What You Need To Know About Ron Weasley

• Ron never received a seventh year of education at Hogwarts. Instead, he moved on to become an Auror 
• At some point Ron also worked with George at Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, which became a huge success.
• Ron married Hermione, and the couple had two children: Rose and Hugo. 
• Ron is the godfather of Harry and Ginny's oldest son, James Sirius.  
• Ron considered his appearance in Chocolate Frog Cards as the best thing he had ever achieved. 
• Ron was one of the few characters who was created before J. K. Rowling began writing the series.  
• Rowling described Ron's Patronus (Jack Russell Terrier) as a really sentimental choice on her part 
• Ron is related to Draco Malfoy distantly; his paternal grandmother was a Black, who are related to the Malfoys through Narcissa's marriage to Lucius, Draco's father.  
• Rowling stated that at a time she had considered killing one of three members of the Trio, specifically Ron. 
• Harry and Ron will never read Hogwarts, a History in their entire life.
• JKR has said that the surname Weasley is derived from the weasel, which according to her, has a bad reputation as an unfortunate in Britain.  
• Ron Weasley was inspired by Rowling's best friend Sean Harris.
• JKR wanted to show, through Ron, how hard it is not to have any money when other people do.
• His work in the Ministry, along with Harry's, revolutionised the Auror department, and, along with Hermione, they helped make a new world for the wizarding community.
• Ron was chosen by IGN as their third favourite Harry Potter character, who said that Ron's status as comic relief made him "instantly endearing" and that his frustration and flirtation with Hermione Granger was a "highlight".

What Happened This Day??

In 1962: 
Predrag Bjelac, the actor who played Igor Karkaroff in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, was born.

In 1997: 

• Harry Potter got a note from Dumbledore, telling him they were to seek out a Horcrux
• Harry met Sybill Trelawney, who revealed to him that Severus Snape was the one who overheard the Prophecy and told part of its contents to Voldemort
• Harry traveled with Dumbledore to a seaside cave and retrieved the false Horcrux, while attacked by Inferi. 
• Dumbledore was confronted by Draco Malfoy and Death Eaters atop the Astronomy Tower
• Severus Snape killed Albus Dumbledore
• McGonagall and the Heads of House considered closing Hogwarts.
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was published by Bloomsbury. 

In 2009: 
The video game adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was released.

What You Need To Know About Harry Potter

• The Potters were an old, very wealthy pure-blood family, and Harry inherited much of his wealth from his parents. 
• Harry and Tom Riddle were very distant relatives as both of them were the descendants of Peverell Brothers.  
• Harry was distantly related, on his father's side, to the Blacks, Malfoys, Weasleys, Longbottoms, and almost all other pure-blood families 
• Harry didn't finish his 7th year at Hogwarts along with Ron. Hermione did by joining in Ginny's school year.  
• When Voldemort destroyed the Horcrux that was Harry, Harry Potter lost the ability to speak Parseltongue 
• After the war, Harry became an Auror at the Ministry of Magic.
• New Minister Kingsley Shacklebolt permitted those who had fought in the battle to become Aurors without getting their N.E.W.T.s.
• In 2007, Harry became youngest head of the Auror Office at the age of 27.  
• Harry helped to reform the Ministry along with Ron, who was also an Auror, and Hermione, who was ranked high up in the ministry. 
• Harry, Ron, and Hermione were featured on Chocolate Frog Cards for their accomplishments  
• Harry aided in the care of his godson, Teddy Lupin, thus fulfilling his role that his own godfather, Sirius Black, never got to play. 
• By 2017, Harry had married Ginny Weasley and had three children: James Sirius, Albus Severus & Lily Luna.  
• Harry ensured that Severus Snape's portrait was hung in the Headmaster's office at Hogwarts after his death. 
• Harry made occasional visits to Hogwarts to give lectures to the students on Defence Against the Dark Arts.  
• Harry made peace with Draco Malfoy, something that his father and his friends were never able to do with Severus Snape. 
• J. K. Rowling stated that 'Harry' had always been one of her favourite boy's names  
• JKR has liked the name Potter since childhood, as a family that had lived near her carried this surname. 
• Harry's birthday of 31 July is also the birthday of J. K. Rowling.  
• J. K. Rowling has said that Harry could have beaten Hermione in a magical duel halfway through Prisoner of Azkaban. 
• Harry Potter is still the only wizard to this day that has had all three Unforgivable Curses cast on him and survived.  
• J.K. Rowling has said that because of the demands of his life, Harry has had less sexual experience than boys of his age might have had.
• J.K. Rowling had Harry survive is because she values those who rebuild after a war, modelling Harry on war veterans.