Harry Potter: 10 Things Only Book Fans Know About The Weasleys

The Weasleys are one of the most prominent families in Harry Potter, but some knowledge is exclusive to book readers…

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Out of all the families in the Harry Potter universe, the Weasleys are arguably the best of the bunch. Arthur and Molly are doting parents, managing to produce brilliant children despite being strapped for cash. Bill and Charlie are both rather cool and modest, while even Percy has his positives. Fred and George provide comedic value, while both Ginny and Ron prove themselves to be loyal assets to Harry himself during his ongoing battle with Lord Voldemort.

They all got a fair bit of screentime in the movies but not every single little detail made it onto the big screen.

10 Arthur And Molly Met At Hogwarts

Arthur and Molly don’t get much light shed on their backstory during the course of the movies – and it’s even the same in the books. One thing we do learn, however, is that the pair met at Hogwarts. And, naturally, got up to no good.

Discussing the loathed Hogwarts caretaker Argus Filch, Molly recalls how her and Arthur decided to take a night-time stroll through the grounds – despite it being against the castle’s rules. Mrs Weasley, then named Miss Prewett, is able to get away. But caretaker at the time Apollyon Pringle catches Arthur and, we imagine, gave him a stern telling off.

9 Fred And George Had A Third Partner in Crime

Fred and George stick together throughout all the Harry Potter movies. It’s very rare you see one without the other, such is the closeness of their bond. However, in the source material, they have a partner in crime in the form of Lee Jordan.

Lee Jordan does appear on the big screen, commentating on Quidditch matches during Harry’s first two years at Hogwarts. But he’s never glimpsed with Fred and George – in stark contrast to the books. Lee is very much involved in all of their scheming and, when the Weasleys flee Hogwarts without him during the Order of the Phoenix, is spotted in the common room looking rather lonely. He, like many Gryffindor students past and present, takes place in the Battle of Hogwarts.

8 Percy Fell Out With The Family

There’s a brief moment in the fifth movie where Harry looks shocked to see Percy Weasley grabbing him by his robes, working on behalf of Cornelius Fudge and the Ministry of Magic and accusing him of creating the illicit group, Dumbledore’s Army. What isn’t explained, though, is why this happens.

In the book, it’s revealed that Percy falls out with the family. Their allegiances to Harry and Albus Dumbledore don’t sit well with the big dreamer, who turns his back on them refusing to accept Lord Voldemort’s return to power. Fortunately he sees the error of his ways (more on that later).

7 Molly’s Biggest Fear

Boggarts are traumatic features to face for anybody in the Harry Potter universe, whether you’re a child or an adult. The creatures show you your greatest fear so for Harry that’s a Dementor, for Remus Lupin that’s a full moon and for Ron Weasley, it’s a spider (which would probably be ours too).

What the films don’t show is Molly’s. Harry sees her trying to get rid of a Boggart from 12 Grimmauld Place and witnesses her biggest fear: the death of everybody she holds dear. It’s a pretty shocking moment for the Boy Who Lived when he sees himself, Ron and Percy all dead right in front of his eyes. Fortunately, it’s not the real thing.

6 Arthur Left Fred’s Buttock ‘Never The Same’

Harry is overhearing a conversation between Severus Snape and Draco Malfoy in the Half-Blood Prince when he hears the words ‘Unbreakable Vow’ spoken out loud. Not knowing what this is, he confides in Ron. And, true to form, his friend explains precisely what this is.

While doing so, he also drops a funny story. Fred and George tried to get Ron to make one himself while they were young and, when Arthur finds out, he loses his temper (which is definitely rare for him). Ron says that Fred believes his left buttock has never been the same – so that must have been some punishment Mr Weasley dished out. Probably for the best this was never shown in a flashback…

5 Molly Didn’t Approve Of Fleur Marrying Bill

Molly is always lecturing her children about something. She’s certainly sweet but also pretty brutal, often having a go at her offspring even when in a good mood. She very much wears the trousers in The Burrow, with Arthur then softening whatever blows she dishes out.

Naturally, because of how protective she is, she doesn’t approve of Fleur Delacour marrying her oldest son Bill. Yet she changes her mind after he’s nearly mauled to death by the savage werewolf Fenrir Greyback and, after orginally thinking the former Triwizard Tournament contestant would turn her back on her future husband, is left shocked when she instead stands by him. The pair then patch up their differences and that paves the way for a much better relationship.

4 Ginny Got With Harry Thanks To Hermione

Ginny is somewhat underused in the Harry Potter movies. But it’s a different story in the books. And, in the Half-Blood Prince, she explains some useful advice from Hermione Granger that helped her finally secure the Boy Who Lived after many years of romantic lusting.

Ginny reveals that Hermione told her to stop being so nervous around Harry and to start dating other boys instead to rouse his attention. This, clearly, works. Harry ends up falling for Ginny halfway through his sixth year at the castle and, after biding his time, finally makes his move. He kisses her in front of Ron but, after a brief moment of shock, he gives his friend a look of ‘if you must’. That’s as good a seal of approval he was ever going to get.

3 Aunt Muriel Savaged Them All

Aunt Muriel makes a fleeting appearance in the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 blockbuster. She’s a cackling witch, taking great delight at speculation over the recently-deceased Albus Dumbledore and his mysterious past. In the books, however, far more is spoken about her – and her horrible way of saying things.

She treats Hermione with disdain when she learns of her muggle-born past, has a pop at Ginny Weasley for wearing a dress ‘far too low cut’ and says that George Weasley’s ears were ‘lopsided’ when he’s actually missing one. While she’s a complete hag, she does do one good thing: allowing family members to hide from Death Eaters in her home when they attempt to arrest them.

2 Charlie Weasley Went Back To Hogwarts Twice

Most people don’t return to Hogwarts after leaving, unless they’ve got a special reason to be there. But, out of all the characters in the Potter universe, Charlie is the only person to return on two separate occasions after his departure.

The first time is in the Sorcerer’s Stone, when he goes to the castle to retrieve Norberta the Dragon and whisk her away to Romania so she can get the care and attention she needs. And the second is in the Battle of Hogwarts itself, when he participates in the final showdown against Lord Voldemort and his horrible Death Eaters.

1 Percy And Ron See Fred Die

In the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 movie Fred Weasley appears to die alone. We don’t actually see it, instead getting a scene of him screaming in terror as a Death Eater closes in. Things are different in the source material, however, with Fred’s tragic death actually witnessed by brothers Ron and Percy.

He and Percy have just patched up their differences when there’s a huge explosion that sends them, as well as Ron and Harry, flying backwards. In the aftermath, everybody is horrified when Fred doesn’t awake having fallen down. It’s devastating to read and, out of all the deaths in the Harry Potter series, this is perhaps the most emotional of the lot.

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