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{{Letter infobox
|image=[[File:Ronald Weasley's howler.png|250px]]
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|image = Ronald Weasley's howler.png
|name=Molly Weasley's Howler to Ronald Weasley
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|name = Molly Weasley's Howler to Ronald Weasley
|sender=[[Molly Weasley]]
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|sender = [[Molly Weasley]]<ref name="COS6"/>
|addressee=[[Ronald Weasley]]
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|addressee = [[Ronald Weasley]]<ref name="COS6"/>
|date=[[1992]]
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|date = [[September]] [[1992]]<ref name="COS6"/>
|subject=Molly is upset with her son, who stole his parents' car and flew on it to Hogwarts.
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|subject = Molly expressing her anger and shock at Ron, for stealing his parents' car and flying it to Hogwarts<ref name="COS6"/>
|delivered=[[Errol]]
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|delivered = [[Errol]]<ref name="COS6"/>
 
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{{Quote|Mrs Weasley's yells, a hundred times louder than usual, made the plates and spoons rattle on the table, and echoed deafeningly off the stone walls. People throughout the hall were swivelling around to see who had received the Howler, and Ron sank so low in his chair that only his crimson forehead could be seen.|The Howler after having been opened in the [[Great Hall]]|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets}}
{{Quote|Look everyone! Weasley's got himself a Howler!|[[Seamus Finnigan]]|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)}}
 
This '''[[Howler]]''' was written by [[Molly Weasley]] to [[Ronald Weasley]], in [[1992]], after she learned that he and [[Harry Potter]] drove [[Arthur Weasley]]'s [[flying Ford Anglia]] to [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]].<ref name="CS6">''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' - Chapter 6 (''Gilderoy Lockhart'')</ref>
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This '''[[Howler]]''' was written by [[Molly Weasley]] to [[Ronald Weasley]], in [[1992]], after she learned that he and [[Harry Potter]] drove [[Arthur Weasley]]'s [[flying Ford Anglia]] to [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]].<ref name="COS6">{{COS|B|6}}</ref>
   
 
==Contents==
 
==Contents==
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''— [[Albus Dumbledore's letter to Arthur and Molly Weasley|LETTER]] FROM DUMBLEDORE LAST NIGHT, I THOUGHT YOUR FATHER WOULD DIE OF SHAME, WE DIDN'T BRING YOU UP TO BEHAVE LIKE THIS, YOU AND HARRY COULD BOTH HAVE DIED —"''
 
''— [[Albus Dumbledore's letter to Arthur and Molly Weasley|LETTER]] FROM DUMBLEDORE LAST NIGHT, I THOUGHT YOUR FATHER WOULD DIE OF SHAME, WE DIDN'T BRING YOU UP TO BEHAVE LIKE THIS, YOU AND HARRY COULD BOTH HAVE DIED —"''
   
''— ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTED — YOUR FATHER'S FACING AN INQUIRY AT WORK, IT'S ENTIRELY YOUR FAULT AND IF YOU PUT ANOTHER TOE OUT OF LINE WE'LL BRING YOU STRAIGHT BACK HOME.''
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''— ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTED — YOUR FATHER'S FACING AN INQUIRY AT WORK, IT'S ENTIRELY YOUR FAULT AND IF YOU PUT ANOTHER TOE OUT OF LINE WE'LL BRING YOU STRAIGHT BACK HOME.''<ref name="COS6"/>
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
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*In {{COS|FA}}, Mrs Weasley's Howler has a slightly different message:
[[File:Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - Ron's Howler|thumb|right|250 px|The Howler]]
 
 
:''RONALD WEASLEY! HOW ''DARE'' YOU STEAL THAT CAR?! I AM ABSOLUTELY ''DISGUSTED!'' YOUR FATHER'S NOW FACING AN INQUIRY AT WORK, AND IT'S ''ENTIRELY'' YOUR FAULT! IF YOU PUT ''ANOTHER TOE'' OUT OF LINE, WE'LL BRING YOU STRAIGHT ''HOME!'' — Oh, and [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny]] dear, congratulations on making [[Gryffindor]]. Your father and I are ''so'' proud.''
*In the [[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'', Mrs. Weasley's Howler has a slightly different message:
 
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*In the film, when the Howler is opened, its message doesn't simply play from the envelope; rather, it first yells Ron's name, then, it morphs into a mouth and shouts its message at Ron. The Howler then blows a raspberry and shreds itself to pieces.
:''RONALD WEASLEY! HOW DARE YOU STEAL THAT CAR? I AM ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTED! YOUR FATHER'S NOW FACING AN INQUIRY AT WORK, AND IT'S ENTIRELY YOUR FAULT. IF YOU PUT ANOTHER TOE OUT OF LINE WE'LL BRING YOU STRAIGHT HOME! — Oh, and Ginny dear, congratulations on making Gryffindor, your father and I are so proud.''
 
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*For the Howler scene in the film adaptation, Dame [[Julie Walters]] screamed so loudly that she almost lost her voice at the end of the day.
 
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*The Howler message from the second film was parodied by fans and posted as comments on the music video of Ed Sheeran's 2012 hit, "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4BLVznuWnU Lego House]", which also starred Rupert Grint as an Ed Sheeran lookalike who is mistaken as Sheeran: ''"RONALD WEASLEY! HOW ''DARE'' YOU STAR IN A MUGGLE MUSIC VIDEO/LIP SYNC TO A MUGGLE SONG! I AM ABSOLUTELY ''DISGUSTED!'' YOUR FATHER'S NOW FACING AN INQUIRY AT WORK AND IT'S ''ENTIRELY'' YOUR FAULT! IF YOU PUT ''ANOTHER'' TOE OUT OF LINE WE'LL BRING YOU STRAIGHT ''HOME!'' — Oh, and Ed dear, congratulations on your new single. Your fans and I are ''so'' proud."''
:The Howler then blows a raspberry at Ron and shreds itself to pieces.
 
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
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[[File:Ron_Howler_Pop.png|thumb|Ron Weasley with this [[Howler]] as a [[POP! Vinyl]]]]
*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]''
 
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*{{COS}} {{1st}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)]]''
 
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*{{COS|F}}
*''[[Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Book]]'' {{Comment|Film version included as an insert}}
 
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' {{Mention}}
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*{{PM}}
 
*{{HPPU}} {{C|Film version included as an insert}}
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*{{HPV|CR}} {{Mention}}
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*{{MA}} {{Spell card}}
   
 
==Notes and references==
 
==Notes and references==
 
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Latest revision as of 16:46, 17 March 2024

"Mrs Weasley's yells, a hundred times louder than usual, made the plates and spoons rattle on the table, and echoed deafeningly off the stone walls. People throughout the hall were swivelling around to see who had received the Howler, and Ron sank so low in his chair that only his crimson forehead could be seen."
— The Howler after having been opened in the Great Hall[src]

This Howler was written by Molly Weasley to Ronald Weasley, in 1992, after she learned that he and Harry Potter drove Arthur Weasley's flying Ford Anglia to Hogwarts.[1]

Contents

— STEALING THE CAR, I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN SURPRISED IF THEY'D EXPELLED YOU, YOU WAIT TILL I GET HOLD OF YOU, I DON'T SUPPOSE YOU STOPPED TO THINK WHAT YOUR FATHER AND I WENT THROUGH WHEN WE SAW IT WAS GONE —

LETTER FROM DUMBLEDORE LAST NIGHT, I THOUGHT YOUR FATHER WOULD DIE OF SHAME, WE DIDN'T BRING YOU UP TO BEHAVE LIKE THIS, YOU AND HARRY COULD BOTH HAVE DIED —"

— ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTED — YOUR FATHER'S FACING AN INQUIRY AT WORK, IT'S ENTIRELY YOUR FAULT AND IF YOU PUT ANOTHER TOE OUT OF LINE WE'LL BRING YOU STRAIGHT BACK HOME.[1]

Behind the scenes

RONALD WEASLEY! HOW DARE YOU STEAL THAT CAR?! I AM ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTED! YOUR FATHER'S NOW FACING AN INQUIRY AT WORK, AND IT'S ENTIRELY YOUR FAULT! IF YOU PUT ANOTHER TOE OUT OF LINE, WE'LL BRING YOU STRAIGHT HOME! — Oh, and Ginny dear, congratulations on making Gryffindor. Your father and I are so proud.
  • In the film, when the Howler is opened, its message doesn't simply play from the envelope; rather, it first yells Ron's name, then, it morphs into a mouth and shouts its message at Ron. The Howler then blows a raspberry and shreds itself to pieces.
  • For the Howler scene in the film adaptation, Dame Julie Walters screamed so loudly that she almost lost her voice at the end of the day.
  • The Howler message from the second film was parodied by fans and posted as comments on the music video of Ed Sheeran's 2012 hit, "Lego House", which also starred Rupert Grint as an Ed Sheeran lookalike who is mistaken as Sheeran: "RONALD WEASLEY! HOW DARE YOU STAR IN A MUGGLE MUSIC VIDEO/LIP SYNC TO A MUGGLE SONG! I AM ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTED! YOUR FATHER'S NOW FACING AN INQUIRY AT WORK AND IT'S ENTIRELY YOUR FAULT! IF YOU PUT ANOTHER TOE OUT OF LINE WE'LL BRING YOU STRAIGHT HOME! — Oh, and Ed dear, congratulations on your new single. Your fans and I are so proud."

Appearances

Ron Howler Pop

Ron Weasley with this Howler as a POP! Vinyl

Notes and references

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 6 (Gilderoy Lockhart)