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Molly Weasley's Howler to Ronald Weasley
Letter information
Sender	Molly Weasley
Addressee	Ronald Weasley
Date of writing	1992
Subject	Molly is upset on his son, who stole his parents' car and flew on it to Hogwarts.
Delivered via	Errol

[Source]

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.

Behind the scenes

• In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Mrs. Weasley's Howler has a slightly different message:

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.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
• Harry Potter: A Pop-Up Book (Film version included as an insert)

Notes and references