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Mr Prewett was a pure-blood wizard. He was the brother of Ignatius Prewett[3], the husband of Mrs Prewett, and the father of Molly Weasley née Prewett, and Fabian and Gideon Prewett. He was the maternal grandfather of the Weasley children. He was also the father-in-law of Arthur Weasley. He could also possibly be the brother of Muriel.

He may have owned a chess set.[4]

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Notes and references

  1. Muriel, an aunt of Molly's, was born in c. 1890, so Molly's father (either her brother or her brother-in-law) would, most likely, have been born around the same time.
  2. Molly's Ministry file — seen here — states that red hair is a family trait for HER family, so she inherited it from one (or both) of her parents, meaning that Mr Prewett may have had red hair.
  3. Sirius Black stated in Ch. 6 of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix that Molly Weasley was his "cousin by marriage". This means that Ignatius could not have been Molly, Fabian, and Gideon's father, as this would have made them first cousins by blood of Sirius. Ignatius was Sirius's uncle by marriage, and if Molly was his niece, this could explain Sirius's comment. See this talk page for more information.
  4. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, ch.12, p.199: Ron's chess set is stated as belonging to his grandfather, but it does not say whether it was his maternal grandfather or his paternal grandfather.
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