Lily M. Weasley

## Lily Molly Weasley

**Lily Molly Weasley** (b. 16 October, 1999) was an English half-blood witch, the eldest child of George and Fiona Weasley (née Potter). Lily is four years older than her brother and sister, Fred Lee and Dora Harriet, and seven years older than her youngest sister, Minerva Celestia. Her godparents, as well as her uncle and aunt are Harry and Ginny Potter (née Weasley).

Lily was named in honor of her late maternal grandmother Lily Potter and her paternal grandmother Molly Weasley. In 2011, she began attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and was sorted into Gryffindor House.

## Biography

Lily Molly Weasley was born on 16 October 1999 to George and Aurora Weasley as their eldest child. She has four younger siblings: Fred Lee, Dora Harriet, and Minerva Celestia Weasley.

On 1 September, 2011, Lily began to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and was sorted into Gryffindor.

In 2017, Lily began her final year at Hogwarts while Minerva started her first year. Contemporaries at school include her other siblings, Fred and Dora, her cousins, Victoire and Rose Granger-Weasley, and James and Albus Potter, and Scorpius Malfoy, though they were all in different years.

## Physical Appearance

Lily inherited her parents' red hair but has blue eyes, a physical trait she shared with her uncle Ron. It is said she looks more like George than Fiona.

## Personality and Traits

Lily was very much like her mother. She's very intellectual, soft-spoken, and a hard-working student. According to her siblings, she was also a goody two shoes and never got in trouble. In her last year at Hogwarts, she becomes Head Girl.

She also seems to be caring and protective towards her younger siblings and cousins. She seems to be closer towards her younger sister, Minerva, although it did take some time for her to accept that Minerva was sorted into Slytherin.

## Relationships

### Family

#### The Weasleys

Lily had a strong relationship with both her parents, though she seemed to more closer to Fiona. George was very protective of her, since she was the eldest. Though she shares the same physical appearance as George, she had the same personality as her mother. She looked up to both her parents and wanted to make them both proud of her.

As the eldest of her three other siblings, she tends to look after them during school and when their parents are out. Out of her siblings, she seems to be the closest towards her youngest sister, Minerva. She seems to get along with the twins but does get annoyed when they prank someone or herself. Although she and Minerva were close, she had a hard time accepting that Minerva was sorted into Slytherin.

She seems to have a good relationship with her uncle Ron and aunt Hermione, though she's more close towards Hermione. She also has two cousins, Rose Granger-Weasley, who is the same age as Ruby, and Hugo Granger-Weasley.

#### The Potters

Lily has a strong relationship with her uncle Harry as he is her godfather and has a close relationship with her aunt Ginny, who was her godmother. She looks up to both of them.

She seems to be close with her cousins, James Sirius, Albus Severus, and Fiona Hermione Potter, though James is closer in age with Fred and Dora, and Albus is closer in age with Minerva and Rose. However, her cousins all look up to her.

### Teddy Lupin

Teddy is her mother and uncle's godson. He lives with them since Fiona and George became his legal guardians. As they are only two years apart, the two are very close friends and she shared her younger siblings' and cousins' desire for Teddy to become a member of the Weasley-Potter family.

## Etymology

Lily was named after both of her grandmothers, Lily Potter and Molly Weasley. Fiona and George both agreed on the name since she is named after both of their mothers, both of whom were very loving and caring.

* The name *Lily* comes from the name of the flower, which is a symbol of purity. Specifically, the lily is often associated with the Virgin Mary; one type of flower is known as the Madonna lily. Greek mythology also links lilies to the Muses and to the goddess Hera, and the flowers continue to be representative of purity and love in Europe. In Chinese, the lily is a play on words for "forever in love", and the flowers were thought to be capable of averting evil.
* *Molly* is a diminutive form of *Mary*, the English form of the Hebrew name *Miryam*, the meaning of which is unknown, though theories include "sea of bitterness", "rebelliousness", "wished for child", and "beloved"
* *Weasley*is the surname of Lily's father's side.

## Behind the Scenes

* Molly C. Quinn portrays Lily Weasley in **The Potter Twins and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2**. She is one of the few American actresses to appear in the films. Other Americans were Emily Hart and Eleanor Columbus.
* Lily is named after both her grandmothers'; Lily J. Potter and Molly Weasley.
* She is the second child out of George and Fiona's children to be introduced in books.