37 Facts About Ron Weasley

Ronald Bilius Weasley is a fictional character in the Harry Potter series of novels by JK Rowling.

Ron Weasley is introduced in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone as a first-year student on his way to the wizarding school Hogwarts.

Ron Weasley is portrayed by Rupert Grint in all eight Harry Potter films.

Ron Weasley was one of the first Harry Potter characters that Rowling created.

Ron Weasley said the characters are fundamentally incompatible in some ways, but that their relationship might function with "a bit of counselling".

Ron Weasley is introduced in the first novel in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

Ron Weasley receives no answer because his letters are intercepted by Dobby the house-elf.

Ron Weasley becomes so concerned that he and his brothers Fred and George fly to Harry's house in their father's enchanted car.

When Harry and Ron Weasley are unable to board the train to Hogwarts, they take the flying car instead.

Ron Weasley receives a Howler from his mother, who berates him for taking the car.

Ron Weasley is forced to remain in the hospital wing of Hogwarts while Harry and Hermione travel back in time to rescue Sirius and the hippogriff Buckbeak.

Ron Weasley is in awe when he sees his favourite Quidditch player, Viktor Krum.

Ron Weasley is even more excited when Krum comes to Hogwarts to participate in the Triwizard Tournament.

At Christmas time, Ron Weasley attends the Yule Ball with Padma Patil.

Ron Weasley becomes very upset when he sees that Hermione's date to the Ball is Krum, and the two have a heated argument.

In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Ron Weasley is made a Gryffindor prefect.

Ron Weasley joins the Gryffindor Quidditch team as Keeper and helps Gryffindor win the Quidditch Cup.

Ron Weasley is injured during the fight, but makes a full recovery.

Ron Weasley becomes upset when he observes his younger sister Ginny kissing a boy, and Ginny reacts by pointing out that Ron has never been kissed.

Ron Weasley is taken to the hospital wing, where he is visited by a panic-stricken Hermione.

Ron Weasley said the events of Half-Blood Prince help the character to "grow up emotionally" and "make himself worthy of Hermione".

Ron Weasley finds Harry attempting to recover the Sword of Gryffindor from an icy pool and rescues him from drowning.

Harry forgives Ron Weasley for leaving and insists that he use the sword to destroy the locket.

Ron Weasley begins to worry about the fate of Hogwarts' elves.

Ron Weasley takes part in the Battle of Hogwarts, witnessing the death of his brother Fred, and teams up with Neville to defeat Fenrir Greyback.

Hermione is the Minister for Magic, while Ron manages Weasley's Wizard Wheezes with his brother George.

Ron Weasley falls in love with Padma Patil at the Yule Ball, with the result that Ron Weasley and Hermione never marry.

Ron Weasley auditioned after seeing a segment on the children's news programme, Newsround, inviting children to apply for the role.

Ron Weasley has the trademark red hair of the Weasleys, and is one of Harry's tallest schoolmates, even outgrowing some of his older brothers.

Ron Weasley is known for his humour, loyalty, readiness to defend his friends and his love of food.

When I questioned why he didn't do it, he said, 'I'm Ron Weasley; Ron Weasley wouldn't do it.

Ron Weasley was never strong footed, people see him mostly as Harry's friend; his mother had actually wanted a girl and in the last book he finally has to acknowledge his weaknesses.

Ron Weasley proves his bravery and magical ability several times, such as by playing 'real wizard's chess' in the first book, entering into the Forbidden Forest with Harry during the second book despite his arachnophobia, producing a full-corporeal Patronus Charm in the fifth book and even, in the seventh book, getting basilisk fangs from the Chamber of Secrets by mimicking Parseltongue without understanding it.

Whereas Harry is an orphan with more gold than he needs, Ron Weasley comes from a loving but poor family.

Ron Weasley is given his brother Charlie's old, chipped wand, which is made out of ash and has a unicorn hair sticking out of the end.

Ron Weasley's talents are rarely shown, but he, like the other DA members, survives a violent encounter with adult Death Eaters in Order of the Phoenix, and it is implied that during the Death Eater assault in Half-Blood Prince he held his own quite well because he was being helped by Felix Felicis, the good luck potion.

In Deathly Hallows, Ron Weasley loses his original wand, and takes Peter Pettigrew's wand for his own.