Ronald Bilius Weasley

Ronald Bilius "Ron" Weasley (born 1 March 1980) is a fictional character in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series of books. He has the trademark flaming red hair of the Weasley family and blue eyes. He is described as being tall, thin and gangly, with freckles, a long nose and big hands and feet. Ron is a Gryffindor student at Hogwarts and is close friends with Harry Potter and Hermione Granger. He plays a key role in many of Harry's adventures.


Ron is a foil character to Harry. Ron's lack of money shines a light on Harry's fortune while Harry's lack of family is underscored by Ron's large, close-knit family. Ron, who is one of seven kids and not particularly gifted, receives little attention, while Harry is one of the most famous wizards alive and almost always at the centre of attention. Ron is played in the films by Rupert Grint.

Ronald Weasley was born to Arthur Weasley and Molly Prewett Weasley. Ron is the sixth of seven children, and is the youngest son. Ron grew up in the family home, The Burrow, near the village of Ottery St. Catchpole in Devon. Ron has five older brothers, Bill, Charlie, Percy, twins Fred and George, and a younger sister, Ginny. The family is extremely close-knit. While the Weasley family is an old and well-known pure-blood Wizarding family, and Ron's father is head of the Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office of the Ministry of Magic's Department of Magical Law Enforcement, the family is poor. Though Arthur Weasley was promoted in the sixth book, they remained poor. Admittedly, Arthur won 700 Galleons in the beginning of the third book; most of it went towards a holiday to Egypt to visit Bill and also a new wand for Ron,as it nearly snapped in two in the second book. Ron is particularly self-conscious and frustrated by his family's poverty; indeed, his enemies at school taunt him for his lack of money.

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