Claim: Harry Potter is a series of books written by J K Rowling.

Ronald Bilius `` Ron '' Weasley is a fictional character in J. K. Rowling 's Harry Potter series . His first appearance was in the first book of the series , Harry Potter and the Philosopher 's Stone as the best friend of Harry Potter and Hermione Granger . He is a member of the Weasley family , a pure blood family , who reside in `` The Burrow '' outside Ottery St. Catchpole . Along with Harry and Hermione , he is a member of the Gryffindor house . Ron is present in most of the action throughout the series .