Fred Weasley

### Died

2 May, 1998 (age 20), Seventh-floor corridor, Hogwarts Castle, Highlands, Scotland, Great Britain

### Also Known As

* Rodent (*Potterwatch*)
* Rapier (*Potterwatch*)
* Forge
* Harry Potter (under disguise of Polyjuice)
* Freddie (by Bellatrix Lestrange, Felicity Black and George Weasley

## Affiliation

### Loyalty

* Weasley family
* Prewett family
* Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

	+ Gryffindor
	+ Gryffindor Quidditch Team
* Dumbledore's Army
* Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes
* Order of the Phoenix
* Potterwatch

"*The thing about growing up with Fred and George, is that you sort of start thinking anything's possible if you've got enough nerve.*"
— Ginny Weasley, about the twins' audacity and boldness

**Fred Weasley I** (1 April, 1978 - 2 May, 1998), an English Pureblood wizard, was the fourth son and the middle child, the most daring and dominant among the twins of Arthur Weasley and Molly Weasley (née Prewett), younger brother to Bill, Charlie and Percy, and older brother of Ron and Ginny, and older twin brother and best friend to George Weasley. Fred's first few years were marked by the height of the First Wizarding War and when Lord Voldemort fell for the first time.

He attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1989-1996 and was sorted into Gryffindor House. Both he and his twin brother were popular students, known for their sense of humour, pranks, and were also Beaters for the Gryffindor Quidditch Team. In their seventh year, they joined Dumbledore's Army, an organisation taught and led by Harry Potter.

A born prankster and inventor, Fred left Hogwarts shortly prior to graduation to become a successful entrepreneur, alongside his twin brother, George, and opened the joke shop Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes at 93 Diagon Alley. Fred was also a member of the Order of the Phoenix; he fought in the Battle of the Seven Potters (1997) and was a commentator for *Potterwatch* during the height of the Second Wizarding War. Fred participated in the Battle of Hogwarts (1998), defending the castle's passageways with his twin. While fighting alongside his brother, Percy, he was killed in an explosion by an unknown Death Eater.

## Biography

### Early Life (1971-1989)

"*If you must know, when I was three, Fred turned my - my teddy bear into a great big filthy spider because I broke his toy broomstick [...]*"
— Ron Weasley explaining the origin of his arachnophobia

Appropriately enough, Fred Weasley, along with his identical twin George, was born on 1 April, 1978 (April Fool's Day) to Arthur and Molly Weasley. Fred was born first. He was raised at his family home of The Burrow, near Ottery St Catchpole in Devon, England. In addition to his twin brother, Fred had three older brothers, Bill, Charlie and Percy, and two younger siblings, Ron and Ginny. The Weasley family was poor, but loving.

Fred and George enjoyed making mischief from a young age, and were quite a handful for their parents. It was not uncommon for explosions to be heard coming from the bedroom the two shared. They also greatly enjoyed teasing their brothers Percy and Ron. At once point, they even used their family's pet Puffskein for Bludger practice. At the age of five, Fred transformed Ron's teddy bear into a giant spider, sparking his arachnophobia, after Ron broke his toy broomstick. Also around that age, he gave Ron an Acid Pop, which burnt a hole through his tongue. When they were seven years old, Fred and George nearly succeeded in getting Ron to make an Unbreakable Vow until their father found them; he was so angry that Fred later said "*his* (Fred's) *left buttock has never been the same since*." One Christmas, Fred and George set off a Dungbomb under the chair of their great-aunt Muriel during a family dinner. The elderly witch most likely wrote the twins out of her will for this stunt, and stopped attending Christmas celebrations at the Burrow, for which all the Weasley children were thankful.

### Hogwarts Years (1989-1996)

**Molly Weasley**: "*Now, you two - this year, you behave yourselves. If I get one more owl telling me you've - you've blown up a toilet or-*"
**Fred and George**: "*Blown up a toilet? We've never blown up a toilet. Great idea though, thanks, Mum.*"
— Molly regarding the twins troublemaking ways at Hogwarts

#### First Year

Fred was educated at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1989-1996, and was Sorted into Gryffindor House. He was very popular among the Gryffindors in school, and he and George were well known for their sense of humour and pranks. The twins even set up their own joke shop in the disused bathroom on the seventh floor. Among Fred's many friends were: Lee Jordan, Angelina Johnson, Alicia Spinnet, Oliver Wood and Katie Bell. During their first year at Hogwarts, Fred and George swiped the Marauder's Map from Argus Filch's office.