Arthur Weasley

* Head of the Office for the Detection and Confiscation of Counterfeit Defensive Spells and Protective Objects (formerly)
* Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement

### Loyalty

* Weasley Family
* Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
	+ Gryffindor
* Prewett Family
* Order of the Phoenix
* British Ministry of Magic
	+ Department of Magical Law Enforcement
		- Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office
		- Office for the Detection and Confiscation of Counterfeit Defensive Spells and Protective Objects
* Potter Family

"*Fascinating. Ingenious, really how many ways Muggles have found ways of getting along without magic.*"
— Arthur Weasley's fascination with Muggles and their technology

UNDER CONSTRUCTION: BIOGRAPHY, RELATIONSHIPS

**Arthur Weasley** (b. 6 February, 1950) was an English Pureblood wizard in the employ of the Ministry of Magic, as well as a member of the second Order of the Phoenix. He was a staunch believer in the equality of all magical and Muggle folk and was the head of the Weasley Family.

Arthur was born to Septimus and Cedrella Weasley (née Black) and had two brothers. He attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1961-1968 and was sorted into Gryffindor. Soon after graduating, Arthur married Molly Prewett. During the First Wizarding War, he and Molly have seven children: sons Bill, Charlie, Percy, twins Fred and George, and Ron, as well as their daughter Ginny. He was not a member of the Order of the Phoenix during this period, and it is unknown if he participated in any way in the First Wizarding War. At some point after graduating from Hogwarts, Arthur began working for the Ministry, in the Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office.

In 1996, he was promoted to the head of the Office for the Detection and Confiscation of Counterfeit Defensive Spells and Protective Objects by the new Minister for Magic Rufus Scrimgeour. When the Second Wizarding War began, Arthur joined the Order. While guarding the Department of Mysteries, he was attacked by Lord Voldemort's pet snake Nagini, but he made a full recovery. Arthur participated in the Battle of the Seven Potters (1997) and the Battle of Hogwarts (1998), in which he suffered the devastating loss of his son; however, he survived the war.

After the war, he saw his family expand even further with the addition of twelve grandchildren, through the marriage of many of his surviving children and returned as the Head of the Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office.

## Physical Appearance

Like many other members of the Weasley Family, Arthur had bright red hair, though he was balding by the early 1990s. He wore glasses and gad green eyes, and also possessed the tall, thin build inherited by his sons, Ron and Bill.

He also had visible marks somewhere on his body from a decent caning whilst at Hogwarts, for being late. The punishment was set by the caretaker at the time, Apollyon Pringle.

## Personality and Traits

"*That's what's held Arthur back at the Ministry, honest as the day is long, reliable, trustworthy and able... all qualities guaranteed to stop you moving forward at the Ministry these days.*"
— An attendee of the Wedding of William Weasley and Fleur Delacour regarding Arthur's positive qualities

In the wizarding world, Arthur Weasley was known for being a well-meaning, reasonable and competent every-man, trying to take care of his family and do the right thing. A man of principle, he was strongly opposed to the discrimination of Muggles, Muggleborns, Half-Bloods, Half-Breeds, and cursed beings such as werewolves, and did not think highly of those who subscribed to such intolerant beliefs, despite it being the prevailing views of so many of his fellow Purebloods. While this earned him the respect of his friends and family, others, such as Lucius Malfoy, considered him to be a "blood traitor," and a "*disgrace to the name of wizard*." The latter, however, he never truly took to heart, as his opinion about what disgraced the name of wizard differed greatly from theirs.

**Molly Weasley**: "*Your sons flew that car to Harry's house and back last night! What have you got to say about that, eh?*"
**Arthur Weasley**: "*Did you really? Did it go all right? I - I mean, that - that was very wrong, boys - very wrong indeed...*"
— Arthur showing a supportive attitude towards his children's mischief-making

While Arthur Weasley was often seen as "*fun*" in the earlier years, with the return of Lord Voldemort and the gathering crisis in the wizarding world he shouldered a role of increasing challenges, assuming duties within the Order of the Phoenix in addition to new responsibilities at the Ministry. He was protective of Harry, and at times assumed a father-like role, a position previously occupied by Harry's godfather, Sirius Black, and by Albus Dumbledore. He was a man of principle and remained loyal to Dumbledore, even though this impeded his advancement in the Ministry of Magic and cost him the respect of Percy, who also worked at the Ministry but agreed more strongly with the policies of the Minister for Magic.

A devoted father, Arthur was the more laid-back parent than his wife, but was nevertheless very protective of them, and loved his own flesh and blood so much that the only times he was seen to lose control of himself was when any of his children were hurt. In addition, he could also get just as angry at them as his wife if they did something very seriously bad; an example of this was when he went berserk on catching Fred and George trying to trick Ron into making an Unbreakable Vow, a potentially lethal act of magic, and his reaction was so pronouncedly different from his usual temperament that Ron still recalled it over a decade later and Fred swore at least one part of his anatomy was never the same since.

"*But you're Muggles! We must have a drink! What's what you've got there? Oh, you're changing Muggle money. Molly, look!*"
— Arthur Weasley's fascination with Muggles

Arthur was fascinated at how Muggles were able to go about their lives without magic. Whenever he found himself in close proximity to them, he had a hard time containing his enthusiasm. During Harry's stays at the Burrow, he liked to sit next to Harry, in order to ask him questions about living with them adnd and had at various times attempted to engage the Dursleys in conversation about electricity. In 1992, when he learned Harry had never travelled by the Floo Network, he joyfully began to ask about the "*escapators*" in the London Underground. When the Weasleys and Harry met Hermione Granger in Diagon Alley that same year, Arthur was ecstatic to meet Hermione's parents, both Muggles, who were exchanging money at Gringotts. While the other family members went shopping for school supplies, Arthur insisted on taking Mr and Mrs Granger for a drink in the Leaky Cauldron.

"*They run off eckeltricity, do they? Ah yes, I can see the plugs. I collect plugs. And batteries. Got a very large collection of batteries. My wife thinks I'm mad, but there you are.*"
— Arthur to Muggle Vernon Dursley regarding Muggle appliances

In addition to his Ford Anglia, Arthur also collected a number of other Muggle items. He had a large collection of plugs and batteries, as well as other undisclosed items in his shed. After successfully transporting Harry to The Burrow in the aftermath of the Battle of the Seven Potters, Arthur showed Harry the remains of Sirius' motorcycle and told him he was eager to learn how the brakes worked and that he also wanted to put it back together when Molly was not around. In time, Arthur did put it back together and returned it to Harry. When given the chance to use matches to light a bonfire, Arthur enjoyed it immensely, even though he was not successful.

Because of his fondness for Muggles, in 1992, he drafted a proposition for the Ministry called the Muggle Protection Act. Many Pureblood wizards took offence to this, and Lucius Malfoy attempted to sabotage Arthur's plans; by planting Riddle's diary on Arthur's daughter, he hoped to discredit Arthur and bury the legislation. So adamant in protecting Muggles, he was outraged at Fred and George's prank on Dudley Dursley, even though the twins did not target Dudley because he was a Muggle, but rather he was a horrible boy.

When he took his family, Hermione, Flick and Hermione to the Quidditch World Cup in 1994, he was adamant about remaining incognito. He insisted on putting up their tents by hand and cooking their food outside with a fire. While somewhat familiar with the concept, he had trouble with a Muggle matchbox; he would light a match and subsequently drop it in surprise. In the end, he managed to get the fire lit with Hermione's help and seemed to have a great time. When Death Eaters started a riot after the cup, Arthur was one of the people who acted to protect Muggle victims.

His wall in the Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office was covered with Muggle pictures, including several of Muggle cars (one of which was a disassembled motor), Muggle post boxes, which he appeared to have cut out of a Muggle's children's book, and a diagram of how to wire a plug. His greatest ambition was to find out how Muggles were able to keep aeroplanes airborne. Arthur's love of engineering and Muggle technology was inherited by his sons Fred and George in that they too possessed Arthur's ingenuity and almost compulsive need to invent or modify things from their intended purposes, resulting in many of the twins' joke items.

## Magical Abilities and Skills

**Molly Weasley**: "*Imagine a wizarding buying a rusty old car and telling his wife all he wanted to do with it was take it apart to see how it worked, when really he was enchanting it to make it fly.*"
**Arthur Weasley**: "*Well, dear, I think you'll find that he would be quite within the law to do that, even if - er - he maybe would have done better to, um, tell his wife the truth... there's a loophope in the law, you'll find... as long as he wasn't intending to fly the car, the fact that the car could fly wouldn't-*"
— Arthur defending his creation of a flying car to his wife

* **Charms**: Arthur was shown to be particularly gifted with charm-work, having placed various charms, spells, and enchantments on Muggle objects. For example, he once charmed a Ford Anglia car to be able to fly and become invisible. With help from Hagrid, Arthur also enchanted Sirius' flying motorcycle, enabling it to produce fire like that of a dragon's as a weapon, and a brick wall as a defence from the tail-pipe. Arthur was also able to conjure a corporeal Patronus in the form of a Weasel, which is an extremely advanced and powerful piece of magic as well as proof of superior magical ability. As a member of the Order of the Phoenix, he was able to send messages using his Patronus. Arthur was also highly proficient with the Memory Charm, having used it to erase the memories of Muggles who had unwittingly witnessed magic, as part of his career duties with the Ministry.
* **Nonverbal Magic**: Arthur was capable of casting spells without speaking their incantations aloud, having been able to effective perform a non-verbal *Oculus Reparo* on Harry Potter's broken glasses in 1992, which testifies to him being a powerful wizard as non-verbal magic was very difficult.
* **Transfiguration**: Arthur was shown to be skilled in this department of magic to a high level, given how he was able to effectively perform conjuration, which is a highly advanced and difficult branch of transfiguration. He conjured candles to light up the Burrow garden one summer evening, and conjured several chairs for his family when they came to visit him at St Mungo's, both with seemingly little effort.
* **Duelling**: Arthur was shown to be a very proficient duellist. He was fully confident that he could match his rival Lucius Malfoy (a notably skilled duellist himself) in skill if not defeat him. When the Death Eaters attacked the 1994 Quidditch World Cup, he helped the Ministry chase of the Death Eaters and did not suffer any injuries from the incident. He was chosen as one of the protectors during the Battle of the Seven Potters where he survived unscathed, most likely defeating several Death Eaters in the process or at least holding them at bay. Later during the Battle of Hogwarts, he was chosen to lead one of the teams of combatants onto the grounds, and at one point engages in a fierce duel with a Death Eater where he likely emerged victorious. Later on, along with his son, Percy, he took down the Imperius Pius Thicknesse in the latter half of the battle, and emerged as one of the survivors of the Second Wizarding War.
* **Apparition**: Like most adult wizards, Arthur was capable of Apparating successfully at will. He usually Apparated to work at the British Ministry of Magic Headquarters.
* **Mechanical Skills**: Due to Arthur's interest in Muggle technology, particularly automobiles, Arthur developed quite a bit of skill in repairing Muggle machinery in his spare time. Along with his flying car, Arthur made several mechanical and magical modifications to Sirius Black's motorcycle. Though the bike was severely damaged during the Battle of the Seven Potters, he managed to repair the vehicle to perfect working order, which he then later returned to Harry. He likely improved his skills significantly during this little sojourn into automotive engineering and learned a great deal from it.
* **Muggle Knowledge**: As stated above, unlike most of the wizarding community, Arthur Weasley was fascinated by Muggles and the Muggle world; he spent his whole life studying Muggles' way of life anc acquired an acceptable, although almost purely theoretical, knowledge of their world, even if he still had some gaps (for instance, he had troubles with the Muggle monetary system, particularly with banknotes). However, he learned how to drive a car.
* **Legal Skills**: Working at the Ministry of Magic, Arthur developed a good knowledge of Magical Law. Specifically referring to his area of specialisation, Muggles, he notably helped to draft a Muggle Protection Act and wrote the law regarding ownership of charmed objects, and when Ali Bashir wanted to import flying carpets into the country, Arthur sent him an owl to inform him that the Ministry had outlawed flying carpets in Great Britain, as they were defined as a Muggle Artefact by the Registry of Proscribed Charmable Objects. As he was later promoted to Head of Department, he likely had a considerable, well-rounded understanding of wizarding law overall.

## Possessions

* **Wand**: Arthur was chosen by a wand of unknown materials.
* **Shed**: He owned a shed which he kept on the grounds of the Burrow.
* **Muggle Artefacts**: In the family shed, he kept an impressive collection of Muggle artefacts. He also collected plugs.
* **Ford Anglia (formerly)**: Among his Muggle artefacts was a Ford Anglia, which he enchanted to make it fly. When his son Ron and Harry Potter flew it to Hogwarts in 1992, it escaped into the Forbidden Forest on its own.