxam ·Beaumont Marjoribanks ·Bridget Wenlock ·Burdock Muldoon ·Cassandra Vablatsky ·Celestina Warbeck ·Cornelius Agrippa ·Devlin Whitehorn ·Dorcas Wellbeloved ·Edgar Stroulger ·Elladora Ketteridge ·Ethelred the Ever-Ready ·Flavius Belby ·Gifford Ollerton ·Glanmore Peakes ·Glover Hipworth ·Greta Catchlove ·Grogan Stump ·Gulliver Pokeby ·Gunhilda de Gorsemoor ·Havelock Sweeting ·Hengist of Woodcroft ·Heathcote Barbary ·Herman Wintringham ·Hesper Starkey ·Jocunda Sykes ·Justus Pilliwickle ·Merlin ·Merton Graves ·Merwyn the Malicious ·Miranda Goshawk ·Mungo Bonham ·Musidora Barkwith ·Myron Wagtail ·Newton Scamander ·Norvel Twonk ·Orsino Thruston ·Perpetua Fancourt ·Quong Po ·Roland Kegg ·Stoddard Withers ·Tilly Toke ·Uric the Oddball ·Yardley Platt
Famous Vampires cards	Blodwyn Bludd ·Vlad Drakul ·Amarillo Lestoat ·Carmilla Sanguina ·Herbert Varney
Famous Hags cards	Babayaga ·Malodora Grymm ·Old Mother Hubbard ·Cordelia Misericordia ·Leticia Somnolens
Famous Giants cards	Bran the Bloodthirsty ·Cyclops ·Goliath ·Morholt ·Hengist of Upper Barnton
Famous Goblins cards	Alguff the Awful ·Eargit the Ugly ·Gringott ·Ug the Unreliable ·Urg the Unclean
Dragon cards	Common Welsh Green ·Hebridean Black ·Hungarian Horntail ·Norwegian Ridgeback ·Romanian Longhorn
Beast cards	Billywig ·Bowtruckle ·Doxy ·Double-ended Newt ·Giant Purple Toad ·Giant Squid ·Gnome ·Gytrash ·Imp ·Kelpie ·Manticore ·Mountain troll ·Streeler ·Phoenix ·Unicorn