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Ron Weasley

Ronald Weasley

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Ronald Bilius Weasley
Biographical information
Born 1 March, 1980
Blood status Pure-blood
Marital status Married
Also known as
Title(s)
Physical information
Species Human
Gender Male
Hair colour Red
Eye colour Blue
Skin colour Light
Family information
Family members
Magical characteristics
Boggart Acromantula
Wand
Patronus Jack Russell Terrier
Affiliation
Occupation
House Gryffindor
Loyalty

"He's going to sacrifice himself!"
—Harry Potter[src]
Ronald Bilius "Ron" Weasley (b. 1 March, 1980) was a pure-blood wizard and the sixth son of Molly and Arthur Weasley. He was also the younger brother of Bill, Charlie, Percy, Fred and George, and the elder brother of Ginny.
Ron began attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in 1991 and was sorted into Gryffindor house. He soon became best friends with fellow student Harry Potter and later Hermione Granger. Together, they faced many challenges during their adolescence, including keeping the Philosopher's Stone from Quirinus Quirrell, saving Ron’s sister from the Chamber of Secrets, forming Dumbledore's Army, and fighting in numerous battles of the Second Wizarding War, including the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, the Battle of the Astronomy Tower, and the Battle over Little Whinging. Ron also became a Gryffindor Prefect and a Keeper on the Gryffindor Quidditch team during his 5th year at Hogwarts. He skipped his last year of school in order to accompany Harry and Hermione on a quest to destroy the Horcruxes of Lord Voldemort and fought in the Battle of Hogwarts in 1998, in which he lost his brother, Fred, a loss which devastated him.
After the war, Ron, along with Harry Potter and Neville Longbottom, joined the Aurors at the invitation of Minister for Magic Kingsley Shacklebolt, in order to track down Death Eaters who escaped capture[11]. Eventually, he went to work at Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes with his brother George[12]. He and Hermione eventually married and had two children: A daughter named Rose and a son named Hugo Weasley. Ron was also the godfather to James Sirius Potter, his sister Ginny Weasley and Harry Potter's eldest child.

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BiographyEdit Biography sectionEdit

Early lifeEdit Early life sectionEdit


"Fred and George tried to get me to make one when I was about five. I nearly did, too, I was holding hands with Fred and everything when Dad found us. He went mental. Only time I've ever seen Dad as angry as Mum. Fred reckons his left buttock has never been the same since."
—Ron on his brothers' attempt to get him to make an Unbreakable Vow[src]
Ronald Bilius Weasley was the sixth of seven children born to Arthur and Molly Weasley (née Prewett)[13], and got his middle name from his uncle. He was born at the height of the First Wizarding War. In the fighting his maternal uncles Fabian and Gideon Prewett, both members of the Order of the Phoenix, were killed fighting Death Eaters[14]. While he was still a toddler, the wizarding world became peaceful again, for a time, after Lord Voldemort's first defeat on 31 October, 1981.
Ron and his five older brothers - Bill, Charlie, Percy, and Fred and George — as well as his younger sister, Ginny, grew up in the Burrow in Ottery St. Catchpole in Devon. The Weasley family was not wealthy at all, compared to other wizarding families,[15] and many other pure-blood families, particularly the Malfoys, disdained them for their "blood traitor" beliefs and lack of wealth, which they tried their best to make up for with their love,[16] The Weasley siblings were fond of teasing and playing pranks on each other, and Ron was a particular target for Fred and George. They once transfigured his teddy bear into a giant spider, sparking his arachnophobia and nearly got him to make an Unbreakable Vow on another occasion, which finally made their father truly furious, and they once got him to eat an Acid Pop which burnt a hole through his tongue.
Ron in his first year.
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Ron had a fairly happy childhood, which Harry, who had been brought up by his spiteful relatives the Dursleys, envied.

Education at HogwartsEdit Education at Hogwarts sectionEdit

First yearEdit First year sectionEdit


"No need to ask who you are. My father told me all the Weasleys have red hair, freckles and more children than they can afford."
Draco Malfoy meeting Ron for the first time.[src]
Ron began attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in 1991 at the customary age of eleven. He was sorted into Gryffindor House, like every other member of his family. On his first trip on the Hogwarts Express, Ron met and became fast friends with Harry Potter, the famous Boy Who Lived. Harry showed Ron great generosity by purchasing a quantity of snacks from the Hogwarts Express food trolley to share with Ron, and that simple act set in motion a lifelong friendship. Examples of this included: Harry standing up for Ron against bigot bully Draco Malfoy, reassuring Harry that it was not his fault that Severus Snape, the Potions Master, gave him a hard time; agreeing to act as his second during what would be a midnight duel but was in actuality a dirty trick by Draco to get Harry and Ron in trouble.
Ron and Harry also first met Hermione Granger on the train but did not particularly like her. Ron, especially, was annoyed by what he saw as Hermione showing off her knowledge of magic, such as when she corrected him on the pronunciation of the incantation 'Wingardium Leviosa'. Talking to Harry prior to the Halloween feast he insulted her. Unfortunately, she overheard and went running to the girl's bathroom in tears. That evening, during the holiday feast, it was announced that a troll was loose in the school. Ron and Harry came to Hermione's rescue, an idea originally suggested by Harry, and she, in return, lied to protect them from the professors. The three were best friends ever since.
Ron makes his sacrifice, showing true traits of a Gryffindor.
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Ron: "We're nearly there. Let me think — let me think... Yes...it's the only way ... I've got to be taken."
Harry and Hermione: "NO!"
Ron: "That's chess! You've got to make some sacrifices! I'll make my move and she'll take me — that leaves you free to checkmate the king, Harry!"
— Ron sacrifices himself in Wizard's Chess[src]
During their first year, the three of them learned that the Philosopher's Stone was being hidden in Hogwarts and sought to protect it from being acquired by Severus Snape, who the young wizards believed to be working for Lord Voldemort. It turned out that Quirinus Quirrell was actually acting on behalf of Lord Voldemort. Ron's talent in Wizard's Chess, owed to an old and battered chess set that was passed to him from a grandfather, became a life-saving asset when the trio came to Professor McGonagall's contribution to the protection of the Philosopher's Stone. During the life-sized game of Wizard's Chess, Ron sacrificed himself as a game piece so Harry could place the enemy king in checkmate, allowing Harry and Hermione to move on. Ultimately, the three succeeded in defeating Quirrell and protecting the Philosopher's Stone, and Ron was awarded 50 House points by Albus Dumbledore for "the best played game of chess that Hogwarts has seen these many years," contributing to Gryffindor winning the House Cup for the first time in seven years, something that greatly pleased his brother Percy.[13]

Second yearEdit Second year sectionEdit


"Honestly sir, I think it did more damage to us than we did to it."
—Ron Weasley to Severus Snape in 1992.[src]
Ron and Harry flying a car to school in their second year.
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Having not heard from Harry Potter during the whole summer of 1992, Ron and his older twin brothers, in a harebrained scheme to rescue him from 4 Privet Drive, drove their father's flying Ford Anglia to the Muggle town of Little Whinging and tore the bars from Harry's bedroom window using the car's horsepower.
Ron and his twin-brothers arrive to safe Harry from the Dursley's!
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Ron helped Harry get his things in the car, and they left for the Burrow. Upon landing Ron and his brothers were chastised by their mother for having taken such a risky course of action. At the start of that year's school term, Ron and Harry missed the Hogwarts Express due to the meddling of the house-elf, Dobby, and were forced to use the Ford Anglia to travel to Hogwarts. At the end of their journey, the car malfunctioned, causing the boys to crash-land into the Whomping Willow. They were nearly killed when the tree retaliated, and the car jettisoned them and took off into the Forbidden Forest, where it remained. Ron's wand was damaged in the crash, causing him problems for the entire school year. For instance, it backfired when Ron attempted to curse Draco Malfoy in retaliation for him calling Hermione by the extremely offensive term "Mudblood." Malfoy's derision for Muggle-borns led Ron, Harry, and Hermione to suspect that he was the Heir of Slytherin who opened the Chamber of Secrets that year, unleashing a "monster" that began to attack Muggle-born students.
Ron vomiting slugs in his second year.
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Ron and Harry raise their wands against Lockhart.
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To investigate this theory, Hermione brewed 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 impersonate Vincent Crabbe, and Harry impersonated Gregory Goyle, while Hermione's transformation was unsuccessful because she mistook hair from Millicent Bulstrode's cat for her own. Ron and Harry realised that Malfoy was not the Heir of Slytherin and were both greatly upset when Hermione became another victim of the "monster," ending up petrified in the hospital wing, though she left her friends a clue that led them to deduce that the monster was a basilisk.
Ron showed incredible bravery during the course of their investigation by venturing into the Forbidden Forest to an Acromantula den led by Aragog, in spite of his extreme fear of spiders. When he and Harry learned that Ron's younger sister, Ginny, was dying in the Chamber of Secrets, they raced to save her, planning to give their information to Professor Gilderoy Lockhart. When the pair discovered that the professor was cowardly 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 to wipe 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 defeating Salazar Slytherin's basilisk.
Ron was honoured with a Special 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.[16]

Third yearEdit Third year sectionEdit

Ron in his third year.
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Harry: "Ron! The dog, where is it?"
Ron: "Harry, he's the dog! He's an Animagus!"
— Ron after he was taken by a transformed Sirius Black to the Shrieking Shack[src]
In the summer following Ron's second year at Hogwarts, the Weasleys won the Daily 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 the Daily Prophet, and Ron sent that newspaper clipping and a Sneakoscope to Harry for his birthday. They met on the last day of the summer, when Ron and his family visited Diagon Alley with Harry and Hermione and took up rooms in the Leaky Cauldron in preparation for catching the Hogwarts Express.
Also that summer, Sirius Black, the most notorious prisoner in Azkaban, escaped, and in light of this incident, security was stepped up at Hogwarts which Ron and his friends first noticed when the Hogwarts Express was stopped and searched. Once at the school, Dumbledore announced that Dementors would be stationed around the school to prevent Black from entering the school. This was done under the assumption that Harry was the target of Sirius Black's future misdeeds.
Upon starting the term, the third years began taking new classes. Ron and Harry had chosen Divination and Care 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
Ron And Hermione In Divination Class
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class they particularly liked and that the professor, Sybill Trelawney, was a fake. Ron's first Care of Magical Creatures was an outright disaster. Hagrid, the new Care of Magical Creatures professor, had planned what he thought to be a spectacular lesson on hippogriffs, when a hippogriff named Buckbeak attacked Draco Malfoy after Malfoy had insulted the proud creature causing Malfoy to promise revenge. Also during that week, Ron had his first Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson with the new professor, Remus Lupin, and in short order Ron thought that Lupin was an excellent professor. On Halloween, Ron and Hermione went on their first Hogsmeade trip. Harry, however, could not join them as his Uncle Vernon refused to sign his permission slip and had to remain in the castle. Meanwhile, Ron and Hermione visited every building in the village and brought back loads of sweets for Harry. They saw the Visitor of the Three Broomsticks Inn there, believing him to be an ogre. That night while the students were in the Great Hall, Sirius Black snuck into the castle, and the students were forced to spend the evening in the Great Hall.
Just prior to Christmas, Hagrid received a formal complaint from the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures about Buckbeak. When he shared this 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 a Firebolt from a mysterious benefactor. When Hermione, fearing for Harry's safety, turned the broomstick in, Ron stopped talking to Hermione. The Firebolt fiasco only added to the tension between the two, as Hermione's new cat Crookshanks had been continually trying to attack Ron's rat, Scabbers. A few weeks later, when the two were on the verge of reconciliation, Scabbers disappeared and Ron blamed Crookshanks, perpetuating the row between them.
In the meantime, Black had yet to be found, and the night following the Gryffindor vs. Ravenclaw Quidditch match, he slipped into Gryffindor tower. Hearing the sound of shredding curtains, Ron awoke with a start to see Black standing over him brandishing a knife. He screamed, and Black fled. This incident made Ron temporarily famous within the walls of Hogwarts, 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. Abashed, the pair patched it up with her a few days later, when they got a letter from Hagrid saying that Buckbeak had been convicted and sentenced to death.
Ron and Hermione supporting Harry in bad weather.
Ron and his friends confronted by Sirius Black in the Shrieking Shack.
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Hermione: "I think you owe somebody an apology."
Ron: "You're right... next time I see Crookshanks, I'll let him know."
Hermione: "I meant me!"
— Ron and Hermione argue over Scabbers reappearance.[src]
With exams bearing down upon them, the trio set about studying and attempting to help Hagrid with Buckbeak's appeal. The appeal took place on the last day of their exams. Upon hearing that Buckbeak was to be executed, Ron and his friends 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 more trouble if they were seen. While helping the sobbing Hagrid with some milk, Hermione found Scabbers. Soon they were ushered 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 execution, Ron and his friends set off for the castle in a slight state of shock.
Before they made it back there, Scabbers began to squirm in Ron's hands and escaped. Not wanting to lose his pet again, Ron chased after him with Harry and Hermione at his heels. He caught up to the rat, but not before they were in the shadow of the Whomping Willow. He looked up to see a large black dog bearing down upon him. The dog lunged at Ron and dragged him into the tunnel underneath the Willow, breaking Ron's ankle
Sirius Black In His Animagus Dog Form Attacking Ron
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in the process. When the dog reached its destination, it released Ron and revealed itself to be Sirius Black, an Animagus. Hearing footsteps approaching, Ron called out a warning for his friends, but it was too late.
Ron seriously injured his leg during the year's events.
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Black ambushed Harry and Hermione, disarming them when they entered the room where Ron was being held. Upon seeing him, Harry physically attacked Black with Hermione and the 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 by Professor Lupin. Initially relieved at the sight of Lupin, Ron quickly became worried when Lupin and Black embraced like brothers and demanded that Ron turn over his rat, Scabbers. After Ron baulked at the suggestion and Hermione accused Lupin of many terrible things including being a werewolf, Sirius and Professor Lupin began spinning a long tale of their youth at Hogwarts and how a wizard named Peter Pettigrew, who most believed dead, actually betrayed James and Lily Potter. Partially convinced, Ron handed over Scabbers when Lupin promised that if it were actually a rat, no harm would come to it, and Scabbers was revealed to be Pettigrew who confessed and begged for the mercy of his former friends.
When it was decided that Pettigrew was to be turned over to the Dementors, Lupin splinted Ron's leg, and the assembled company left for the castle. Along the way, the full moon broke through the clouds, and Lupin began to transform. In the confusion, Pettigrew stole Lupin's wand, attacked Ron, and escaped. Ron came to hours later in the hospital wing, and was told that his friends had managed to save Sirius and Buckbeak from their fates. As a replacement for his lost pet, Sirius sent Ron Pigwidgeon, a tiny owl.

Fourth yearEdit Fourth year sectionEdit

Ron in his fourth year at Hogwarts with his new pet, Pigwidgeon.
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"Look, it's always you who gets all the attention, you know it is. I know it's not your fault. I know you don't ask for it...but — well — you know, Ron's got all those brothers to compete against at home, and you're his best friend, and you're really famous — he's always shunted to one side whenever people see you, and he puts up with it, and he never mentions it, but I suppose this is just one time too many..."
Hermione Granger on Ron after Harry's name came out of the Goblet of Fire[src]
In the summer of 1994, Ron invited Harry and Hermione to accompany his family to the Quidditch World Cup which was being held in Britain for the first time in decades. While Hermione joined the Weasleys at the Burrow, Harry had to be picked up from the Dursleys. Ron's father arranged to pick up Harry via the Floo Network, not knowing that the Dursleys' fireplace was blocked, so when Ron, his father, and his brothers tried to fetch Harry they ended up stuck in the chimney, parts of 4 Privet Drive were destroyed before Harry returned to the Burrow. The following day, Harry, Hermione, and all the Weasleys except Molly left for the Quidditch World Cup, where they pitched camp and met many of their friends from school or work. They had prime seats for the match, thanks to Mr. Weasley who had helped Head of the Department of Magical Games and Sports, Ludo Bagman's brother, out of a jam. During the match, Ron watched his Quidditch idol, Viktor Krum, the Bulgarian Seeker, play an exceptional match, catching the Snitch to end the game.
The Death Eaters storm the camp.
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That evening, while the Irish fans were still up celebrating, trouble began stirring. Those Death Eaters, former followers of Lord Voldemort, who had escaped punishment chose to let off a little steam. Donning their old uniforms, they attacked the camp site where Ron and his friends and family were staying. In the confusion, Mr. Weasley ordered Ron, Harry, Hermione, Fred, George, and Ginny to run for safety, while he and the older Weasley children set off to help the Ministry. Setting off into the woods, Ron, Hermione, and Harry quickly lost the others, but they did find Draco Malfoy. Malfoy menacingly suggested that Hermione could be a target of 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 faint silver glow, where the trio found a few Veela and their admirers. Ron was entranced and claimed he created a broomstick that could fly to Jupiter. However, they would soon come across something more sinister than Veela. Deeper yet, they went, and in a clearing they heard a man conjure the Dark Mark, after which Ron and his friends were questioned by Ministry officials.

Fred Weasley: "Viktor, I love you."
George Weasley: "Viktor I do."
Harry Potter, Fred and George: "When we're apart My heart beats only for you."
— Harry and the Weasley twins mocks Ron[src]
On 1 September, Ron and his friends departed for school aboard the Hogwarts Express, where he was taunted and his father and new dress robes were insulted by Draco Malfoy, and that evening at the Welcoming Feast, Dumbledore announced that Hogwarts would host the Triwizard Tournament. Ron quickly found himself caught up in fantasies of being a Triwizard Champion, but he was snapped back to reality by his fourth year lessons. In Care of Magical Creatures, Hagrid had his students raising the terrifying Blast-Ended Skrewts, and in Defence Against the Dark Arts, Ron was impressed by the new professor, "Mad-Eye" Moody, when he taught the class about the Unforgivable Curses. It was announced that the students from the Durmstrang Institute and Beauxbatons Academy of Magic would be arriving at Hogwarts on 30 October. Ron was impressed by the fashions in which the foreign students arrived and was shocked when he saw Viktor Krum among the Durmstrang delegation.
Having discussed the possibility of somehow outsmarting the Goblet of Fire and the Age Line that Dumbledore had put around it, Ron was shocked to find that Harry's name had come out of the Goblet. Jealous of Harry's fame and wealth, Ron refused to accept that Harry had not wanted to enter the tournament and accused Harry of as much. After their argument, he and Harry stopped speaking, and Ron began hanging out with his older brothers. Ron and Harry did not reconcile until after the First Task of the tournament. Seeing the danger, Ron came to the conclusion that someone would have to be mad to purposely put their name in the Goblet. After Harry had passed his dragon, Ron joined Hermione in congratulating Harry, and the two became friends once again.

Ron: "Oi, Hermione...you're a girl."
Hermione: "Very well spotted."
Ron: "Come with one of us! It's one thing for a bloke to show up alone, but for a girl it's just sad."
Hermione: "I won't be going alone, because believe it or not, someone's asked me! And I said yes!"
— Ron and Hermione about the Yule Ball[src]
Ron with Harry and the Patil twins at the Yule Ball.
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Soon after the completion of the first task, Professor McGonagall told Ron and his friends about the traditional Yule Ball, held during the Triwizard Tournament. While all students above fourth year scampered about trying to find dates, Ron and Harry found it hard to ask girls to the dance. Charmed by the beauty of Fleur Delacour, the Triwizard Champion from Beauxbatons and a part-Veela, Ron clumsily asked her to attend the ball with him, but fled in horrified embarrassment. He also offended Hermione first 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 Parvati 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 with his hero, Viktor Krum, he was overcome with jealousy. This led to a blazing row between them during the end of the Yule Ball; though their friendship did not suffer, it was clear that both held unresolved feelings for the other, though it would be years before it became obvious to Ron.
During the ball, Ron had overheard Hagrid telling Madame Maxime that he was a half-giant. This information was also overheard by Rita Skeeter, who wrote an exposé telling the world of Hagrid's lineage. This drove Hagrid into hiding, and he did not return to work until Ron, Harry, and Hermione proved that they still liked him, no matter what. On 24 February, Ron was taken as Harry's hostage for the second task of the Triwizard Tournament. When he found out that Harry had remained behind to save Gabrielle Delacour as well, Ron took him to task, but changed his tune when Harry was given extra points for "moral fibre." Fleur, however, was impressed, and she thanked Ron in turn for helping save her sister, kissing him on the cheek. This resulted in Ron having a very obvious crush on Fleur.
Early in the spring, Ron joined Harry and Hermione in visiting Sirius Black, who had taken to hiding outside of Hogsmeade Village. There, they discussed the disappearances of Barty Crouch Sr. and Bertha Jorkins. Harry also ran his theories about Professor Snape by Sirius, but they were shot down, to Ron's chagrin. In the weeks leading up to the final task, Ron and Hermione helped Harry prepare by researching and trying out jinxes and other helpful spells. Ron and Hermione watched Harry together from the sidelines. They were shocked when Harry returned with Cedric Diggory's body. They rushed to the hospital wing after the chaos, but they did not find Harry there. Ron was relieved to see Harry when he was brought to the infirmary by Dumbledore, eagerly wanted to question Harry, but he was told off by his mother who, along with his brother Bill, 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 his mother when she was shocked by Sirius Black's appearance in the room. Ron did not doubt Harry's story when he finally heard it, sticking by his best friend.

Fifth yearEdit Fifth year sectionEdit


"Weasley cannot save a thing, he can't block a single ring. That's why Slytherins all sing, Weasley is our king!..."
Slytherins mock Ron about his Keeper abilities[src]
With the coming of the Second Wizarding War and Lord Voldemort's rise to power, Dumbledore reconvened the Order of the Phoenix. Early in the summer of 1995, the Order moved into headquarters at 12 Grimmauld Place and Ron with it. There, he was joined by Hermione. Together, they helped Mrs. Weasley sanitise the old house and kept an ear out for information about Harry. Early in August, he finally arrived, but only after a Dementor attack. Ron felt sorry about having to keep Harry in the dark, but quickly became wary of Harry's temper, which was very close to the surface due to Harry's increasing feelings of persecution and isolation.
Throughout August, they stayed at Grimmauld Place, and late in the month, Ron received quite a surprise. He was named Gryffindor prefect, along with Hermione. For this achievement, his mother gave him a new broomstick, a Cleansweep Eleven. Bound by their prefect duties, Ron and Hermione could not join Harry on the Hogwarts Express, but had to go to another carriage to learn of their responsibilities. That evening, Ron was worried when Hagrid was not at the welcoming feast and disconcerted by the new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor, Dolores Umbridge, who Harry reported worked for Fudge.
Professor Umbridge at the Welcoming Feast.
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Ron's fears were quickly realised when Professor Umbridge refused to teach the class practical defensive magic, and put Harry in a week's worth of detention for speaking out about Voldemort. That first week of school, Ron also tried out to be the Gryffindor Quidditch team's Keeper. He won the position, but according to the Captain, Angelina Johnson, he needed improvement. Ron's Quidditch practices quickly left him behind in his school work, to Hermione's chagrin. Soon, news of Ron's prefecture reached his estranged brother, Percy Weasley, and Percy sent Ron a letter advising him to "sever ties" with Harry, whom he accused of being a mad delinquent. This letter greatly upset Ron and his friends, even though Harry tried to pass it off as a joke.
Late in September, one evening when Harry returned from detention, Ron, somewhat reluctantly, joined Hermione in proposing that Harry teach his fellow students practical defence. Harry initially blew up in their faces, but after a few days he came around. Around this time, Professor Umbridge was appointed the first Hogwarts High Inquisitor, giving her the power to arbitrarily create rules and inspect teachers.
Late in October, students above third year had their first visit to Hogsmeade. There, Harry, Ron, and Hermione met with several students who were interested in learning practical defence. Ron staunchly defended Harry when questions arose, and was among the first to sign the Dumbledore's Army parchment. On the way home from the village, Ron became upset when he learned from Hermione that his sister Ginny was dating a boy. The following morning, Ron awoke to find that suddenly, by order of Professor Umbridge, all student groups had been disbanded including the 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 the Ministry of Magic's fears.
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In the weeks following the first Dumbledore's Army meeting, Quidditch season arrived. Ron had nerve issues prior to the first match versus 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 and Fred & George had been banned for life. That very evening, Hagrid returned from his adventure. Although initially resistant, he regaled Ron, Hermione, and Harry with his tales of the giants, though he refused to give them any hint about he came about his gruesome injuries.
Following Hagrid's return, he took up his post as Care of Magical Creatures professor. In Hagrid's first lesson, Ron learned about Thestrals, magical beasts that could only be seen by those who had witnessed death. Regular 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 amused at Harry's "romantic" tale, earning him a stern talking to from Hermione who suggested that Ron had "the emotional range of a teaspoon." That night, Harry witnessed Ron's father, Arthur Weasley, being attacked by Lord Voldemort's snake, Nagini. When Harry's story was confirmed, Ron, his siblings, and Harry were immediately sent to 12 Grimmauld Place, so they could look in on their father's convalescence, and there they spent the Christmas holidays, joined by Hermione the next day.
During their first trip to St. Mungo's, Ron overheard Mad Eye Moody theorising that Harry had been possessed by the Dark Lord. Ron was worried when Harry became reclusive after this 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 divine that he was not being possessed. They had an otherwise enjoyable holiday, but on their second visit to the hospital, Ron learned the truth about Neville Longbottom's parents.
Throughout the new term, Ron continued to learn defensive magic from Harry. He also stayed on the Quidditch team, despite his poor performances. Due to Quidditch, he missed the Valentine's Day visit to Hogsmeade. Though, he was impressed that Harry went public and hopeful that people might believe Harry when The Quibbler came out. Soon, Umbridge managed to sack Professor Trelawney, but her ability to name a replacement was pre-empted when Dumbledore arranged to have Firenze teach the subject. Soon after that, Marietta Edgecombe, a friend of Cho 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 a jinx activate on her face. Ron was able to escape when Umbridge, raided the Dumbledore's Army meeting, but he was incensed when 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 Dumbeldore. After Fred and George's 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 financed Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes.

Harry: "Look, it's not that I don't appreciate everything you've done, all of you, but - but I've got you into enough trouble as it is."
Neville: "Dumbledore's Army's supposed to be about doing something real. Or was all that just words to you?"
Ron: "Maybe you don't have to do this all by yourself, mate."
— Ron and Neville when Harry tries to leave them behind[src]
Ron, Ginny, Luna, Hermione, Harry, and Neville in the Department of Mysteries.
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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 spectacularly, and Gryffindor won the Quidditch Cup. Ron was unable to settle to his studies the following day, but Harry and Hermione brought him down with Hagrid's secret. Soon, their Ordinary Wizarding Level examinations were upon them. Ron managed to do well, but he made a few mistakes. During their final examination, Harry dozed off and had another vision. This time, he saw his godfather being tortured by Lord Voldemort in the Department of Mysteries. When Harry told Ron and Hermione of this they were wary, and Hermione prudently suggested that Harry try to contact Sirius first. Ron ran off to distract Umbridge, but the plan was foiled, 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 the Inquisitorial Squad and escape to find Harry and Hermione.
Ron insisted that he join Harry in rescuing Sirius, but also insisted that the rest remain behind, but relented when many Thestrals appeared. When Harry led them into the Department of Mysteries, Ron stuck with him into the deepest recesses of the Department. There, the six D.A. members were ambushed by twelve Death Eaters, led by Lucius Malfoy, and Ron helped defend the prophecy Harry took from the shelf, but his fight was soon over as a Death Eater had scrambled his brains. Ron was so confused that he summoned a tentacled-brain from a vat in the Thought Chamber and was attacked by it. Ron soon recovered. Ron was saddened by Sirius's death, but Hermione made sure that the subject was not discussed around Harry.

Sixth yearEdit Sixth year sectionEdit


Hermione: "You said to us once before that there was time to turn back if we wanted to. We've had time, haven't we?"
Ron: "We're with you, whatever happens."
— Hermione and Ron commit to the Horcrux hunt with Harry[src]
During the summer following the battle, Ron learned he had received seven O.W.L.s, only failing Divination and History of Magic. Ron explained he did not mind, as he wasn't planning to take those in his sixth year, regardless. Also during that summer, Ron learned that his brother Bill was engaged to Fleur 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 that Harry was in fact the "Chosen One," Ron was shocked and amazed, but remained at Harry's side.
Ron is passionately kissed by Lavender Brown in 1996.
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Ron would suffer much personal turmoil in his sixth year. Harry was named Gryffindor team captain. Ron was nervous about Quidditch try-outs, but beat out Cormac McLaggen in saves, partly because Hermione cast a Confundus Charm on McLaggen in retaliation for him insulting Ron and Ginny. He was also envious when Harry and Hermione were invited to the Slug Club, while the new Potions professor Horace Slughorn ignored him, and when he was paid attention to, he 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 when Hermione asked if he would like to attend the club's Christmas party with her, and he agreed.
Ron was also worried over his sister's increasing involvement with boys, and after stumbling upon her kissing Dean 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 began to perform poorly in Quidditch. 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 the potion Felix Felicis into Ron's pumpkin 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.
Ron after being poisoned.
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Shortly thereafter, Ron began his exhibitionist relationship with Lavender Brown. Hermione, incredibly angry and hurt by Ron's vindictive actions, conjured a flock of canaries to attack him; the birds scratched Ron badly, and he and Hermione stopped talking to each other. Hermione attended the 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 in Transfiguration class, reducing her to tears. 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 to the the 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.
In March, Ron ate chocolate that he believed to be from his birthday presents, but was in fact a gift from Romilda Vane to Harry spiked with a Love Potion. Upon ingesting the chocolate, Ron became maddened with an obsessive need to see and be with Romilda. When he was taken to Slughorn's office to get an antidote, he was nearly killed by poisoned mead intended for Albus Dumbledore. Harry managed to save Ron with a bezoar.
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A panic-stricken Hermione arrived at the hospital 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. 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 his Cloak of Invisibility), Lavender ended the relationship, much to Ron's relief.
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 used Sectumsempra on Draco Malfoy, Ron lent his potions book to Harry, so Professor Snape would not confiscate the Half-Blood Prince's book. Throughout this school year, Ron had defended Harry's use of the Half-Blood Prince's book. He thought that "the prince" had a good sense of humour and that the book was essentially harmless. Occasionally, he was jealous, because the book helped Harry cultivate the favour of Professor Slughorn, but even after the incident Ron called "the prince" a genius.
On the night of the Battle of the Astronomy Tower, Ron took Felix Felicis on Harry's instructions, along with Hermione and Ginny. Those three were joined by Neville and Luna, whom Hermione had summoned using the D.A. coins. While Hermione and Luna monitored Professor Snape's office, Ron and the others watched the Room of Requirement. Ron fought in the battle and survived without any major injuries, thanks to the Felix Felicis. He was shaken by his oldest brother Bill's scarring at the hands of the vicious werewolf Fenrir 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 the Horcruxes of Lord Voldemort, forgoing their seventh year of school.[17]

Search for the HorcruxesEdit Search for the Horcruxes sectionEdit

Ron disguised as Harry prior to the battle.
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Hermione: "I told them you’d take it like this."
Harry: "If you think I’m going to let six people risk their lives — !"
Ron: "—because it’s the first time for all of us."
— Ron, Hermione and Harry before the Battle over Little Whinging[src]
During the summer of 1997, Ron began planning ahead for his mission with Harry and Hermione. With the help of his father and Fred and George Weasley, Ron transfigured the family ghoul to resemble himself sick with spattergroit, which would serve as his alibi while travelling with his friends.

Battle Over Little WhingingEdit Battle Over Little Whinging sectionEdit


"Ron was great. Wonderful. Stunned one of the Death Eaters, straight to the head, and when you're aiming at a moving target from a flying broom —"
—Nymphadora Tonks commenting on Ron battling the Death Eaters[src]
Hermione embraces Ron as he returns back safe to the Burrow.
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In late July, he participated in the Order's operation to remove Harry from his childhood home, taking Polyjuice 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, including Bellatrix and Rodolphus Lestrange. Ron stunned one Death Eater in the face while flying. Ron reassured Hermione 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 owl Hedwig, which he comforted Harry over. Ron became concerned when Harry had a vision of Ollivander being tortured by Lord Voldemort.
Ron during the reading of Albus Dumbledore's will.
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Once Ron, Harry, and Hermione were all convened at the 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 of Twelve Fail-Safe Ways to Charm Witches. Later that evening, Minister for Magic Rufus 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 why Dumbledore would bequeath anything to him. Ron received Dumbledore's Deluminator.
Ron looks on as Hermione dances with Krum again.

Escape from the BurrowEdit Escape from the Burrow sectionEdit


"You're amazing, you are."
—Ron complimenting Hermione, after realising that she had packed their things already[src]
The trio attended the wedding in which all summer they had been forced to prepare The Burrow for, the marrying couple was Ron's older brother Bill to Fleur Delacour on 1 August. Ron was irked that Viktor Krum was a guest, especially since he immediately complimented Hermione, who Ron quickly asked to dance shortly afterwards. When Viktor Crum asked a disguised Harry about the pair, he was disappointed to learn that they were "sort of" together.
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The celebrations were interrupted with the news that the Ministry of Magic had fallen to Voldemort, and Hermione Disapparated herself, Ron and Harry away from the danger to Tottenham 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 a small café they were ambushed by Death Eaters Antonin Dolohov and Thorfinn 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 house 12 Grimmauld Place left to him by Sirius Black.

Infiltration of the Ministry of MagicEdit Infiltration of the Ministry of Magic sectionEdit

Ron watches out for Mafalda Hopkirk to arrive at the Ministry.
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Ron: "Dad said everyone from Magical maintenance wears navy blue robes."
Hermione: "But you never told us that!"
— Hermione regarding the infiltration plan[src]
There, the trio learned from Kreacher that Regulus Black had stolen the Horcrux Voldemort had made of Salazar Slytherin'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 of Dolores Umbridge.
Mary Cattermole shares an intimate moment with her 'husband' at the Ministry.
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While they were waiting for Kreacher to fetch Mundungus, they were visited by Remus 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 that Muggle-born wizards and witches were being rounded up. Ron immediately said that he would vouch for Hermione causing her to affectionately touch his hand. The pair had fallen asleep holding hands during their first night at Grimmauld Place.
They formulated a plan to infiltrate the Ministry, involving the use of Polyjuice Potion to assume the forms of Ministry employees. Ron, disguised as Reginald Cattermole, quickly found himself forced to separate from his friends, as Death Eater and new head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement Yaxley demanded that "Cattermole" fix the rain in his office.
Ron as Reginald Cattermole.
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Ron was in over his head, but may have found a solution to the problem after asking his father 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 the Muggle-Born Registration Commission, and then escaped, but were forced to abandon Grimmauld Place as a hideout.[18] Ron splinched himself during their escape into the countryside and was weakened by his injury. After receiving some treatment, Ron fretted over the fate of the Cattermoles.
Ron was splinched during their escape from the Ministry.
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Departure and ReturnEdit Departure and Return sectionEdit


Harry: "You think I don't know how this feels?"
Ron: "NO! You don't know how it feels. Your parents are dead - you have no family!"
Hermione: "STOP THIS!"
— Ron lashes out against Harry.[src]
Wearing the horcrux effected Ron greater than the other two and often made him angry and paranoid.
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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 fight with Harry over the additional task of locating Godric Gryffindor's Sword in order to destroy the locket. He accused Harry of having no plan and of not being very concerned about Ginny, whom they had learned was punished back at Hogwarts. 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.
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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 with Snatchers first, who interrogated him. Ron claimed to be Stan 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 Shell Cottage. Soon after Christmas, Ron used the Deluminator Dumbledore bequeathed him to locate his friends.
Ron presents the destroyed locket to Hermione.
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Ron made his way to the Forest 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, spectral images of Harry and Hermione came forth which cruelly mocked Ron about his many insecurities including his fears that Hermione would choose Harry over Ron. This brought Ron to the point of tears. However, Ron successfully stabbed the Horcrux with Godric Gryffindor's Sword.
Afterwards, Harry took Ron aside to assuage his fears about Harry and Hermione. Saving Harry's life earned him 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 the Shield Charm to stop her.[18]

Ambush at Lovegood HouseEdit Ambush at Lovegood House sectionEdit


"Aha! That's got to be Luna's house, who else would live in a place like that? It looks like a giant rook!"
—Ron describing the Lovegood's house[src]
Ron leads the way to the Lovegood's house.
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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 little bit of both." The trio learned of the existence of the Deathly Hallows from Xenophilius Lovegood. Xenophilius, worried for his daughter Luna, who was being held hostage by Death 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.

Skirmish at Malfoy ManorEdit Skirmish at Malfoy Manor sectionEdit


Bellatrix: "All except...except for the Mudblood."
Ron: "No! You can have me, keep me!"
Bellatrix: "If she dies under questioning, I’ll take you next. Blood traitor is next to Mudblood in my book. Take them downstairs, Greyback, and make sure they are secure, but do nothing more to them — yet."
— Ron and Bellatrix Lestrange in Malfoy Manor[src]
Ron and Hermione held captive at the Malfoy Manor.
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During the Easter holidays of 1998, the trio was captured by a gang of Snatchers led by Fenrir Greyback after Harry broke the Taboo curse on Voldemort's name. Hermione hit Harry with a Stinging Hex in order to shield him. Harry, Hermione, and Ron quickly lied and gave fake names; Harry being Vernon Dudley, Hermione being Penelope Clearwater, and Ron being Stan Shunpike. Ron was beaten, his mouth bleeding horribly, and was then forced to use another name, Barny Weasley. They were then brought to Malfoy Manor, where Ron tried to persuade Bellatrix Lestrange to take him for questioning instead of Hermione, but was forced into the dungeon with Harry, Dean Thomas, and Griphook, where they found Luna and Mr. Ollivander, who had been captured at an earlier time.
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Hermione was kept upstairs and tortured by Bellatrix, her screams reducing Ron to sobs. The group was saved by Dobby, who was sent by Aberforth Dumbledore. He freed Harry and Ron to run upstairs to save Hermione, who managed to lie under torture about where they had obtained Godric Gryffindor'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 Shell Cottage, they stayed there with Luna Lovegood, Fleur Delcour, Bill Weasly, Mr. Ollivander, and Griphook.

Gringotts break-InEdit Gringotts break-In sectionEdit


"This is Dragomir Despard. He speaks very little English, But he is in sympathy with the Dark Lord's aims. He has travelled here from Transylvania to see our new regime."
—Hermione, disguised as Bellatrix Lestrange, introducing a disguised Ron to Travers[src]
The trio escaping from Gringott's on a Dragon's back
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There, Hermione recovered and she, Ron, and Harry planned to break into Gringotts Wizarding Bank in order to take Helga Hufflepuff's Cup, and a Horcrux, within the Lestrange 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. He 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. 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 his Invisibility Cloak with Griphook. As they were headed down into the vaults, the Gringotts defences were set against them, and Ron's disguise melted away. Once in the vault, it was discovered that all the treasure had Geminio and Flagrante spells 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.[18]

The Battle of HogwartsEdit The Battle of Hogwarts sectionEdit

Ron and Hermione in the Chamber of Secrets.
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"They can help. We don't know where it is. We've got to find it fast. We don't have to tell them it's a Horcrux."
—Ron persuades Harry to let Dumbledore's Army help find Ravenclaw's diadem[src]
After getting off the dragon escaping from the wizarding bank, Ron saw Harry having one of his visions. He was told that Lord Voldemort finally knew that they were hunting horcruxes and that the final one was at Hogwarts. To that end, Harry, Ron, and Hermione apparated under the Invisibility cloak to Hogsmeade looking for a way into Hogwarts. They were soon cornered by Death 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 ordered Dementors to search the town for the trio, they found refuge in the Hog's Head. After a heated discussion with the proprietor who turned out to be Aberforth Dumbledore, they were lead into Hogwarts by Neville Longbottom. They arrived in the Room of Requirement and found that the reformed Dumbledore's Army was hiding out there. Ron helped persuade Harry to let the others help.
Ron and Hermione running aware from the fire in the Room of Requirement.
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Harry: "Oi! There's a war going on here!"
Ron: "I know, mate, so it's now or never, isn't it?"
Harry: "Never mind that, what about the Horcrux? D’you think you could just – just hold it in until we’ve got the diadem?"
— Harry breaking apart Ron and Hermione's first kiss[src]
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While Harry searched for Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem, Ron and Hermione entered the Chamber of Secrets to retrieve basilisk fangs. Ron mimicked the Parseltongue 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 of Helga Hufflepuff's Cup, and they then reunited with Harry. When Ron expressed desire to evacuate the house-elves from the Hogwarts Kitchens, Hermione, who had always been concerned for creatures so often mistreated by society, was so touched that she kissed him, much to Ron's delight. However, their kiss was interrupted by Harry, who pointed out that there was a war going on.
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"IF WE DIE FOR THEM, I'LL KILL YOU HARRY!"
—Ron's warning to Harry in the Room of Requirement[src]
Ron fighting during the Battle of Hogwarts.
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Harry, Ron, and Hermione entered the Room of Requirement to find Ravenclaw's diadem, but were ambushed by Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle. When Crabbe unleashed a cursed 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 finding Nagini, Voldemort's final Horcrux. The trio made their way to the Shrieking Shack, and witnessed the snake kill Severus Snape on Voldemort's orders. While dying, Severus Snape's memories leaked out of him, which Harry collected into a glass vial.
During the pause in the Battle of Hogwarts, Ron went to the Great Hall, where Bill comforted him over Fred's death and Hermione comforted Ginny. Harry went up to Dumbledore's office and emptied Snapes' memories into the Pensieve. He entered the Pensieve and finally learned the truth of 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 and Neville Longbottom brought Fenrir Greyback down together. Ron witnessed Harry defeat Lord Voldemort once and for all, and survived the battle without serious injury.[18]

Later lifeEdit Later life sectionEdit

Ron in 2017.
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Ron never received a seventh year of education at Hogwarts. Instead, he moved on to become an Auror, along with Harry, at the Ministry of Magic.[11] Their work in the Ministry revolutionised the Auror department, and, along with Hermione, they helped "make a new world" for the wizarding community.[19] At some point he worked with his brother George at Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes on Diagon Alley,[12] which he helped turn into a real money-spinner.[20]
Sometime between 1998 and 2006, Ron married Hermione, and the couple had two children: Rose and Hugo. Ron is also the godfather and uncle of Harry and Ginny's oldest son. [21] At some point, Ron, Harry and Hermione were all featured on Chocolate Frog Cards for their accomplishments, which Ron considered his "finest hour".[22]
Ron's youngest child, Hugo
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In August of 2017, Ron obtained a Muggle driving-license.[23] He also admitted putting a Confundus Charm on the Muggle driving inspector because he had forgotten to use his wing mirror properly, excusing this mistake because casting a Supersensory 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 into Gryffindor house and to beat Scorpius Malfoy in marks.[23]
Ron also became close with Harry's children, one of whom, James, was his godson. Lily Luna Potter and Ron's son, Hugo, were close in age and good friends, as were Ron's daughter and Albus Severus Potter.

Physical appearanceEdit Physical appearance sectionEdit

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Ron inherited the typical Weasley family traits: fiery red hair and a freckled complexion. When he becomes embarrassed, his ears notably turn red. He has blue eyes, a long nose, and is described as being very tall and lanky, with big hands and big feet.[13] In this way, his stature is similar to those of his older brothers Bill and Percy, rather than the stockier Charlie, and Fred and George. His sister Ginny once joked to Romilda that Ron had a Pygmy Puff tattoo,[17] though it is doubtful that the remark had any truth in it.

Personality and traitsEdit Personality and traits sectionEdit


"I'm the sixth in our family to go to Hogwarts. You could say I've got a lot to live up to ... Everyone expects me to do as well as the others, but if I do, it's no big deal, because they did it first."
—Ron on his family's expectations[src]
Ron is a very funny person, but often emotionally immature, and insensitive.[24] He has a sardonic, wisecracking sense of humour that often brings his friends laughter and relaxation. However, as Hermione Granger and Luna Lovegood have pointed out, his humour can occasionally be hurtful, even unintentionally.[17] Hermione was frequently frustrated with Ron's immaturity, once commenting that he had the "emotional range of a teaspoon"[14]. During his time searching for Voldemort's Horcruxes with Harry and Hermione, Ron matured greatly, and even took to leading the trio when Harry temporarily fell into a depressive mood[18].
Ron's character is also marked by moodiness and insecurity. He can be argumentative, a trait particularly displayed in his bickering with Hermione. He also has a fierce temper, which is especially prone to provocation if his loved ones are insulted, and is not above undermining the ways of wizarding kind during confrontations (i.e. he has, on more than one occassion, opted to manually resort to the use of his fists rather than his wand when provoked). Ron frequently demonstrated great bravery in attempting to protect those he loves, from facing his arachnophobia to stand by Harry in his second year[16] to trying to take Hermione's place when Bellatrix Lestrange isolated her for interrogation with the Cruciatus Curse.[18]

Malfoy: "I'm quite surprised the Mudbloods haven't all packed their bags by now. Bet you five Galleons the next one dies. Pity it wasn't Granger..."
Ron: "Let me at him! I don't care, I don't need my wand, I'm going to kill him with my bare hands -'"
— An example of Ron's fierce, protective temper[src]
Ron playing Quidditch as Keeper.
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 called Scabbers. His family's lack of finances often made Ron a target for taunting by Draco Malfoy, a spoiled, arrogant Slytherin.[13] Ron was also prone to insecurity about his abilities, when compared to his older siblings and to his famous best friend.[15] He feels as if he consistently overshadowed by the legacy of his older brothers and the fame of Harry; this leads to a feeling of being "second-best".
Although passionate about Quidditch, especially the Chudley Cannons, and a fine flyer, Ron had a problem with nerves, and sometimes his playing ability suffered for it[14]. Salazar Slytherin's Locket revealed that Ron's deepest fears were that his mother loved him least and that Hermione preferred Harry to him[18]. He also suffers from arachnophobia, a fear originating from his brother Fred transfiguring his teddy bear into a spider when Ron was a child.[16]
Ron is particularly fond of food. He has a tendency to talk with his mouth full, often to Hermione's disgust, and a great fondness for bacon sandwiches, though he dislikes corned beef sandwiches, as mentioned in his first year. And like Harry, Ron was intelligent, but lacked the motivation to put forth effort in class; 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.
Ron's point of view on many topics is often that of the stereotypical wizard, which clashes many times with those of Harry and Hermione because they were both raised by Muggles; but in exchange, he is 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 than Harry and Hermione at discovering that Hagrid was half giant; and when he got into an argument with Griphook over wizards not giving goblins wands.

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