Arthur Weasley

**Arthur Septimus Weasley** (February 6, 1950-November 4, 2034) was a pureblood wizard who fought in both the first and second wizarding wars. He went to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1961 to 1968, he was sorted into Gryffindor House. In 1969 he married fellow pureblood witch Molly Prewett and had seven children with her: Bill (1970), Charlie (1972), Percy (1976), Fred and George (1978), Ron (1980) and Ginny (1981).

## Early Life (1950-1961)

Arthur was born on February 6, 1950 in England. He was the eldest son of Septimus Weasley, the head of House Weasley and Cedrella Weasley, née Black. When he was 6, his parents had another son named Billius. He grew up surrounded by magic which probably sparked his interest in muggles. Arthur didn't know many of his mother's relatives as she had been disowned for marrying his father. He once met his aunt Callidora Longbottom, when his cousin Ophelia was born in 1952. He grew up loved and spoiled by his parents. On February 6, 1961, he received his Hogwarts Letter and was extremely excited about going to the school. In mid-August 1961, he went to Diagon Alley to get his school supplies, with his mother.

## Hogwarts (1961-1968)

On September 1, 1961 he took the Hogwarts Express for the first time and was sorted into Gryffindor House. In 1965 right before his fifth year he was named Prefect for Gryffindor. He was known to be an excellent student. In early 1966 he started dating his future wife Molly Prewett. In 1967, he was named Head Boy. Also in 1967 his younger brother Billius started going to Hogwarts and was sorted in Gryffindor. At the end of his seventh year he proposed to his girlfriend Molly. She said yes.

## Marriage and Children (1968-1981)

On June 28, 1969 Arthur and Molly married. She became Molly Weasley. A few months later, Arthur's father Septimus passed and Arthur had the oldest son became the Head of the House. Almost immediately after their marriage, the young couple started to try to have their first kid. In May 1970, Molly found out she was pregnant with their first child. On November 29, 1970, their eldest child and son was born. They named him William Arthur Weasley, nicknamed "Bill". They named Arthur's first cousin Alexander Longbottom and Molly's aunt by marriage Lucretia Prewett the godparents. In April 1972, they found out they were pregnant with their second child. On December 12, 1972, Molly gave birth to another child, they named Charles Septimus Weasley, nicknamed "Charlie". His godparents were Arthur's mother, Cedrella Weasley and Molly's uncle Percival Prewett. In January 1976, the couple found out they were pregnant with their third child. On August 22, 1976, their third son was born. They named him Percival Ignatius Weasley, nicknamed "Percy". They decided his godparents would be Andromed Tonks, one of Molly's best friends and Ted Tonks, Andromeda's husband. In October 1977, they found out they were expecting twins. On April 1, 1978, to Molly's displeasure both the twins were born male. They were named Frederick Gideon Weasley, nicknamed "Fred" and George Fabian Weasley. Their godparents were Molly's two brothers Fabian and Gideon Prewett. At that point they had five boys and Molly really wanted a girl. So they kept on trying. In September 1979, they found out they were expecting again. Molly was really hoping for a girl. On March 1, 1980, she gave birth to another boy. He was named Ronald Billius Weasley, nicknamed "Ron". His godparents were Arthur's brother Billius and the parent's mutual friend Alice Longbottom. They found out they were pregnant for the last time in February 1981. Finally to Molly's greatest pleasure she gave birth to a girl on August 11, 1981. They named her Ginerva Molly Weasley, nicknamed "Ginny". Her godparents were Frank Longbottom and Pandora Lovegood.

## Grandchildren (2000-2008)

In 1997, their eldest son Bill married french witch Fleur Delacour. Together they had three children, two girls and a boy: Victoire "Vicky" Gabrielle Weasley (2000), Dominique "Dom" Charlotte Weasley (2002) and Louis Guillaume Weasley (2004).

Their second oldest, Charlie, never married nor had children. He moved to Romania and became a dragonkeeper.

Their third oldest, Percy, married a muggle named Audrey Anderson in 1999. They had two daughters: Molly Cedrella Weasley II (2001) and Lucy Alexis Weasley (2007)

Their middle child, Fred, died in 1998 at the age of 20. He didn't have any issue.

Their third youngest, George, married pureblood witch Angelina Johnson, in 2000. They had a son and a daughter: Frederick "Fred" Lee Percival Weasley II (2001) and Roxanne "Roxy" Angela Katherine Weasley (2005).

Their second youngest, Ron, married muggleborn witch Hermione Granger, in 2003. They had a son and a daughter: Rose Olivia Granger-Weasley (2006) and Hugo Granger-Weasley (2008).

Their youngest and only daughter, Ginny, married half-blood wizard, Harry Potter in 2004. They had 2 sons and a daughter: James Sirius Potter II (2001), Albus Severus Potter (2006) and Lily Luna Potter II (2008).

In total Arthur and Molly have 12 grandchildren.

## Great-Grandchildren (2019-2048)

Their oldest grandchild, Vicky, married Teddy Lupin in 2019 and had five children with him: Myriam "Ria" Nymphadora Lupin (2019), Markus "Mark" Remus Lupin (2019), Julia Rose Lupin (2024), Marianne "Marie" Edwina Lupin (2027) and Donovan "Don" Victor Lupin (2030).

Their second oldest grandchild, Molly II, married Austin Wood, in 2025 and had 3 children with him: Kassandra "Kass" Audrey Wood (2028), Killian "Kyle" Arthur Wood (2034) and Katherine "Kat" Olivia Wood (2037).

Their third oldest grandchild, Fred II, married Alice Longbottom II, in 2022 and had 6 children with her: Francine "Frannie" Angel Weasley (2022), Jacob "Jack" Neville Weasley (2025), Louise "Lou" Maria Weasley (2029), Victoria "Tori" Hannah Weasley (2031), Sarah June Weasley (2034), James "Jaime" Frederick Weasley (2039).

Their fourth oldest grandchild, James II, married Eli Lockwood, in 2026 and had 4 children with them: Benjamin "Ben" Henry Potter (2027), Anna Elizabeth "Annabeth" Potter (2030), Alexandra "Alix" Lily Potter (2034) and William "Will" Albus Potter (2037).

Their fifth oldest grandchild, Dom, married Andy Hockley, in 2024 and had 2 children with her: Aryana "Arya" Fleur Hockley-Weasley (2030) and Jonathan "Jon" Andrew Hockley-Weasley (2033).

Their sixth oldest grandchild, Louis, married Mickey Erikson, in 2027 and had 3 children with him: Maxime "Max" Mikhailo Erikson-Weasley (2029), Melanie "Mellie" Molly Erikson-Weasley (2036) and Matthew "Matt" Milo Erikson-Weasley (2040).

Their sixth youngest grandchild, Roxy, married Mark Zabini, in 2032 and had 5 children with him: Zoë Angelina Zabini (2033), Zachary "Zack" Blaise Zabini (2038), Zion Septimus Zabini (2040), Zara Frederica Zabini (2042) and Zander "Zane" Alexei Zabini (2043).

Their fifth youngest grandchild, Rose, married Daisy Gardner, in 2035 and had a son with her: Patrick "Pat" Damian Gardner-Weasley (2041).

Their fourth youngest grandchild, Albus, married Scorpius Malfoy, in 2033 and had 3 daughter with him: Narcissa "Cissa" Ginny Potter-Malfoy (2034), Calypso "Callie" Astoria Potter-Malfoy (2038) and Aquila "Lila" Andromeda Potter-Malfoy (2043).

Their third youngest grandchild, Lucy, married Lysander Scamander, in 2040, but had no issue.

Their second youngest grandchild, Lily II, married Lorcan Scamander, in 2039, and had 7 children with him: Perseus "Percy" Rolf Potter-Scamander (2040), Charlotte "Lottie" Luna Potter-Scamander (2042), Charles "Charlie" Liam Potter-Scamander (2042), Willow "Billie" Alba Potter-Scamander (2044), Henry "Harry" James Potter-Scamander (2046), Virginia "Ginny" Roxanne Potter-Scamander (2047) and Veronica "Ronnie" Hermione Potter-Scamander (2048).

Their youngest grandchild, Hugo, married Edie Dursley in 2037, and had 8 children with her: Kristina "Kris" Petunia Granger-Weasley (2038), Robert "Robbie" Hugo Granger-Weasley (2040), Nicholas "Nick" Eddie Granger-Weasley (2041), Estelle "Stella" Rose Granger-Weasley (2043), Nathaniel "Nate" Ronald Granger-Weasley (2045), Natalie "Nat" Hermione Granger-Weasley (2045), Isabella "Bella" Edith Granger-Weasley (2047) and Justin Daniel Granger-Weasley (2048).

In total they have 47 great-grandchildren.

## Great-Great-Grandchildren (2041-2059)

Their great-grandchild, Ria Lupin, married Leo Abbott, in 2040 and had three daughters, with him: Lia (2041), Lena (2044) and Liza (2048).

Their great-grandchild, Mark Lupin, did not marry nor had issue.

Their great-grandchild, Julia Lupin, married Jack Cameron, in 2043 and had a son with him: D.J. (2047).

Their great-grandchild, Marie Lupin, married Jean Wilson, in 2050, they have four children together: Ant (2052), Ali (2054), Alexa (2056) and Artie (2058).

Their great-grandchild, Kass Wood, did not marry nor had children.

Their great-grandchild, Frannie Weasley, married Vince Buckley in 2042, they have two sons together: Wade (2045) and Walker (2049).

Their great-grandchild, Jack Weasley has a child June (2057).

Their great-grandchild, Lou Weasley, does not have children.

Their great-grandchild, Ben Potter, has a daughter, Marina (2054).

Their great-grandchild, Max Erikson-Weasley, married Lip Jonas in 2053 and had a child with him: T.K. (2055).

They have 12 great-great-grandchildren.

## Etymology

His first name *Arthur* is believed to be derived from "artos", which means "bear". It can also mean "Thor, the eagle" and "strong man".

His middle name *Septimus* is a latin name that means "seventh".

His last name *Weasley* is a mix of the Germanic words 'wil' and 'helm', meaning "desire" and "protection".