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Weasley Family is the familyship between the immediate members of the Weasley Family from the Harry Potter fandom.
Canon[]
The Weasley family was historically a pure-blood wizarding family. However, unlike many other pure-blood families, they held pro-Muggle views. As such, they were not considered suitable spouses for members of the House of Black, and Cedrella, Arthur's mother, was disowned by the family for marrying Septimus Weasley.
Arthur Weasley married Molly Prewett in the late 1960s, making her an official member of the Weasley family. They lived together in the Burrow, just outside Ottery St. Catchpole in Devon, England, and near other magical families such as the Diggory, Fawcett, and Lovegood families.
From 1970 to 1981, Arthur and Molly had seven children, in order from oldest to youngest: Bill (b. 1970), Charlie (b. 1972), Percy (b. 1976), Fred (b. 1978), George (Fred's twin), Ron (b. 1980), and Ginny (b. 1981). Like Molly and Arthur, all the children had red hair. Ginny was the first female born in the Weasley family for generations. The children were born during the First Wizarding War, and presumably due to the care of their children, Arthur and Molly were not members of the original Order of the Phoenix.
The Weasley children grew up in the Burrow. Although the family was poor, their home had a comfortable atmosphere and was welcoming to guests.
The Weasley children began attending Hogwarts in the 1980s and 1990s. They were all in the Gryffindor house, just like their parents. Bill, Charlie, Percy and Ron became prefects, and Bill and Percy became Head Boys. Charlie, Fred, George, Ron and Ginny all made it onto the Gryffindor Quidditch team, and every position was held by a Weasley at least once (Chaser: Ginny, Beater: Fred and George, Keeper: Ron, Seeker: Charlie). However, the Weasleys did not attend Hogwarts at the same time, as Bill graduated before Fred and George, and Charlie graduated before Ron.
While at school in the second half of the 1980s, Charlie befriended Jacob's sibling, and whenever they played Gobstones together, Charlie held a Weasley Family Quiz. If Jacob's sibling did well enough, Charlie said they should be made an official Weasley. Jacob's sibling also became friends with Bill, Fred and George, and met Percy, Molly and Arthur during their years at Hogwarts (the latter two when they visited Hogwarts at Christmas).
In the 1990s, the Weasley family became close to the famous Harry Potter, who was born in the same year as Ron and was best friends with him. Molly, who had a tradition of knitting Christmas sweaters for her family members every year, also made one for Harry Potter. Harry also often visited the Burrow during the summer and Christmas and was practically family with them. The Weasleys were also close to Harry and Ron's other best friend, Hermione Granger.
During the Second Wizarding War, many members of the Weasley family joined the reformed Order of the Phoenix. Percy, however, broke off contact with his family and instead sought a high position in the Ministry of Magic. He reconciled with his family during the Battle of Hogwarts. During this battle, the family suffered a loss when Fred Weasley was killed. During the battle, Bellatrix Lestrange nearly killed Ginny, which angered Molly so much that she killed Bellatrix.
The Weasley family expanded as five of the Weasley children eventually married and had children of their own. Harry and Hermione became part of the extended Weasley family when they married Ginny and Ron, respectively. Bill Weasley married Fleur Delacour in 1997, and the couple had three children. George and Percy also married and had children, while Charlie remained unmarried, preferring dragons to relationships.
Fanon[]
The Weasley family is popular in the Harry Potter fandom and in fandoms in general.
Romantic[]
The romantic ship between Arthur and Molly is known as Marthur.
The term Weasleycest is used for incest pairings in the family, most notably Bill/Charlie, Ron/Ginny, and Fred/George. On AO3, Fred/George is the second most written ship for both characters.
Fandom[]
FAN FICTION
- Weasley Family tag on AO3
Trivia[]
- The members of this family, with the exception of Molly, who married into the family, have names that allude to medieval history or Arthurian legend.
