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{{Family infobox
 
{{Family infobox
 
|image=[[File:The Weasley Family at Egypt.jpg|250px]]
 
|image=[[File:The Weasley Family at Egypt.jpg|250px]]
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|name=Weasley family
|blood=[[Pure-blood]], with some non-pureblood members.
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|blood=[[Pure-blood]], with some non-pureblood members
 
|family members=*[[Arthur Weasley]]
 
|family members=*[[Arthur Weasley]]
*[[Molly Weasley|Molly Weasley (née Prewett)]]
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*[[Molly Weasley|Molly Weasley I]] {{c|née [[Prewett]]}}
 
*[[William Weasley]]
 
*[[William Weasley]]
 
*[[Charles Weasley]]
 
*[[Charles Weasley]]
 
*[[Percy Weasley]]
 
*[[Percy Weasley]]
*[[Fred Weasley]]
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*[[Fred Weasley I]]
 
*[[George Weasley]]
 
*[[George Weasley]]
 
*[[Ronald Weasley]]
 
*[[Ronald Weasley]]
*[[Ginevra Weasley|Ginevra Potter (née Weasley)]]
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*[[Ginevra Weasley|Ginevra Potter]] {{c|née [[Weasley]]}}
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*[[Rose Weasley]]
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*[[Hugo Weasley]]
 
*[[Septimus Weasley]]
 
*[[Septimus Weasley]]
*[[Cedrella Black|Cedrella Weasley (née Black)]]
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*[[Cedrella Black|Cedrella Weasley]] {{c|née [[Black]]}} †
 
|status=Extant
 
|status=Extant
 
|related=*[[House of Black|Black family]]
 
|related=*[[House of Black|Black family]]
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*[[Potter family]]
 
*[[Potter family]]
 
*[[Audrey Weasley|Audrey Weasley's family]]
 
*[[Audrey Weasley|Audrey Weasley's family]]
*[[Angelina Johnson|Johnson family]]
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*[[Johnson family]]
 
|house=[[Gryffindor]]
 
|house=[[Gryffindor]]
 
|loyalty=*[[Order of the Phoenix]]
 
|loyalty=*[[Order of the Phoenix]]
 
*[[Dumbledore's Army]]
 
*[[Dumbledore's Army]]
 
*[[Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes]]
 
*[[Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes]]
*[[Gryffindor]]
 
*[[Gryffindor Quidditch team]]
 
*[[British Ministry of Magic]]
 
 
*[[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]]
 
*[[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]]
*[[Harry Potter]]
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**[[Gryffindor]]
 
**[[Gryffindor Quidditch team]]
*[[Albus Dumbledore]]}}
 
 
*[[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]]
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}}
 
{{Quote|My [[Lucius Malfoy|father]] told me all the Weasleys have red hair, freckles, and more children than they can afford.|[[Draco Malfoy]] on the Weasley family|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
 
{{Quote|My [[Lucius Malfoy|father]] told me all the Weasleys have red hair, freckles, and more children than they can afford.|[[Draco Malfoy]] on the Weasley family|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}
   
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==Recent family history==
 
==Recent family history==
{{Quote|The [[Death Eaters]] know Ron's with you now, they're bound to target the family -- don't apologise. It was always a matter of time, Dad's been saying so for months. We're the biggest blood traitor family there is.|[[William Weasley|Bill Weasley]] to [[Harry Potter]] in [[1998]]|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
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{{Quote|The [[Death Eaters]] know Ron's with you now, they're bound to target the family don't apologise. It was always a matter of time, Dad's been saying so for months. We're the biggest blood traitor family there is.|[[William Weasley|Bill Weasley]] to [[Harry Potter]] in [[1998]]|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
   
[[File:Theburrow.JPG|thumb|left|180px|[[The Burrow]].]]
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[[File:The_Burrow_02.png|thumb|left|230px|[[The Burrow]]]]
The Weasleys, unlike many other [[pure-blood]] families, willingly associate with [[Muggle]]s, [[Muggle-born]]s, and [[half-blood]]s and do not consider themselves superior to others because of their blood status. Thus, elitist pure-blood families such as the [[Malfoy family|Malfoys]] and the [[House of Black|Blacks]] consider them "[[blood traitor]]s" and treat them with disdain; [[Cedrella Black]] was even disowned by her family for marrying [[Septimus Weasley]]<ref name="BFT"/>. Despite being "one of the biggest blood traitor" families, they seemed rather proud of it. The Weasleys' views led to their support to the [[Order of the Phoenix]] and [[Dumbledore's Army]] during the [[Second Wizarding War]]. During the height of the latter conflict, the Weasleys were placed under surveillance by the [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]]-controlled [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] because they had been in close contact with Harry, and eventually had to go into hiding. The Weasleys took part in the [[Battle of Hogwarts]]. During the battle [[Fred Weasley|Fred]] was killed, deeply upsetting the rest of the family<ref name="DH">''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''</ref> and his death was enough to make his mother commit murder to save her daughter from the same fate.
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The Weasleys, unlike many other [[pure-blood]] families, willingly associate with [[Muggle]]s, [[Muggle-born]]s, and [[half-blood]]s and do not consider themselves superior to others because of their blood status. Thus, elitist pure-blood families such as the [[Malfoy family|Malfoys]] and the [[House of Black|Blacks]] consider them "[[blood traitor|blood traitors]]" and treat them with disdain; [[Cedrella Black]] was even disowned by her family for marrying [[Septimus Weasley]]<ref name="BFT"/>. Despite being "one of the biggest blood traitor" families, they seemed rather proud of it. The Weasleys' views led to their support to the [[Order of the Phoenix]] and [[Dumbledore's Army]] during the [[Second Wizarding War]]. During the height of the latter conflict, the Weasleys were placed under surveillance by the [[Tom Riddle|Voldemort]]-controlled [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] because they had been in close contact with Harry, and eventually had to go into hiding. The Weasleys took part in the [[Battle of Hogwarts]]. During the battle [[Fred Weasley|Fred]] was killed, deeply upsetting the rest of the family<ref name="DH">''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''</ref> and his death was enough to make his mother commit murder to save her daughter from the same fate.
   
 
The Weasleys tended to have large numbers of children; an unusual trait for Wizarding families, according to [[Draco Malfoy]]<ref name="CS"/>. The most recent generations of Weasleys have been considered poor by wizarding standards<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]''</ref>; their [[Weasley Vault|vault]] at [[Gringotts Wizarding Bank]] only contained a small pile of [[Wizarding currency|Sickles]] and a single [[Wizarding currency|Galleon]] as of [[1992]]<ref>''Chamber of Secrets'', Ch. 4</ref>.
 
The Weasleys tended to have large numbers of children; an unusual trait for Wizarding families, according to [[Draco Malfoy]]<ref name="CS"/>. The most recent generations of Weasleys have been considered poor by wizarding standards<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]''</ref>; their [[Weasley Vault|vault]] at [[Gringotts Wizarding Bank]] only contained a small pile of [[Wizarding currency|Sickles]] and a single [[Wizarding currency|Galleon]] as of [[1992]]<ref>''Chamber of Secrets'', Ch. 4</ref>.
   
[[File:Weasley Family at Egypt.gif|thumb|right|250px|The ''[[Daily Prophet]]'' showing the Weasleys in [[Egypt]] in [[1993]].]]
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[[File:Weasleys.png|thumb|240px|Some members of the Weasley family]]
 
This likely changed with the great commercial success of [[Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes]] and the successful careers of various family members. By the twenty-first century, many Weasleys and their relatives worked for the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]], including [[Arthur Weasley|Arthur]], [[Percy Weasley|Percy]], [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]], and his brother-in-law [[Harry Potter|Harry]] as [[Auror]]s, and [[Hermione Granger|Hermione Weasley née Granger]] high up in the [[Department of Magical Law Enforcement]]<ref>[http://bibliophilists.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/highlights-of-jk-rowlings-us-book-tour/ J.K. Rowling's U.S. Book Tour]</ref>.
 
This likely changed with the great commercial success of [[Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes]] and the successful careers of various family members. By the twenty-first century, many Weasleys and their relatives worked for the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]], including [[Arthur Weasley|Arthur]], [[Percy Weasley|Percy]], [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]], and his brother-in-law [[Harry Potter|Harry]] as [[Auror]]s, and [[Hermione Granger|Hermione Weasley née Granger]] high up in the [[Department of Magical Law Enforcement]]<ref>[http://bibliophilists.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/highlights-of-jk-rowlings-us-book-tour/ J.K. Rowling's U.S. Book Tour]</ref>.
   
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==Family members==
 
==Family members==
 
===Molly and Arthur Weasley's family===
 
===Molly and Arthur Weasley's family===
[[File:Ootppromoshoothq20230wj5-1-.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Fred and George Weasley|The twins]], [[Ronald Weasley|Ron]] and [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny]] in [[1995]].]]
 
 
[[Arthur Weasley]], one of three sons of [[Septimus Weasley]] and [[Cedrella Black]]<ref>Although it has never been confirmed that Septimus and Cedrella are Arthur's parents, this can be inferred based on [[Sirius Black]]'s statement in Ch. 6 of ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' that Arthur was "something like [his] second cousin once removed." The [[House of Black|Black family tree]] establishes Cedrella as a first cousin once removed of both [[Orion Black|Orion]] and [[Walburga Black]], Sirius's parents. Thus, any children she had would be their second cousins, and second cousins once removed of their sons Sirius and Regulus. Also, almost all of Sirius's relatives can be seen on the Black family tree because both his parents were born into the House of Black, making it unlikely that he could be related to Arthur in a way not shown. See also this [[Talk:Cedrella Black|talk page]] and an [http://www.hplex.info/essays/essay-black-family-tree.html HPL essay] for more information.</ref>, met [[Molly Weasley|Molly Prewett]] while they attended [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] in the [[1960s]]. They married soon after finishing school and went on to have seven children, whom they loved but did not spoil. All of those who were of age, except Percy, eventually became members of the reinstated [[Order of the Phoenix]].
 
[[Arthur Weasley]], one of three sons of [[Septimus Weasley]] and [[Cedrella Black]]<ref>Although it has never been confirmed that Septimus and Cedrella are Arthur's parents, this can be inferred based on [[Sirius Black]]'s statement in Ch. 6 of ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' that Arthur was "something like [his] second cousin once removed." The [[House of Black|Black family tree]] establishes Cedrella as a first cousin once removed of both [[Orion Black|Orion]] and [[Walburga Black]], Sirius's parents. Thus, any children she had would be their second cousins, and second cousins once removed of their sons Sirius and Regulus. Also, almost all of Sirius's relatives can be seen on the Black family tree because both his parents were born into the House of Black, making it unlikely that he could be related to Arthur in a way not shown. See also this [[Talk:Cedrella Black|talk page]] and an [http://www.hplex.info/essays/essay-black-family-tree.html HPL essay] for more information.</ref>, met [[Molly Weasley|Molly Prewett]] while they attended [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] in the [[1960s]]. They married soon after finishing school and went on to have seven children, whom they loved but did not spoil. All of those who were of age, except Percy, eventually became members of the reinstated [[Order of the Phoenix]].
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<gallery position="center" spacing="small" widths="85" orientation="portrait">
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ARTHUR1.jpg|[[Arthur Weasley]]
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MOLLY1.jpg|[[Molly Weasley|Mollly Weasley I]] {{c|née [[Prewett]]}}
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Bill-Weasley-harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-movies-17182060-1919-2560.jpg|[[Bill Weasley|William Weasley]]
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Charlie1.jpg|[[Charlie Weasley|Charles Weasley]]
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Percy.jpg|[[Percy Weasley]]
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PHELPS2-1.jpg|[[Fred Weasley|Fred Wealsey I]] †
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250px-PHELPS2.jpg|[[George Weasley]]
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Ron-Weasley-harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows.jpg|[[Ronald Weasley]]
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Ginny-Weasley.jpg|[[Ginevra Weasley|Ginevra Potter]] {{c|née [[Weasley]]}}
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</gallery>
   
*[[Arthur Weasley|Arthur]] previously employed by the [[Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office]], head of the [[Office for the Detection and Confiscation of Counterfeit Defensive Spells and Protective Objects]] as of [[1996]].
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*[[Arthur Weasley|Arthur]] - previously employed by the [[Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office]], head of the [[Office for the Detection and Confiscation of Counterfeit Defensive Spells and Protective Objects]] as of [[1996]].
*[[Molly Weasley|Molly]] housewife/homemaker.
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*[[Molly Weasley|Molly]] - housewife/homemaker.
*[[William Weasley|Bill]] the eldest child; works as a [[Curse Breaker]] for [[Gringotts Wizarding Bank|Gringotts Bank]].
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*[[William Weasley|Bill]] - the eldest child; works as a [[Curse Breaker]] for [[Gringotts Wizarding Bank|Gringotts Bank]].
*[[Charles Weasley|Charlie]] studies [[Dragon|dragons]] in Romania.
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*[[Charles Weasley|Charlie]] - studies [[Dragon|dragons]] in Romania.
*[[Percy Weasley|Percy]] worked at the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] from [[1994]] to [[1998]] before reaffirming his loyalty to the [[Order of the Phoenix]]; later worked at the reformed Ministry under [[Minister for Magic]] [[Kingsley Shacklebolt]].
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*[[Percy Weasley|Percy]] - worked at the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] from [[1994]] to [[1998]] before reaffirming his loyalty to the [[Order of the Phoenix]]; later worked at the reformed Ministry under [[Minister for Magic]] [[Kingsley Shacklebolt]].
*[[Fred Weasley|Fred]] (died [[1998]]) co-owner of [[Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes]].
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*[[Fred Weasley|Fred]] - (died [[1998]]) co-owner of [[Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes]].
*[[George Weasley|George]] co-owner of [[Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes]].
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*[[George Weasley|George]] - co-owner of [[Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes]].
*[[Ronald Weasley|Ron]] close friend and brother-in-law of [[Harry Potter]]; worked as an [[Auror]] and in Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes after the end of the [[Second Wizarding War]].
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*[[Ronald Weasley|Ron]] - close friend and brother-in-law of [[Harry Potter]]; worked as an [[Auror]] and in Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes after the end of the [[Second Wizarding War]].
*[[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny]] only daughter, and the youngest in the family; played [[Quidditch]] for the [[Holyhead Harpies]] before becoming a Quidditch correspondent for the ''[[Daily Prophet]]''; wife of [[Harry Potter]].
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*[[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny]] - only daughter, and the youngest in the family; played [[Quidditch]] for the [[Holyhead Harpies]] before becoming a Quidditch correspondent for the ''[[Daily Prophet]]''; wife of [[Harry Potter]].
   
 
===Other Weasleys'===
[[File:Hermione Prophecy.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Hermione Granger|Hermione Weasley née Granger]]]]
 
 
{{Dialogue a-b|Sirius|He's not your son!|Molly|He's as good as.|[[Sirius Black]] and Molly Weasley on [[Harry Potter]].|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}<gallery position="center" spacing="small" widths="85" orientation="portrait">
[[File:Angeina_john.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Angelina Johnson|Angelina Weasley née Johnson]]]]
 
[[File:Fleurmain.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Fleur Delacour|Fleur Weasley née Delacour]]]]
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Cedrella Weasley.jpg|[[Cedrella Black|Cedrella Weasley]] {{c|née [[Black]]}} †
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FLEUR1.jpg|[[Fleur Delacour|Fleur Weasley]] {{c|née [[Delacour]]}}
[[File:HarryPotterHBP.PNG|thumb|150px|[[Harry Potter]]]]
 
 
Angeina john.jpg|[[Angelina Johnson|Angelina Weasley]] {{c|née Johnson}}
===Other Weasleys===
 
 
293px-Hermionedhface.jpg|[[Hermione Granger|Hermione Weasley]] {{c|née [[Granger]]}}
*[[Septimus Weasley]] father of [[Arthur Weasley|Arthur]] and his [[Arthur Weasley's brothers|two brothers]]
 
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PromoHP7 Harry Potter.jpg|[[Harry Potter]]
*[[Cedrella Black|Cedrella Weasley née Black]] mother of Arthur and his two brothers
 
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Rose WeasleyDH2.png|[[Rose Weasley]]
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Ihui.png|[[Hugo Weasley]]
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James II.jpg|[[James Potter II]]
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AlbusSevPotter.jpg|[[Albus Potter]]
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Lily PotterDH2.png|[[Lily Potter II]]
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*[[Septimus Weasley]] - father of [[Arthur Weasley|Arthur]] and his [[Arthur Weasley's brothers|two brothers]]
 
*[[Cedrella Black|Cedrella Weasley]] {{c|née [[Black]]}} - mother of Arthur and his two brothers
 
*[[Weasley children's cousin]] - Son of one of Arthur Weasley's brothers
 
*[[Weasley children's cousin]] - Son of one of Arthur Weasley's brothers
 
*[[Arthur Weasley's brothers|Arthur Weasley's two brothers]] - Arthur Weasley's brothers
 
*[[Arthur Weasley's brothers|Arthur Weasley's two brothers]] - Arthur Weasley's brothers
*[[Fleur Delacour|Fleur Weasley née Delacour]] wife of [[William Weasley|Bill Weasley]]
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*[[Fleur Delacour|Fleur Weasley]] {{c|née [[Delacour]]}} - wife of [[William Weasley|Bill Weasley]]
*[[Audrey Weasley]] wife of [[Percy Weasley]]
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*[[Audrey Weasley]] - wife of [[Percy Weasley]]
*[[Angelina Johnson|Angelina Weasley née Johnson]] wife of [[George Weasley]]
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*[[Angelina Johnson|Angelina Weasley]] {{c|née Johnson}} - wife of [[George Weasley]]
*[[Hermione Granger|Hermione Weasley née Granger]] wife of [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]]
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*[[Hermione Granger|Hermione Weasley]] {{c|née [[Granger]]}} -wife of [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]]
*[[Harry Potter]] husband of [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Potter née Weasley]]
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*[[Harry Potter]] - husband of [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Potter]]
*[[Victoire Weasley]] eldest child of [[William Weasley|Bill Weasley]] and [[Fleur Delacour]]
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*[[Victoire Weasley]] - eldest child of [[William Weasley|Bill Weasley]] and [[Fleur Delacour|Fleur Weasley ]]
*[[Dominique Weasley]] middle child of Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour
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*[[Dominique Weasley]] -middle child of Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour
*[[Louis Weasley]] youngest child and only son of Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour
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*[[Louis Weasley]] - youngest child and only son of Bill Weasley and Fleur Weasley
*[[Molly Weasley II]] eldest daughter of [[Percy Weasley|Percy]] and [[Audrey Weasley]]
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*[[Molly Weasley II]] - eldest daughter of [[Percy Weasley|Percy]] and [[Audrey Weasley]]
*[[Lucy Weasley]] youngest daughter of Percy and Audrey Weasley
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*[[Lucy Weasley]] - youngest daughter of Percy and Audrey Weasley
*[[Fred Weasley II]] son of [[George Weasley]] and [[Angelina Johnson]]
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*[[Fred Weasley II]] - son and oldest child of  [[George Weasley]] and [[Angelina Johnson]]
*[[Roxanne Weasley]] daughter of George Weasley and Angelina Johnson
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*[[Roxanne Weasley]] - daughter and youngest child  of George Weasley and Angelina Johnson
*[[Rose Weasley]] daughter and oldest child of [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] and [[Hermione Granger]]
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*[[Rose Weasley]] - daughter and oldest child of [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] and [[Hermione Granger|Hermione Weasley]]
*[[Hugo Weasley]] son and youngest child of Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger
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*[[Hugo Weasley]] -son and youngest child of Ron Weasley and Hermione Weasley
*[[James Potter II|James Sirius Potter II]] eldest child of [[Harry Potter]] and [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Potter née Weasley]]
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*[[James Potter II]] - eldest child of [[Harry Potter]] and [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Potter ]]
*[[Albus Potter|Albus Severus Potter]] - youngest son of [[Harry Potter ]]and [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Potter née Weasley]]
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*[[Albus Potter]] - youngest son of [[Harry Potter ]]and [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Potter ]]
*[[Lily Potter|Lily Luna Potter]] - youngest child of [[Harry Potter]] and [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Potter née Weasley]]
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*[[Lily Potter|Lily Potter II]] - youngest child of [[Harry Potter]] and [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Potter ]]
   
 
===Weasley relatives===
 
===Weasley relatives===
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<gallery position="center" spacing="small" widths="85" orientation="portrait">
{{Dialogue a-b|Sirius|He's not your son!|Molly|He's as good as.|[[Sirius Black]] and Molly Weasley on [[Harry Potter]].|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix}}
 
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G f prewett.JPG| Gideon and Fabian Prewett
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Lucretia.jpg|[[Lucretia Black|Lucretia Prewett]] {{c|née [[Black]]}} †
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Callidora Black.jpg|[[Callidora Black|Callidora Longbottom]] {{c|née [[Black]]}} †
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Charis Black.jpg|[[Charis Black|Charis Crouch]] {{c|née [[Black]]}} †
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Tumblr laprunzs6E1qc3fxzo1 1280.jpg|[[Muriel]]
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Monsieur Delacour.jpg|[[Delacour sisters' father|M. Delacour]]
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Apolline Delacour.jpg|[[Apolline Delacour]]
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GABRIE.jpg|[[Gabrielle Delacour]]
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Hermione's father.jpg|[[Hermione Granger's father|Mr Granger]]
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Hermione's mother.jpg|[[Hermione Granger's mother|Mrs Granger]]
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Thebestmainimageofjamespotter.jpg|[[James Potter I]] †
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Lily Potter1.jpg|[[Lily Evans| Lily Potter I]] {{c|née [[Evans]]}} †
   
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*[[Molly Weasley's father|Mr.]] and [[Molly Weasley's mother|Mrs. Prewett]] [[Molly Weasley|Molly Weasley née Prewett]]'s parents
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* [[Molly Weasley's father|Mr.]] and [[Molly Weasley's mother|Mrs. Prewett]] - [[Molly Weasley|Molly Weasley née Prewett]]'s parents
*[[Gideon Prewett]] Molly's older brother
 
*[[Fabian Prewett]] Molly's older brother
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*[[Gideon Prewett]] - Molly's older brother
*[[Ignatius Prewett]] Molly's uncle
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*[[Fabian Prewett]] - Molly's older brother
 
*[[Ignatius Prewett]] - Molly's uncle
*[[Lucretia Black|Lucretia Prewett née Black]] — Molly's aunt by marriage and a second cousin of [[Arthur Weasley]]
 
*[[Callidora Black|Callidora Longbottom née Black]] Arthur's maternal aunt
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*[[Lucretia Black|Lucretia Prewett ]]{{c|née [[Black]]}} - Molly's aunt by marriage and a second cousin of [[Arthur Weasley]]
*[[Charis Black|Charis Crouch née Black]] Arthur's maternal aunt
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*[[Callidora Black|Callidora Longbottom]] {{c|née [[Black]]}} - Arthur's maternal aunt
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*[[Charis Black|Charis Crouch née Black]] - Arthur's maternal aunt
*[[Bilius]] a brother or brother-in-law of Arthur or Molly, by whom Ron was believed to have gotten his middle name
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*[[Bilius]] - a brother or brother-in-law of Arthur or Molly, by whom Ron was believed to have gotten his middle name
 
*An [[Ronald Weasley's uncle|uncle]] of the Weasley children
 
*An [[Ronald Weasley's uncle|uncle]] of the Weasley children
*[[Muriel]] Molly's aunt
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*[[Muriel]] - Molly's aunt
*[[Delacour sisters' father|Monsieur Delacour]] father of [[Fleur Delacour|Fleur Weasley née Delacour]]
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*[[Delacour sisters' father|Monsieur Delacour]] - father of [[Fleur Delacour|Fleur Weasley née Delacour]]
*[[Apolline Delacour]] mother of [[Fleur Delacour|Fleur Weasley née Delacour]]
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*[[Apolline Delacour]] - mother of [[Fleur Delacour|Fleur Weasley née Delacour]]
*[[Gabrielle Delacour]] sister of [[Fleur Delacour|Fleur Weasley née Delacour]]
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*[[Gabrielle Delacour]] - sister of [[Fleur Delacour|Fleur Weasley née Delacour]]
*[[Hermione Granger's father|Mr. Granger]] father of [[Hermione Granger|Hermione Weasley née Granger]]
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*[[Hermione Granger's father|Mr. Granger]] - father of [[Hermione Granger|Hermione Weasley née Granger]]
*[[Hermione Granger's mother|Mrs. Granger]] mother of Hermione Weasley née Granger
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*[[Hermione Granger's mother|Mrs. Granger]] - mother of Hermione Weasley née Granger
*[[James Potter I]] [[Harry Potter]]'s father
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*[[James Potter I]] - [[Harry Potter]]'s father
*[[Lily Evans|Lily Potter née Evans]] Harry Potter's mother
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*[[Lily Evans|Lily Potter I]] {{c|née [[Evans]]}} - Harry Potter's mother
 
*[[Molly Weasley's second cousin|Second cousin]] of [[Molly Weasley]]
 
*[[Molly Weasley's second cousin|Second cousin]] of [[Molly Weasley]]
*[[Tessie|Great Aunt Tessie]] connected to the family tree through unknown ways
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*[[Tessie|Great Aunt Tessie]] - connected to the family tree through unknown ways
   
 
==Family tree==
 
==Family tree==
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[[File:The Weasley wax seal (emblem) used in Ron Weasley's Howler 01.JPG|thumb|150px|The Weasley wax seal (emblem) used in their mails or [[Howler]].]]
 
[[File:The Weasley wax seal (emblem) used in Ron Weasley's Howler 01.JPG|thumb|150px|The Weasley wax seal (emblem) used in their mails or [[Howler]].]]
 
*The only sons of [[Arthur Weasley]] and [[Molly Weasley]] that do not have any known children are [[Fred Weasley]] and [[Charles Weasley]], the former because of his death and the latter because he is much more interested in studying dragons.
 
*The only sons of [[Arthur Weasley]] and [[Molly Weasley]] that do not have any known children are [[Fred Weasley]] and [[Charles Weasley]], the former because of his death and the latter because he is much more interested in studying dragons.
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*The Weasleys own a [[tractor]].
 
*[[Harry Potter]] has saved several lives of members of the Weasley family, something Arthur and Molly gratefully pointed out, and believed it was lucky that Ron chose to sit in the same cabin on their first day at the Hogwarts Express.
 
*[[Harry Potter]] has saved several lives of members of the Weasley family, something Arthur and Molly gratefully pointed out, and believed it was lucky that Ron chose to sit in the same cabin on their first day at the Hogwarts Express.
 
**He destroyed [[Tom Riddle's diary|Tom Riddle&apos;s diary]] before Ginny had her life force drained away.
 
**He destroyed [[Tom Riddle's diary|Tom Riddle&apos;s diary]] before Ginny had her life force drained away.
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"My father told me all the Weasleys have red hair, freckles, and more children than they can afford."
Draco Malfoy on the Weasley family[src]

Weasley is the surname of a pure-blood family (though the most recent generation has many non-pureblood members).[1]Their names are Ginny, Ron, Fred, George, Percy, Charlie, Bill, Molly, and Arthur Weasley. The Weasleys know many other wizarding families, including the Blacks, Prewetts, Longbottoms, Crouches[2], Delacours, and Potters, as well as the Muggle Granger family. All members of the Weasley family are red-haired and Sorted into Gryffindor house upon attendance of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

The family home, known as the Burrow, is located just outside Ottery St. Catchpole, in Devon, England. The Weasleys live near other magical families such as the Diggory, Fawcett, and Lovegood families.[3]

When Harry Potter befriended Arthur and Molly Weasley's youngest son, Ronald Weasley, the Weasleys became a second family to Harry. The Burrow became Harry's home away from home (he only resided with the Dursley family out of necessity), and Arthur and Molly served as de facto godparents in Sirius Black's absence.

They were included in the Sacred Twenty-Eight list, published in the Pure-Blood Directory by the 1930s. However, they deplored their inclusion in the list, because they said the had ancestral ties to many interesting Muggles. Their protests earned these families the opprobrium of advocates of the pure-blood doctrine, and the epithet 'blood traitor'.[4]

Recent family history

"The Death Eaters know Ron's with you now, they're bound to target the family — don't apologise. It was always a matter of time, Dad's been saying so for months. We're the biggest blood traitor family there is."
Bill Weasley to Harry Potter in 1998[src]
The Burrow 02

The Burrow

The Weasleys, unlike many other pure-blood families, willingly associate with Muggles, Muggle-borns, and half-bloods and do not consider themselves superior to others because of their blood status. Thus, elitist pure-blood families such as the Malfoys and the Blacks consider them "blood traitors" and treat them with disdain; Cedrella Black was even disowned by her family for marrying Septimus Weasley[2]. Despite being "one of the biggest blood traitor" families, they seemed rather proud of it. The Weasleys' views led to their support to the Order of the Phoenix and Dumbledore's Army during the Second Wizarding War. During the height of the latter conflict, the Weasleys were placed under surveillance by the Voldemort-controlled Ministry of Magic because they had been in close contact with Harry, and eventually had to go into hiding. The Weasleys took part in the Battle of Hogwarts. During the battle Fred was killed, deeply upsetting the rest of the family[5] and his death was enough to make his mother commit murder to save her daughter from the same fate.

The Weasleys tended to have large numbers of children; an unusual trait for Wizarding families, according to Draco Malfoy[3]. The most recent generations of Weasleys have been considered poor by wizarding standards[6]; their vault at Gringotts Wizarding Bank only contained a small pile of Sickles and a single Galleon as of 1992[7].

Weasleys

Some members of the Weasley family

This likely changed with the great commercial success of Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes and the successful careers of various family members. By the twenty-first century, many Weasleys and their relatives worked for the Ministry of Magic, including Arthur, Percy, Ron, and his brother-in-law Harry as Aurors, and Hermione Weasley née Granger high up in the Department of Magical Law Enforcement[8].

For several generations, only boys were born into the family, until the birth of Ginevra Molly "Ginny" Weasley.[9] This trend ended with the grandchildren of Arthur and Molly, who include more girls than boys.

Family members

Molly and Arthur Weasley's family

Arthur Weasley, one of three sons of Septimus Weasley and Cedrella Black[10], met Molly Prewett while they attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the 1960s. They married soon after finishing school and went on to have seven children, whom they loved but did not spoil. All of those who were of age, except Percy, eventually became members of the reinstated Order of the Phoenix.

Other Weasleys'

Sirius: "He's not your son!"
Molly: "He's as good as."
Sirius Black and Molly Weasley on Harry Potter.[src]

Weasley relatives

Family tree

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weasley family
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Matilda Weasley
 
G. Weasley
 
Possible siblings[11]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Garreth Weasley
 
1 daughter
 
Son(s)
 
Hector Weasley
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
House of Black
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Septimus Weasley
 
Cedrella Black
 
Prewett family
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2 sons
 
Arthur Weasley
 
Molly Prewett
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Potter family
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Delacour family
 
 
 
 
 
Charles Weasley
 
Percy Weasley
 
Audrey
 
 
Fred Weasley †
 
Johnson family
 
 
Granger family
 
Ginevra Weasley
 
Harry Potter
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fleur Delacour
 
William Weasley
 
 
Molly Weasley
 
Lucy Weasley
 
George Weasley
 
Angelina Johnson
 
Ronald Weasley
 
Hermione Granger
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Victoire Weasley
 
Dominique Weasley
 
Louis Weasley
 
 
Fred Weasley
 
Roxanne Weasley
 
Rose Granger-Weasley
 
Hugo Granger-Weasley
 
James Potter
 
Albus Potter
 
Lily Potter

Etymology

Author's comments

Weasleys

Ron, Ginny, and Fred and George Weasley.

  • J. K. Rowling has said that unlike with many other characters, Ron Weasley's name always remained the same in various drafts of the series. She has remarked that the surname Weasley is derived from the weasel, which is also Arthur Weasley's Patronus. About the family's name and characteristic red hair, she commented:
"In Britain and Ireland the weasel has a bad reputation as an unfortunate, even malevolent, animal. However, since childhood I have had a great fondness for the family mustelidae; not so much malignant as maligned, in my opinion. There are also many superstitions associated with redheaded people and most state that they are in some way unlucky (Judas Escariot was supposedly red-haired), but this is nonsense; I happen to like red hair as well as weasels."[12]
Weasley's-Mark

The mark of Fred and George Weasley.

Behind the scenes

The Weasley wax seal (emblem) used in Ron Weasley's Howler 01

The Weasley wax seal (emblem) used in their mails or Howler.

  • The only sons of Arthur Weasley and Molly Weasley that do not have any known children are Fred Weasley and Charles Weasley, the former because of his death and the latter because he is much more interested in studying dragons.
  • The Weasleys own a tractor.
  • Harry Potter has saved several lives of members of the Weasley family, something Arthur and Molly gratefully pointed out, and believed it was lucky that Ron chose to sit in the same cabin on their first day at the Hogwarts Express.
  • Along with the Muggle Granger family, the Weasleys are also related to the Muggle Evans family and the Muggle Dursley family. They are related to the Evans and Dursleys through Harry Potter, who married Ginny.
  • The only children who may call the Weasleys their "maternal family" are the children of Ginny: James Sirius, Albus Severus, and Lily Luna Potter.
  • It is possible that Victoire Weasley, Bill and Fleur's daughter, might marry Teddy Lupin, making the Weasleys related to the Lupin family in two ways: from the marriage of Victoire and from sharing distant ancestry through the Black family.
  • J.K. Rowling said in an interview that Molly Weasley educated her children in the basics (reading, maths, spelling, grammar, etc.) before they went to Hogwarts.[14]
  • If the young man seen beside Tonks in the wedding scene in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 is in fact Charlie, that would mean that this is the second film (along with Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban) in which all nine Weasleys appear.
  • The oldest child, Bill has his father's first name, Arthur, as his middle name and the youngest child, Ginny, has her mother's first name, Molly, as her middle name.
  • Orange hair was considered a sign of witchcraft in medieval times.

Notes and references

  1. Ron and Hermione's children are half-bloods; Bill and Fleur's children are one-eighth Veela, and the most outspoken pure-blood family in Britain in favour of muggle-born rights. Harry and Ginny's children are half-bloods as well.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Black family tree
  3. 3.0 3.1 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
  4. Pottermore
  5. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
  6. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
  7. Chamber of Secrets, Ch. 4
  8. J.K. Rowling's U.S. Book Tour
  9. Some Random Facts About the Weasley Family J.K. Rowling's Website
  10. Although it has never been confirmed that Septimus and Cedrella are Arthur's parents, this can be inferred based on Sirius Black's statement in Ch. 6 of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix that Arthur was "something like [his] second cousin once removed." The Black family tree establishes Cedrella as a first cousin once removed of both Orion and Walburga Black, Sirius's parents. Thus, any children she had would be their second cousins, and second cousins once removed of their sons Sirius and Regulus. Also, almost all of Sirius's relatives can be seen on the Black family tree because both his parents were born into the House of Black, making it unlikely that he could be related to Arthur in a way not shown. See also this talk page and an HPL essay for more information.
  11. Matilda Weasley is stated to have 'many nephews' (The Art and Making of Hogwarts Legacy), but it is never clarified if they are all G. Weasley's children.
  12. "Extra Stuff: The Weasley Family" at J.K. Rowling's Official Site
  13. http://www.homeofthenutty.com/harrypotter/screencaps/displayimage.php?album=29&pid=159102#top_display_media
  14. http://www.beyondhogwarts.com/story.20040304.html