OTHER BITS AND PIECES OF THE WEASLEY FAMILY

Gideon and Fabian Prewett were Molly Weasley's brothers. Both were members of the original Order of the Phoenix. They were killed by Death Eaters, including Antonin Dolohov, but not before fighting "like heroes". Molly gave Harry Fabian's watch as his seventeenth birthday gift.
Septimus Weasley was the Weasley children's paternal grandfather. He has never appeared in the books and is known only from the Black Family Tree, which shows that Cedrella Black was disowned for marrying him. Like his son, he is considered a blood traitor.
Uncle Bilius is never seen during the books, but according to Ron, whose middle name comes from him, he died after seeing the Grim (an omen of death). He is described as being the "life and soul" of parties by Fred and George. Ron also mentioned that he never married "for some reason".
Ignatius, a member of the Prewett family who was married to Lucretia Black of the Black family.
Molly Weasley's second cousin, whom the family rarely talks about, is an accountant and a Squib. He has a daughter named Mafalda, who was originally planned by Rowling to possess magical powers and be sent to stay with the Weasley family before attending Hogwarts. She was also to be a rival to Hermione - excelling at schoolwork. Rowling axed her, though, as her "function in the plot didn't fit and instead she was replaced by Rita Skeeter."
Lancelot, a cousin of Muriel, was a St Mungo's Healer who found the fact that Ariana Dumbledore never received medical attention at home suspicious.
Apolline and Monsieur Delacour, parents of Fleur and Gabrielle Delacour. First seen in book four when the champions were to be seeing their families before the final task in the Triwizard Tournament. In the final book they arrive to the Burrow two days before Fleur's wedding and are described as "helpful, pleasant guests".

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AUNT MURIEL A BADLY TEMPERED FLAMINGO

Muriel, Molly's aunt, is a great-aunt of the Weasley children. According to Ron, she is rude to just about everyone she meets. Harry first meets her in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows during Bill and Fleur's wedding. She is described as having bloodshot eyes and a large, feathery, pink hat, making her look like a "badly tempered flamingo". She loans her beautiful goblin-made tiara to Fleur to wear. During the wedding, she starts an argument with Elphias Doge about Dumbledore's past and Rita Skeeter's "The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore". Muriel first provides her house for the Order of the Phoenix so that Order members can arrive there after taking Harry from the Dursleys'. Later in the book, all the Weasleys hide in her house because they are targeted for being blood traitors. Although she makes disparaging remarks about Hermione being a Muggle-born, there is no indication that she supports any notion of blood purity.

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FLEUR DELACOUR A FRENCH WOULDBE VEELA

Fleur Isabelle Delacour is a student of Beauxbatons Academy in France, and is selected as a champion in the prestigious Triwizard Tournament. Her father is a Frenchman who is unnamed but described in the books as being round and having a short black beard; her mother, Apolline Delacour, is the daughter of a Veela, from whom Fleur and her younger sister, Gabrielle, inherited their silvery-blonde hair, pale eyes, good looks, and ability to entrance men. According to Rowling, Fleur's name comes from the French phrase fleur de la coeur, meaning, "flower of the heart".

During the Triwizard Tournament, Fleur is initially aloof and unfriendly. During the second task of the Tournament, she attempts to rescue her sister from the lake, but fails. When Harry rescues Gabrielle instead, Fleur becomes much warmer towards both Harry and Hogwarts in general. Fleur takes last place in the Triwizard Tournament, due to disguised Death Eater Barty Crouch Jr stunning her when she passes by the area of the maze that he is watching. She later takes a job at Gringotts, and it is here that she meets Bill, to whom she later becomes engaged, to the initial dismay of Mrs Weasley and Ginny. Bill is attacked by werewolf Fenrir Greyback near the end of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. However, since Greyback is in his human form at the time of the attack, Bill suffers only partial lycanthropy contamination. The wedding plans, however, remained unchanged; this attitude earns her a lot of respect from Bill's otherwise disapproving family.

In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Fleur and Bill take part in the operation to escort Harry safely to The Burrow, and they witness Mad-Eye Moody being killed by Voldemort himself. The couple have their wedding at the Burrow, but the event is interrupted when Death Eaters attack at the wedding reception after the fall of the Ministry of Magic. The newlyweds later provide a safe haven for the trio and some others in Shell Cottage, their home, after the refugees narrowly escape Malfoy Manor. Both Bill and Fleur are combatants for the Order during the Battle of Hogwarts, and survive the battle. The couple have three children: Victoire, Dominique and Louis

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GINNY WEASLEY------->GINNY POTTER

Ginerva Molly "Ginny" Weasley is a fictional character in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. Ginny's presence early in the series is minor: she is identified solely as the younger sister of Ron Weasley, Harry Potter's best friend, and harbors a crush on him, while bashful in his presence. Ginny's role is greatly expanded as the storyline progresses, with Rowling developing her character and eventually including her as an active participant in Harry's adventures and the quest to defeat Lord Voldemort, and as Harry's principal love interest.

Ginny is described in the series as being small in stature, having long red hair and bright brown eyes. In the sixth book, Pansy Parkinson states that many boys consider Ginny attractive.

Rowling characterises Ginny as funny, "very warm and compassionate", and "tough, not in an unpleasant way, but... gutsy". During the first books, Ginny is portrayed as shy and quiet in Harry's presence, but according to Ron, she actually "never shuts up". As Ginny's character emerges, she becomes more confident, especially after Hermione's advice to give up on Harry, and begins dating other boys. Readers see evidence that she is assertive and hot-tempered, but also that she is thoughtful and comforting when her sympathies are aroused.

Ginny is one of the few characters who can speak Voldemort's name without fear, as well as being able to address Harry calmly during his worst moods. Rowling drew some comparisons between Lily Evans and Ginny, as she said that both characters were equal in popularity. The author also commented that Ginny and Harry "are real soulmates" and that "They're both very strong and very passionate. That's their connection, and they're remarkable together."

Little is known about Ginny's magical abilities during the first part of the series, but as she joins the D.A., she displays formidable power. As stated by Rowling, Ginny is a gifted witch, and George Weasley claims that "size is no guarantee of power" as he recalls being "on the receiving end of one of her Bat-Bogey Hexes", making this one of her signature spells. Professor Slughorn invites her to join his Slug Club due to her magical prowess, and she held her own in the Battle of Hogwarts despite being only sixteen years old at that time.

Under the influence of Tom Riddle's diary in the second book, Ginny is able to use Parseltongue to open the Chamber of Secrets. Rowling revealed that, as the part of Voldemort's soul inside the diary is destroyed by Harry, Ginny is no longer a Parselmouth nor possessed by Voldemort. In the film adaptation of Order of the Phoenix, her Patronus Charm takes the form of a horse.

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RON A FAITHFUL AND LOYAL FRIEND

According to J. K. Rowling, Ron was among the characters she created "the very first day".Ron is inspired in Rowling's best friend Sean Harris (to whom Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is dedicated), but she has clearly stated that she "never set out to describe Sean in Ron, but Ron has a Sean-ish turn of phrase." Ron is "always there" when Harry needs him. The character of Ron fits many of the stereotypes expected of the sidekick; he's a comical character often called upon to lighten the mood, is loyal to the hero, and lacks much of the talent Harry possesses, at least in terms of magical power. Unlike some sidekicks, he is not cowardly, demonstrating bravery several times, such as entering into the Forbidden Forest with Harry in the second book, despite his phobia of spiders. Ron usually receives little recognition, whilst Harry's fame usually puts him at the centre of attention instead. This sometimes creates a rift between the two friends. Also, Ron comes from a large family, which hampers his resources. Most of his clothes are hand-me-downs, and when he damages his wand, he is unable to afford its immediate replacement. This in itself creates comical and unexpected results.Rowling introduces Ron as "tall, thin and gangling, with freckles, big hands and feet, and a long nose.Rowling in an interview described Ron as very funny but insensitive and immature, "There’s a lot of immaturity about Ron, and that’s where a lot of the humor comes from." Commenting on Ron's character development in the final book, Rowling explained that "Ron is the most immature of the three main characters, but in part seven he grows up. He was never strong footed, people see him mostly as Harry's friend; his mother had actually wanted a girl and in the last book he finally has to acknowledge his weaknesses. But it's exactly that which makes Ron a man."

He is a good chess player and has considerable wit; however, is a fairly average student, and is often too lazy to bother with his studies, a habit enabled by Hermione's perfectionist need to do even other people's work for them. With Harry and Hermione, Ron tends to use his sarcasm to bring his friends back to reality when they are formulating far-fetched concepts. There is a highly ambitious side to Ron, and he wants dearly to be popular and successful, due mainly to feelings of being overshadowed by his older brothers and best friend. Despite great loyalty to his family, he occasionally shows signs of being ashamed of their economic situation. This has occasionally manifested itself into fights with Harry out of jealousy. Like many of the boisterous Weasley family, Ron has a tendency to argue. This trait is never so present as it is in his relationship with Hermione Granger where bickering is a staple of their relationship, and is often how they best communicate. He seems to show surprise when some, such as Harry, express annoyance at their arguing, as neither he nor Hermione appear to think it is a big deal. In their arguments, while Hermione's tone tends to be patronising, Ron is more often than not bitingly sarcastic.

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Fred and George Weasley-THE TROUBLE MAKERS

Fred and George Weasley are the identical twin sons, born 1 April (April Fool's Day), of Arthur and Molly Weasley. They are the school clowns and troublemakers, more interested in inventing new pranks than studying. Despite this, it is stated by several characters, including Hermione and Professor Flitwick, that despite their poor grades and meagre number of O.W.L.s, the Weasley twins are extremely proficient wizards, capable of sophisticated magic (such as spells for high-quality daydreams). Both are the Beaters on the Gryffindor Quidditch team and are very talented players. In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban they give him the Marauder's Map. Also in this book, the twins begin selling their own jokes by owl order, under the name "Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes." Their ambition in life has always been to run their own joke shop. Harry makes this possible by giving them his winnings from the Triwizard Tournament.
They are also members of Dumbledore's Army, a group started by Harry, Ron, and Hermione to teach practical instruction in Defence Against the Dark Arts, which Dolores Umbridge has removed from that course's curriculum. Later that year, they are banned from Quidditch and decide to abandon formal education; they do not, however, leave before conjuring a swamp in a corridor. After Umbridge is driven from the school, Flitwick removes it, but leaves a small bit as a tribute to the Weasley twins. In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Fred and George continue to run their very successful joke shop, Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes. Though Mrs Weasley initially disapproves of their enterprises, she realises they have a natural gift and passion for their business and has since raised no objections.. George loses one of his ears to Severus Snape's Sectumsempra curse (which is aimed at a Death Eater's wand hand, but misses). As the injury is caused by dark magic, it cannot be repaired. During this novel, the Ministry of Magic (now led by Death Eaters) is watching every member of the Weasley family. It is impossible for Fred and George to return to their shop in Diagon Alley to sell their products, so they begin to run another owl-order business out of their Auntie Muriel's house. During the Battle of Hogwarts, an explosion kills Fred. Towards the end of the novel, George and Lee Jordan defeat the Death Eater Yaxley.

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PERCY WEASLEY--ODD MAN OUT

Percy Ignatius Weasley is the third son of Arthur and Molly Weasley. When readers first meet Percy in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, he is a Gryffindor prefect, and in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, he becomes Head Boy. In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Percy secretly has a girlfriend — Ravenclaw prefect Penelope Clearwater. Academically a high-performing student, Percy received twelve OWLs. When he finished school, this academic distinction secured him a job in the Ministry of Magic in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. His immediate employer is Barty Crouch Sr, the Head of the Department of International Magical Cooperation; Percy somewhat idolises Mr Crouch, but Crouch never seems to remember Percy's name, calling him "Weatherby." When Crouch is ill, Percy replaces him as a judge in the second Triwizard Tournament task. He is also scheduled to be a judge for the final task, but is forced to attend an inquiry regarding Crouch's mysterious long absence.

In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Percy is promoted to Junior Assistant to the Minister Cornelius Fudge; because Fudge and Dumbledore are at odds over Harry's claim that Voldemort returned, a dispute between Percy and Arthur erupts, resulting in Percy's subsequent alienation from his family. When Percy learned Ron is made a prefect, he sends him a letter congratulating him for following in his footsteps, and unsuccessfully urges Ron to sever ties with Harry (claiming Harry is an extreme danger to Ron's prefect status), and to pay loyalty to the Ministry and Dolores Umbridge. Percy later makes an appearance in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, where he has apparently seen the error of his ways and pays a visit to his family with new Minister for Magic Rufus Scrimgeour during the Christmas Holidays, although it is later revealed that this is a mere opportunity for Scrimgeour to speak to Harry alone.

In the climax of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Percy returns to his family and manages to make up with all of them, and eventually duels new Minister for Magic and Voldemort's puppet Pius Thicknesse in the Battle of Hogwarts. Halfway through dueling alongside Percy, Fred is killed in an explosion, and Percy clings to the corpse and shields it from further damage. Then, Percy sprints off to pursue Augustus Rookwood, a Death Eater whom he believes killed Fred and who is then attacking an unnamed group of students. In the last part of the battle, he and his dad work together to floor Thicknesse. His final appearance is in the book's epilogue, at King's Cross Station, talking loudly about broom regulations

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CHARLIE WEASLEY A MAN UNDER DRAGON'S FIRE BALL

Charlie Weasley is the second son of Arthur and Molly Weasley and is described as having a build like that of his twin brothers, Fred and George: shorter and stockier. Information from Rowling has put Charlie's birth date as December 12, 1972. The books establish that Charlie attends Hogwarts from 1984 to 1991, finishing school the year before Harry starts attending. At Hogwarts, he is a prefect, a Quidditch Captain, and a legendary Seeker for the Gryffindor Quidditch team. After school, Charlie chooses to go to Romania to work with dragons as a Dragon Keeper. At Harry, Ron and Hermione's request, he takes Hagrid's baby dragon, Norbert, an illegally hatched Norwegian Ridgeback, into his care in Harry's first year, and his team bring four rare species of dragon to Hogwarts in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire for the First Task of the Triwizard Tournament. During the second rise of Voldemort, Charlie's task in the Order is to try to rally support abroad. Charlie returns to the Burrow in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows to participate in his brother Bill's wedding as best man. He enters the later part of the Battle of Hogwarts at the head of reinforcements for the Order, and survives the battle without serious injury. He does not marry or have children, due to the fact that he "preferred dragons to women", according to JK Rowling.

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BILL WEASLEY THE BIGGIEEEe

William Arthur "Bill" Weasley is the eldest son of Arthur and Molly Weasley. He is described to be "hard-working" and "down-to-earth", but possesses a fondness for "a bit of adventure, a bit of glamour". During his time at Hogwarts, Bill becomes both a prefect and Head Boy, with 12 O.W.L.s to his credit. Later, he works for Gringotts Bank in Egypt as a Curse-Breaker.
He makes his first full appearance in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, where he is described as being a good-looking young man, sporting long red hair tied back in a ponytail and a single fang earring. When Fleur Delacour spies Bill at Hogwarts as he and Mrs Weasley paid a visit to Harry during the Triwizard Tournament, she eyes him with "great interest." Bill returns to Britain to work with the Order in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. He met Fleur at Gringotts head office in London where she was employed at the time, giving her lessons to improve her English. After a yearlong relationship, the couple was engaged, and Bill brought his fiancée to get to know his family.Bill fought in the Death Eaters' attack at Hogwarts near the end of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, but did not escape unscathed, as he was attacked by werewolf Fenrir Greyback. However, since Greyback was in his human form at the time of the attack, Bill suffered only partial lycanthropy contamination. In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Fleur and Bill take part in getting Harry escorted safely from the Dursleys' house, and they witness Mad-Eye Moody being killed by Voldemort himself, which they announce upon their return to the Burrow. The couple have their wedding there, and later provide safe haven for the trio and several others in Shell Cottage after they narrowly escape Malfoy Manor. Both Bill and Fleur were combatants for the Order during the Battle of Hogwarts and both survived the battle. Bill and Fleur have three children: Victoire, Dominique and Louis.

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Molly Weasley A Perfect mom

Molly Weasley is married to Arthur Weasley and mother of seven children. Molly is born into the pure-blood Prewett family, being the sister of Gideon and Fabian Prewett. The character is first introduced in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, when she kindly tells Harry how to cross the barrier through to Platform Nine and Three Quarters. In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, she is furious with Fred, George, and Ron after she discovers that they flew their parents' enchanted car to Surrey to rescue Harry from his aunt and uncle who have imprisoned him in his room. At the beginning of the school year, Molly sends Ron a Howler, screaming at him in anger that he and Harry flew the family car again, this time to Hogwarts.
When Harry arrives at the Burrow in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Molly finds out about Fred and George's experimenting with dangerous sweets they were manufacturing and tells them off before leaving for the Quidditch World Cup; however, after the Dark Mark appears over the sky at the World Cup campsite, Molly is upset for yelling at Fred and George, worried that something might happen to them after she treated them so horribly. Later in the book, Molly believes the article that tabloid journalist Rita Skeeter writes about Hermione betraying her supposed "boyfriend" Harry, but when Harry tells Molly that this was a fabrication, she immediately warms up to Hermione. Molly and Bill arrive at Hogwarts to see the Third Task of the Triwizard Tournament, acting as family guests to Harry. After the return of Lord Voldemort, Dumbledore asks Molly and Bill to join the Order and fight in the impending Second War. Molly comforts Harry and, for the first time in his life, he has someone to be there for him, like a mother.

At the beginning of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Molly feels immensely uncomfortable with the trio's decision to drop out of Hogwarts, and initially attempts to dissuade them from doing so. While Bill and Fleur's wedding is taking place, the Ministry collapses and Death Eaters attack the wedding guests as the protection disappeared, prompting the trio to leave. The author later reveals that the Weasleys are safe; but, as the novel progresses, the family is forced to head for safety at Auntie Muriel's home. At the end of the book, Molly and her entire family fight in the Battle of Hogwarts. Upon seeing the death of Fred, she becomes devastated, and is pushed to the edge when Bellatrix Lestrange almost strikes Ginny with the Killing Curse. In great fury, she engages Bellatrix in an intense duel, killing her with a curse that hits Lestrange in the chest.

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