Mister Charles Weasley

> How's yer brother Charlie? I liked him a lot — great with animals.
>
> Rubeus Hagrid's opinion of Charlie, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

**Charles** **"Charlie" Weasley** (b. ***12 December*** ***1972***) was an ***English*** ***pure-blood*** wizard, the second eldest son of Arthur and Molly Weasley Template:C, younger brother of ***Bill Weasley*** and the elder brother of Percy, the late ***Fred***, ***George***, Ron, and Ginny.

## Physical description

### Gender

Male

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He attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1984 to 1991 and was sorted into Gryffindor House. He was both a Prefect and Quidditch Captain during his time at school, after which he went to study ***dragons*** in ***Romania***.
Charlie survived the Second Wizarding War and continued his work with ***dragon***s. He never married and had no children, but through his siblings and their respective marriages, he had many nieces and nephews.

## Biography

### Early life Template:C

> My brother Charlie was always more of an outdoor type, so he went for Care of Magical Creatures...
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> Percy Weasley regarding his older brother, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Charles Weasley was the second of seven children born to Arthur and Molly Weasley. He was a child during the height of the First Wizarding War. In the fighting, his maternal uncles, ***Fabian*** and ***Gideon Prewett***, both members of the Order of the Phoenix, were murdered fighting ***Antonin Dolohov*** and four other ***Death Eaters***. While he was still a child, the wizarding world became peaceful again (for a time) after Lord Voldemort's first defeat on 31 October 1981.

Charlie and his five brothers — Bill, Percy, Fred, George, and Ron — as well as his younger sister, Ginny, grew up in the Burrow on the outskirts of ***Ottery St Catchpole*** in ***Devon***, ***England***. Like all his siblings, he was home educated in reading, writing, and simple maths by his mother.

The Weasley family was not wealthy compared to other wizarding families. Many other ***pure-blood*** families, particularly the ***Malfoys***, disdained them for their "*blood traitor*", pro-Muggle beliefs and their lack of wealth. They tried their best to make up for this with their love. It can be assumed that Charlie had a fairly happy childhood, as all the Weasley siblings did.

Charlie showed a keen interest in ***dragons*** from a young age. During a game of truth-or-dare with friends sometime during in ***1989–1990***, ***Bill Weasley*** revealed that, in his youth, Charlie used to try and turn the family pets into dragons. Since this was before he started at Hogwarts and knew any spells, he would settle on sticking paper wings on Scabbers using Spellotape and on making Errol fly around with a dragon mask, and then following them around while jotting down his "*observations of dragon behaviour*".

### Studying dragons Template:C

> Keep back there, Hagrid! They can shoot fire at a range of twenty feet, you know! I've seen this Horntail do forty!
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> Charlie Weasley regarding the dragons for the First Task, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

After leaving school, Charlie went to ***Romania*** to study ***dragon***s. At some point, he acquired a new wand, and his old wand was passed down to his youngest brother, Ron. However, many of his peers believed that, had he chosen to, he could have played Quidditch professionally and would have been good enough to play for the ***English national side***.

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At Christmas in 1991, Charlie was visited by his parents and his sister, Ginny. During the early part of 1992, Charlie received a letter from Ron, asking for help in getting rid of a baby dragon Rubeus Hagrid acquired off a man in a pub. The dragon, a ***Norwegian Ridgeback*** named ***Norbert***, was being illegally kept, but Ron — along with his friends Harry Potter and Hermione Granger — did not want their friend to get into trouble. Charlie, who had always got on well with Hagrid because of their shared love of dragons, agreed to help and arranged for ***some of his friends*** to pick up Norbert and deliver him to the dragon sanctuary in Romania where he worked.

## Physical description

Charlie was short and stocky, and he had muscled arms. His face was weather beaten from working outdoors and was so freckled that he looked tanned. His fingers were usually covered in calluses and blisters, and, on one occasion during the summer of 1994, he had a large shiny burn on one of his arms. Like all the Weasley family, Charlie had red hair. It is possible he had long(ish) hair, as in 1997, on the day of Harry's seventeenth birthday, Molly forcefully cut his hair "*brutally short*".

## Personality and traits

> Dragons are all I care about. Who has time for dating when there are so many dragons to study?
>
> Charlie Weasley explaining his love of dragons to Jacob's sibling, Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery

Charlie was described by his brother Percy as being "*always more of an outdoor type*." During his years at Hogwarts, Charlie liked animals and magical creatures; he later went to ***Romania*** in order to study about dragons. He also appeared to be friendly with his siblings, Rubeus Hagrid, and Harry Potter, but he did not like the fact that his mother used to cut his hair short.

Charlie was also brave, as he was sorted into Gryffindor house and fought in the ***Battle of Hogwarts*** against Voldemort. During his Hogwarts years also he participated in many dangerous adventures. After the war, Charlie did not marry or have his own family.

He was slightly clumsy at times, for example he had knocked over an expensive display at the ***Zonko's Joke Shop***, and only a few days later fell from a ladder while decorating the Hogwarts Great Hall.

He was cool-natured, but didn't like it when people teased him about his obsession with dragons, which was seen when he left his group at the ***Romanian Dragon Sanctuary*** and almost got killed by a Hungarian Horntail. He displayed extreme bravery as well during that time, and was sorry for losing his temper.

## Magical abilities and skills

> I wouldn't be surprised if you turn out better than Charlie Weasley, and he could have played for England if he hadn't gone off chasing dragons.
>
> Oliver Wood commenting on Charlie's and Harry Potter's flying skills, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

* ***Care of Magical Creatures***: Charlie was revealed to have taken the subject of Care of Magical Creatures during his Hogwarts years. It appeared that he was particularly talented in the subject, for even Rubeus Hagrid (who himself had remarkable skills in handling magical creatures) commented that Charlie was *"great with animals"*. After graduating from Hogwarts, Charlie went to ***Romania***, studying ***dragons***, which was proof of his talent in ***Magizoology***, given how dragons were incredibly powerful and dangerous ***beasts*** to handle. Charlie earned an ***O.W.L.*** in the subject at Hogwarts and continued studying it further at ***N.E.W.T.*** level. He was skilled enough with dragon handling, that he helped to handle them during the ***Triwizard Tournament***.
* **Flying**: During his Hogwarts years, Charlie was the Captain as well as ***Seeker*** of the Gryffindor Quidditch team. He was an excellent Quidditch player, having helped Gryffindor win the Quidditch Cup many times. ***Oliver Wood*** also claimed that Charlie could have played for ***England***'s national team if he wanted to, showing him to have been a highly talent and accomplished broomstick flyer.
* **Duelling**: Charlie was shown to have considerable skill as a duellist, given how he participated in and survived the final fight in the ***Battle of Hogwarts***, showing him to have had much proficiency and skill in martial magic.
* **Apparition**: Like most adult wizards, Charlie could apparate at will. He learned how to apparate successfully after passing his Apparition test for the second time.
* **Charms**: Charlie was competent with the casting of charms, such as with the Levitation Charm and Exploding Charm. Charlie gained an O.W.L. in the ***subject*** at Hogwarts and studied it further at N.E.W.T. level. He was also able to produce a non-corporeal Patronus, a mark of superior magical ability given the immense difficulty of casting the charm.
* ***History of Magic***: Charlie was knowledgeable about wizarding history, as he earned an O.W.L. in the subject of History of Magic at Hogwarts, and continued it further at N.E.W.T. level.
* **Muggle Studies**: Charlie learned much about ***Muggle*** artefacts from his father. He earned an ***O.W.L.*** in Muggle Studies and took the subject at ***N.E.W.T.*** level.
* **Tracking**: Charlie had a talent for tracking the movements of magical creatures. At some point during his student years, he 'got it in his head' that he would be able to catch a ***dragon*** in the ***Forbidden Forest***. Bill attributed the fact that they neither starved or were attacked by any of the dangerous creatures dwelling in the woods due to Charlie's tracking skills.
* **Social networking**: Charlie had very strong connections with foreign wizards and magical creatures, along with the ones he had with wizards and magical creatures in ***Britain***. This was first evident when Charlie had some of his friends bring ***Norbert*** to him from Hagrid, Harry, Ron, and Hermione, despite the risks involved with it. Due to these skills, Dumbledore gave Charlie the task of recruiting foreign wizards into the Order of the Phoenix. Charlie's social networking skills later allowed him to gather reinforcements to fight against Voldemort's forces, an act which would later prove to be vital for Voldemort's ***final defeat*** and ending the war.

## Possessions

* **First wand**: Charlie owned an Ash wand with a unicorn hair core. His younger brother Ron used this wand from 1991 to 1993.
* **Messenger bag**: Charlie owned a messenger bag which he used at school. The messenger bag had a silver dragon head on the strap.
* **Prefect badge**: Having been made prefect in his fifth year at Hogwarts, Charlie owned a Gryffindor prefect badge, which he wore during his formal prefect duties.
* **Hebridean Black scale**: At some point before their sixth year, Jacob's sibling gave him a Hebridean Black scale.
* *Crup***py**: Charlie owned and raised a Cruppy he named Dragon.
* **Second wand**: Charlie owned another wand from at least 1991.
* **Fireproof balaclava**: Charlie had a fireproof balaclava which he used at work.

## Relationships

### Family

#### Weasley family

 File:Weasley family.png  Charlie had a good relationship with his family. Arthur and Molly Weasley both were ***pure-blood*** wizards who loved their children very much and cared about them.

#### Harry Potter

> You're tied in first place, Harry! You and Krum! Listen, I've got to run, I've got to go and send Mum an owl, I swore I'd tell her what happened — but that was unbelievable!
>
> Charlie complimenting Harry on his First Task performance, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

 File:POA promo closeup Harry Potter 01.jpg  Harry Potter first heard of Charlie in 1991, during his first year at Hogwarts. Harry heard many times that Charlie was a great Quidditch player and was very happy when he and his team lived up to Charlie's reputation. Eventually, Harry became an excellent player and Seeker for the Gryffindor Quidditch team, like Charlie.

#### Nieces and nephews

After the Second Wizarding War, Charlie had many nieces and nephews, through the Weasley family; Bill and Fleur's children: Victoire, Dominique, and Louis; Percy and Audrey's children: Molly and Lucy; George and Angelina's children: Fred II and Roxanne; Ron and Hermione's children: Rose and Hugo Granger-Weasley|Hugo; and Ginny and Harry's children: James, Albus, and Lily. It is very likely that Charlie had a good relationship with all of them.

### Rubeus Hagrid

> How's yer brother Charlie? I liked him a lot — great with animals.
>
> Hagrid asking Ron about this brother Charlie, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

### Order of the Phoenix

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Charlie became a member of the Order of the Phoenix during the Second Wizarding War. However, it is possible that he had not met all the members of the order, as he lived in ***Romania***, leading reinforcements for the order. Charlie had already known ***Nymphadora Tonks*** during his school years, as they were in the same year and were both members of the ***Circle of Khanna***. It is possible that he knew some other members, such as ***Remus Lupin***, ***Alastor Moody***, and ***Kingsley Shacklebolt***, as Lupin attended Bill and Fleur's wedding with Charlie, and Charlie's father always spoke highly of Moody.

## Etymology

The name "Charles" comes from the Germanic name Karl, which was derived from a Germanic word which meant "man". However, an alternative theory states that it is derived from the common Germanic element hari meaning "army, warrior".

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## Notes and references

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1. ↑ Template:WWHP (see this image)
2. ↑ MuggleNet Birthday Archive
3. ↑ J.K. Rowling Official Site via Internet Archive: Charlie is seven years older than Ron, who was born in 1980.
4. ↑ Hogwarts Mysteries - Charlie is in the same year as Nymphadora Tonks who also had to be born between 1 September 1972 and 31 August 1973 to graduate in 1991 and obtain her three years of Auror training by the summer of 1994.
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7. ↑ *J.K. Rowling: A Year in the Life*
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14. ↑ Template:HPM - When asked, J. K. Rowling said he was not gay despite his lack of interest in women, instead preferring to continue studying dragons.

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