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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] 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. Harry would eventually marry into the family when he married Ginny.

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 they 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 regarding his family and how they are viewed^[src]

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].

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 their in-laws Harry Potter and Hermione Granger.^[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.

Recent 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.

Arthur Weasley - 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 (née Prewett) - housewife/homemaker.
William Arthur Weasley- the eldest child; works as a Curse Breaker for Gringotts Bank.
Charles Weasley - studies dragons in Romania.
Percy Ignatius Weasley - worked at the 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 - (died 1998) co-owner of Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes.
George Weasley - co-owner of Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes.
Ronald Billius Weasley - 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 Molly Potter (née Weasley) - 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

Sirius Black: "He's not your son!"

Molly Weasley: "He's as good as. Who else has he got?"

— Sirius Black and Molly Weasley on Harry Potter^[src]

Septimus Weasley - father of Arthur and his two brothers
Cedrella Weasley (née Black) - mother of Arthur and his two brothers
Weasley children's cousin - Son of one of Arthur Weasley's brothers
Arthur Weasley's two brothers - Arthur Weasley's brothers
Fleur Isabelle Weasley (née Delacour) - wife of Bill Weasley
Audrey Weasley - wife of Percy Weasley
Angelina Weasley (née Johnson) - wife of George Weasley
Hermione Jean Granger - wife of Ron Weasley; kept her maiden name
Harry James Potter - husband of Ginny Potter
Victoire Weasley - eldest child of Bill Weasley and Fleur Weasley
Dominique Weasley - middle child of Bill Weasley and Fleur Weasley
Louis Weasley - youngest child and only son of Bill Weasley and Fleur Weasley
Molly Weasley II - elder daughter of Percy and Audrey Weasley
Lucy Weasley - younger daughter of Percy and Audrey Weasley
Fred Weasley II - son and oldest child of George Weasley and Angelina Johnson
Roxanne Weasley - daughter and youngest child of George Weasley and Angelina Johnson
Rose Weasley - daughter and elder child of Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger
Hugo Weasley - son and younger child of Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger
James Sirius Potter - eldest child of Harry Potter and Ginny Potter
Albus Severus Potter - middle child of Harry Potter and Ginny Potter
Lily Luna Potter - youngest child of Harry Potter and Ginny Potter

Weasley relatives

Mr. and Mrs. Prewett - Molly Weasley née Prewett's parents
Gideon Prewett - Molly's older brother
Fabian Prewett - Molly's older brother
Ignatius Prewett - Molly's uncle
Lucretia Prewett (née Black) - Molly's aunt by marriage and a second cousin of Arthur Weasley
Callidora Longbottom (née Black) - Arthur's maternal aunt
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
An uncle of the Weasley children
Muriel - Molly's aunt
Monsieur Delacour - father of Fleur Weasley née Delacour
Apolline Delacour - mother of Fleur Weasley née Delacour
Gabrielle Delacour - sister of Fleur Weasley née Delacour
Mr. Granger - father of Hermione Granger
Mrs. Granger - mother of Hermione Granger
James Potter I - Harry Potter's father
Lily Potter I (née Evans) - Harry Potter's mother
Second cousin of Molly Weasley
Great Aunt Tessie - connected to the family tree through unknown ways

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

Johnson family

Granger family

Etymology

There appears to be a pattern in the Weasley family of members having names that may possibly allude to figures in medieval history and Arthurian legend:
- Arthur Weasley, shares a given name with King Arthur, the central character of Arthurian legends.
- The eldest son, Bill, has the same given name as William Marshal. Between the mid 12th and early 13th centuries, this knight rose from obscurity by serving four Plantagenet kings of England (Henry II, Richard I, John and Henry III), and eventually became Regent of England. At times, he is referred to as "the Flower of Chivalry." In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Bill marries Fleur Delacour, whose name translates as "flower of the court".
- Charles Weasley's name may be a reference to Charlemagne.
- Fred Weasley's name is a diminutive of the name Frederick, which may be an allusion to Frederick Barbarossa. Frederick was an Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, served in both the Second and Third Crusades. His nickname, Barbarossa, means "red beard."
- George Weasley's name may be a reference to St. George.
- Percy Weasley's name is a diminutive of the name Percival, which was the name of one of Arthur's Knights of the Round Table.
- Ron Weasley connects into this pattern of medieval and Arthurian naming in three ways:
  - Firstly, he shares his name with King Arthur's spear Rhongomyniad, which Geoffrey of Monmouth called "Ron."
  - If one were to take the name Ronald and switch the "n" and "l," they would have Roland. Historically Roland was a military leader under Charlemagne and was responsible for defending the Frankish Kingdom's border with Brittany. Brittany is considered a potential place of origin for many of the Arthurian legends. Later, he became the subject of a chanson de geste, which is considered one of the earliest pieces of French literature, and was popular throughout the medieval era.
  - The name Ronald is derived from an Old Norse name that was a cognate of the name Reginald. This connection is supported when Ron uses Polyjuice Potion to masquerade as Reginald Cattermole while infiltrating the Ministry of Magic in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. During 12th century, there were two Reginalds that this cognitive naming may be an allusion to:
    - Reginald of Durham was a monk who chronicled the life of Saint Godric of Finchale, who shares a given name with Godric Gryffindor, founder of Gryffindor House.
    - Raynald of Châtillon (Raynald is also a cognate of Reginald), served in the Second Crusade and ruled as Prince of Antioch until he was captured and executed by Saladin. While discussing the Deathly Hallows with Harry and Hermione, Ron states that he favours the Elder Wand, whose original wielder was Antioch Peverell.
- Ginny Weasley's full name is Ginevra, the Italian form of the name Guinevere, who was Arthur's queen.
- Also, Muriel had a cousin named Lancelot, who was one of Arthur's knights, though it should be noted that Muriel is only related to the Weasleys by the marriage of her niece Molly.

Author's comments

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

In the Harry Potter film adaptations, the Weasleys are portrayed by:
- Mark Williams, who portrays Arthur Weasley in all film adaptations except Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, in which Arthur does not appear.
- Julie Walters, who portrays Molly Weasley in all film adaptations except Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, in which Molly does not appear.
- Richard Fish and Domhnall Gleeson, who both portray Bill Weasley. Fish portrayed him in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, in the family photo of their trip to Egypt. Gleeson portrays Bill in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
- Alex Crockford, who portrayed Charles Weasley in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in the Weasley family photo on holiday in Egypt. A young man who appears to be Charlie is seen beside Nymphadora Tonks in the wedding scene in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1.^[13]
- Chris Rankin who portrays Percy Weasley. Percy did not appear in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire or Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
- James and Oliver Phelps, who portray Fred and George respectively in all film adaptations.
- Rupert Grint, who portrays Ron Weasley in all film adaptations.
- Bonnie Wright, who portrays Ginny Weasley in all film adaptations.
Hermione Granger's Patronus is an otter, which is in the same family as the weasel, Mustelidae. This, as well as the fact that the Weasleys live in Ottery St. Catchpole, may have foreshadowed her marriage into the family.
- Her nephew Albus Potter owns a pet ferret, which is also in the same family as the weasel.
Weasley sounds like weaver, convenient considering that Mrs Weasley loves to knit, or at least charm her needles to do it for her.

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.
- He destroyed Tom Riddle's diary before Ginny had her life force drained away.
- He saw Arthur being attacked by Nagini and reported it in time to save him.
- He gave Ron a Bezoar when he was poisoned.
- He shielded Molly when Voldemort turned on her after she killed Bellatrix Lestrange in the Battle of Hogwarts.
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.
According to houseofnames.com, the Weasley family originally hailed from Normandy in France

Notes and references

↑ 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.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Black family tree
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
↑ Pottermore
↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
↑ Chamber of Secrets, Ch. 4
↑ J.K. Rowling's U.S. Book Tour
↑ Some Random Facts About the Weasley Family J.K. Rowling's Website
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ "Extra Stuff: The Weasley Family" at J.K. Rowling's Official Site
↑ http://www.homeofthenutty.com/harrypotter/screencaps/displayimage.php?album=29&pid=159102#top_display_media
↑ http://www.beyondhogwarts.com/story.20040304.html

[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.

[BFT-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Black family tree

[CS-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

[4] Pottermore

[DH-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] ttp://www.homeofthenutty.com/harrypotter/screencaps/displayimage.php?album=29&pid=159102#top_display_media

[14] ttp://www.beyondhogwarts.com/story.20040304.html

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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}}
-''' Weasley''' is the surname of a [[pure-blood]] family (though the most recent generation has many non-pureblood members).<ref>Ron and Hermione's children are [[half-blood]]s; Bill and Fleur's children are [[Half-Veela|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-blood]]s as well.</ref>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<ref name="BFT">[[House of Black|Black family tree]]</ref>, 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]].
+'''Weasley''' is the surname of a [[pure-blood]] family (though the most recent generation has many non-pureblood members).<ref>Ron and Hermione's children are [[half-blood]]s; Bill and Fleur's children are [[Half-Veela|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.</ref> The Weasleys know many other wizarding families, including the Blacks, Prewetts, Longbottoms, Crouches,<ref name="BFT">[[House of Black|Black family tree]]</ref> 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 family|Diggory]], [[Fawcett family|Fawcett]], and [[Lovegood family|Lovegood]] families.<ref name="CS">''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]''</ref>
+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 family|Diggory]], [[Fawcett family|Fawcett]], and [[Lovegood family|Lovegood]] families.<ref name="CS">''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]''</ref>
-When [[Harry Potter]] befriended [[Arthur Weasley|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.
+When [[Harry Potter]] befriended [[Arthur Weasley|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. Harry would eventually marry into the family when he married [[Ginny]].
-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]]'.<ref>''[[Pottermore]]''</ref>
+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 they had ancestral ties to many interesting [[Muggle]]s. Their protests earned these families the opprobrium of advocates of the pure-blood doctrine, and the epithet '[[blood traitor]]'.<ref>''[[Pottermore]]''</ref>
 ==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}}
+{{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]] regarding his family and how they are viewed|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
 [[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|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, 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.
-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: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 their in-laws [[Harry Potter]] and [[Hermione Granger]].<ref>[http://bibliophilists.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/highlights-of-jk-rowlings-us-book-tour/ J.K. Rowling's U.S. Book Tour]</ref>
 For several generations, only boys were born into the family, until the birth of Ginevra Molly "Ginny" Weasley.<ref>[http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/extrastuff_view.cfm?id=7 Some Random Facts About the Weasley Family] J.K. Rowling's Website</ref> This trend ended with the grandchildren of Arthur and Molly, who include more girls than boys.
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 <gallery position="center" spacing="small" widths="85" orientation="portrait">
 ARTHUR1.jpg|[[Arthur Weasley]]
-MOLLY1.jpg|[[Molly Weasley|Mollly Weasley I]]
+MOLLY1.jpg|[[Molly Weasley]]
 Bill-Weasley-harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-movies-17182060-1919-2560.jpg|[[Bill Weasley|William Weasley]]
-Charlie1.jpg|[[Charlie Weasley|Charles Weasley]]
+Charlie1.jpg|[[Charles Weasley|Charlie Weasley]]
 Percy.jpg|[[Percy Weasley]]
-PHELPS2-1.jpg|[[Fred Weasley|Fred Weasley I]]  †
+PHELPS2-1.jpg|[[Fred Weasley]] †
 px-PHELPS2.jpg|[[George Weasley]]
-Ron-Weasley-harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows.jpg|[[Ronald Weasley]]
+Ron Weasley.jpg|[[Ronald Weasley]]
 Ginny-Weasley.jpg|[[Ginevra Weasley|Ginevra Potter]]
 </gallery>
 *[[Arthur Weasley]] - 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]] [[Arthur Weasley|Weasley]] {{c|née [[Prewett]]}} - housewife/homemaker.
+*[[Molly Weasley]] {{c|née [[Prewett]]}} - housewife/homemaker.
 *[[William Weasley|William Arthur Weasley]]- the eldest child; works as a [[Curse Breaker]] for [[Gringotts Wizarding Bank|Gringotts Bank]].
-*[[Charles Weasley]] - studies [[Dragon|dragons]] in Romania.
+*[[Charles Weasley]] - studies [[dragon]]s in Romania.
 *[[Percy Weasley|Percy Ignatius Weasley]] - 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]] [[Arthur Weasley|Weasley]] - (died [[1998]]) co-owner of [[Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes]].
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 *[[Ginevra Weasley|Ginevra Molly Potter]] {{c|née [[Weasley]]}} - 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'===
+===Other Weasleys===
-{{Dialogue a-b|Sirius Black|He's not your son!|Molly Weasley|He's as good as. Who else has he got?|[[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">
+{{Dialogue a-b|Sirius Black|He's not your son!|Molly Weasley|He's as good as. Who else has he got?|[[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" navigation="true">
 Cedrella Weasley.jpg|[[Cedrella Black|Cedrella Weasley]]
 FLEUR1.jpg|[[Fleur Delacour|Fleur Weasley]]
 Angeina john.jpg|[[Angelina Johnson|Angelina Weasley]]
 px-Hermionedhface.jpg|[[Hermione Granger]]
 PromoHP7 Harry Potter.jpg|[[Harry Potter]]
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 AlbusSevPotter.jpg|[[Albus Potter]]
 Lily PotterDH2.png|[[Lily Potter II]]
+Cedrella Black.jpg|Septimus Weasley|link=Septimus Weasley
 </gallery>
 *[[Septimus Weasley]] - father of [[Arthur Weasley|Arthur]] and his [[Arthur Weasley's brothers|two brothers]]
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 *[[Audrey Weasley]] - wife of [[Percy Weasley]]
 *[[Angelina Johnson|Angelina Weasley]] {{c|née Johnson}} - wife of [[George Weasley]]
-*[[Hermione Granger|Hermione Jean Weasley]] {{c|née [[Granger]]}} -wife of [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]]
+*[[Hermione Granger|Hermione Jean Granger]] - wife of [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]]; kept her maiden name
 *[[Harry Potter|Harry James Potter]] - husband of [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Potter]]
 *[[Victoire Weasley]] - eldest child of [[William Weasley|Bill Weasley]] and [[Fleur Delacour|Fleur Weasley ]]
-*[[Dominique Weasley]] -middle child of Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour
+*[[Dominique Weasley]] - middle child of Bill Weasley and Fleur Weasley
 *[[Louis Weasley]] - youngest child and only son of Bill Weasley and Fleur Weasley
 *[[Molly Weasley II]] - elder daughter of [[Percy Weasley|Percy]] and [[Audrey Weasley]]
 *[[Lucy Weasley]] - younger daughter of Percy and Audrey Weasley
-*[[Fred Weasley II]] - son and oldest child of  [[George Weasley]] and [[Angelina Johnson]]
+*[[Fred Weasley II]] - son and oldest child of [[George Weasley]] and [[Angelina Johnson]]
-*[[Roxanne Weasley]] - daughter and youngest child  of George Weasley and Angelina Johnson
+*[[Roxanne Weasley]] - daughter and youngest child of George Weasley and Angelina Johnson
-*[[Rose Weasley]] - daughter and elder child of [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] and [[Hermione Granger|Hermione Weasley]]
+*[[Rose Weasley]] - daughter and elder child of [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] and [[Hermione Granger]]
-*[[Hugo Weasley]] -son and younger child of Ron Weasley and Hermione Weasley
+*[[Hugo Weasley]] - son and younger child of Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger
 *[[James Potter II|James Sirius Potter]] - eldest child of [[Harry Potter]] and [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Potter ]]
-*[[Albus Potter|Albus Severus Potter]] - younger son of [[Harry Potter ]]and [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Potter ]]
+*[[Albus Potter|Albus Severus Potter]] - middle child of [[Harry Potter ]]and [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Potter ]]
 *[[Lily Potter|Lily Luna Potter]] - youngest child of [[Harry Potter]] and [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Potter ]]
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 Lucretia.jpg|[[Lucretia Black|Lucretia Prewett]] †
 Callidora Black.jpg|[[Callidora Black|Callidora Longbottom]] †
-Charis Black.jpg|[[Charis Black|Charis Crouch]]
+Charis Black.jpg|[[Charis Black|Charis Crouch]] †
 Tumblr laprunzs6E1qc3fxzo1 1280.jpg|[[Muriel]]
 Monsieur Delacour.jpg|[[Delacour sisters' father|M. Delacour]]
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 Thebestmainimageofjamespotter.jpg|[[James Potter]] †
 Lily Potter1.jpg|[[Lily Evans| Lily Potter]] †
 </gallery>
 * [[Molly Weasley's father|Mr.]] and [[Molly Weasley's mother|Mrs. Prewett]] - [[Molly Weasley|Molly Weasley née Prewett]]'s parents
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 *[[Apolline Delacour]] - mother of [[Fleur Delacour|Fleur Weasley née Delacour]]
 *[[Gabrielle Delacour]] - sister of [[Fleur Delacour|Fleur Weasley née Delacour]]
-*[[Hermione Granger's father|Mr Granger]] - father of [[Hermione Granger|Hermione Weasley née Granger]]
+*[[Hermione Granger's father|Mr. Granger]] - father of [[Hermione Granger]]
-*[[Hermione Granger's mother|Mrs Granger]] - mother of Hermione Weasley née Granger
+*[[Hermione Granger's mother|Mrs. Granger]] - mother of Hermione Granger
 *[[James Potter I]] - [[Harry Potter]]'s father
 *[[Lily Evans|Lily Potter I]] {{c|née [[Evans]]}} - Harry Potter's mother
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 **The eldest son, [[William Weasley|Bill]], has the same given name as [[Wikipedia:William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke (2nd Creation)|William Marshal]]. Between the mid 12th and early 13th centuries, this knight rose from obscurity by serving four [[Wikipedia:House of Plantagenet|Plantagenet kings of England]] ([[Wikipedia:Henry II of England|Henry II]], [[Wikipedia:Richard I of England|Richard I]], [[Wikipedia:John, King of England|John]] and [[Wikipedia:Henry III of England|Henry III]]), and eventually became Regent of England. At times, he is referred to as "the Flower of Chivalry." In ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'', Bill marries [[Fleur Delacour]], whose name translates as "flower of the court".
 **[[Charles Weasley]]'s name may be a reference to {{wplink|Charlemagne}}.
-**[[Fred Weasley]]'s name is a dimunitive of the name Frederick, which may be an allusion to [[Wikipedia: Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor| Frederick Barbarossa]]. Frederick was an Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, served in both the Second and Third Crusades. His nickname, Barbarossa, means "red beard."
+**[[Fred Weasley]]'s name is a diminutive of the name Frederick, which may be an allusion to[[Wikipedia: Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor| Frederick Barbarossa]]. Frederick was an Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, served in both the Second and Third Crusades. His nickname, Barbarossa, means "red beard."
 **[[George Weasley]]'s name may be a reference to St. George.
 **[[Percy Weasley]]'s name is a diminutive of the name ''{{wplink|Percival}}'', which was the name of one of Arthur's Knights of the Round Table.
 **[[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] connects into this pattern of medieval and Arthurian naming in three ways:
 ***Firstly, he shares his name with King Arthur's spear Rhongomyniad, which {{wplink|Geoffrey of Monmouth}} called "Ron."
-***If one were to take the name Ronald and switch the "n" and "l," they would have {{wplink|Roland}}. Historically Roland was a military leader under Charlemagne and was responsible for defending the [[Wikipedia:Francia|Frankish Kingdom's]] border with Brittany. Brittany is considered a potential place of origin for many of the Arthurian legends. Later, he became the subject of a [[Wikipedia:The Song of Roland|chanson de geste]], which is considered one of the earliest pieces of French literature, and was popular throughout the medieval era.
+***If one were to take the name Ronald and switch the "n" and "l," they would have {{wplink|Roland}}. Historically Roland was a military leader under Charlemagne and was responsible for defending the [[Wikipedia:Francia|Frankish Kingdom]]'s border with Brittany. Brittany is considered a potential place of origin for many of the Arthurian legends. Later, he became the subject of a [[Wikipedia:The Song of Roland|chanson de geste]], which is considered one of the earliest pieces of French literature, and was popular throughout the medieval era.
-***The name Ronald is derived from an Old Norse name that was a cognate of the name [[Wikipedia:Reginald (given name)|Reginald]]. This connection is supported when Ron uses [[Polyjuice Potion]] to masquerade as [[Reginald Cattermole]] while [[Infiltration of the Ministry of Magic|infiltrating the Ministry of Magic]] in ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''. During 12th century, there were two Reginalds that this cognative naming may be an allusion to:
+***The name Ronald is derived from an Old Norse name that was a cognate of the name [[Wikipedia:Reginald (given name)|Reginald]]. This connection is supported when Ron uses [[Polyjuice Potion]] to masquerade as [[Reginald Cattermole]] while [[Infiltration of the Ministry of Magic|infiltrating the Ministry of Magic]] in ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]''. During 12th century, there were two Reginalds that this cognitive naming may be an allusion to:
 ****{{wplink|Reginald of Durham}} was a monk who chronicled the life of [[Wikipedia:Godric of Finchale|Saint Godric of Finchale]], who shares a given name with [[Godric Gryffindor]], founder of [[Gryffindor|Gryffindor House]].
 ****{{wplink|Raynald of Châtillon}} (Raynald is also a cognate of Reginald), served in the Second Crusade and ruled as {{wplink|Prince of Antioch}} until he was captured and executed by [[Wikipedia:Saladin|Saladin]]. While discussing the [[Deathly Hallows]] with Harry and Hermione, Ron states that he favours the [[Elder Wand]], whose original wielder was [[Antioch Peverell]].
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 ==Author's comments==
-[[File:Weasleys.jpg|thumb|right|220px|[[Ronald Weasley|Ron]], [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny]], and [[Fred and George Weasley]].]]
+[[File:Weasleys.jpg|thumb|right|220px|[[Ronald Weasley|Ron]], [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny]], and [[Fred and George Weasley]]]]
 *[[J. K. Rowling]] has said that unlike with many other characters, [[Ronald Weasley|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 [[Wikipedia:Weasel|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''<nowiki>;</nowiki> 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."''<ref>[http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/extrastuff_view.cfm?id=7 "Extra Stuff: The Weasley Family"] at [[J.K.Rowling Official Site|J.K. Rowling's Official Site]]</ref>
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 **[[Rupert Grint]], who portrays [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] in all film adaptations.
 **[[Bonnie Wright]], who portrays [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]] in all film adaptations.
-*[[Hermione Granger|Hermione Weasley née Granger]]&apos;s [[Patronus]] is an {{wplink|otter}}, which is in the same family as the weasel, ''Mustelidae''. This, as well as the fact that the Weasleys live in [[Ottery St. Catchpole]], may have foreshadowed her marriage into the family.
+*[[Hermione Granger]]&apos;s [[Patronus]] is an {{wplink|otter}}, which is in the same family as the weasel, ''Mustelidae''. This, as well as the fact that the Weasleys live in [[Ottery St. Catchpole]], may have foreshadowed her marriage into the family.
 **Her nephew [[Albus Potter]] owns a pet ferret, which is also in the same family as the weasel.
-*Weasley sounds like weaver, convenient considering that [[Molly Weasley|Mrs. Weasley]] loves to knit, or at least charm her needles to do it for her.
+*Weasley sounds like weaver, convenient considering that [[Molly Weasley|Mrs Weasley]] loves to knit, or at least charm her needles to do it for her.
-[[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 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.
-**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]] before Ginny had her life force drained away.
 **He saw Arthur being attacked by Nagini and reported it in time to save him.
 **He gave Ron a [[Bezoar]] when he was poisoned.
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 *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.<ref>http://www.beyondhogwarts.com/story.20040304.html</ref>
 *If the young man seen beside Tonks in the [[Wedding of William Weasley and Fleur Delacour|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 (film)|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&apos;s first name, Molly, as her middle name.
+*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.
 *According to houseofnames.com, the Weasley family originally hailed from Normandy in [[Frances de la Tour|France]]
 ==Notes and references==
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+{{Reflist}}[[de:Weasley]]
-[[de:Weasley]]
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-[[pl:Weasley]]
+[[pl:Rodzina Weasley'ów]]
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 [[Category:Weasley family]]