Arthur Weasley

Head of the Office for the Detection and Confiscation of Counterfeit Defensive Spells and Protective Objects
Student of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (formerly)
Gryffindor House Member

### Residence

The Burrow
Hogwarts (formerly; during the school year)

## Relationships

### Relatives

Septimus Weasley † (father)
Cedrella Black † (mother)
2 Unnamed brothers
Molly Weasley (wife)
Bill Weasley (son)
Fleur Delacour (daughter-in-law)
Victoire and Dominique Weasley (granddaughters)
Louis Weasley (grandson)
Charlie Weasley (son)
Percy Weasley (son)
Audrey Weasley (daughter-in-law)
Lucy and Molly Weasley (granddaughters)
Fred Weasley † (twin son)
George Weasley (twin son)
Angelina Johnson (daughter-in-law)
Roxanne Weasley (granddaughter)
Fred Weasley (grandson)
Ron Weasley (son)
Hermione Granger (daughter-in-law)
Rose Granger-Weasley (granddaughter)
 Hugo Granger-Weasley (grandson)
Ginny Weasley (daughter)
Harry Potter (son-in-law)
 James, and Albus Potter (grandsons)
Lily L. Potter (granddaughter)
Bilius (brother or brother-in-law)
Arcturus Black II † (maternal grandfathers)
Lysandra Black (maternal grandmother)
Caspar Crouch † (maternal uncle)
Charis Crouch † (maternal aunt)
Harfang Longbottom (maternal uncle)
Callidora Longbottom (née Black) (maternal aunt)
Unnamed cousins
Mr and Mrs. Prewett † (parents-in-law)
Gideon and Fabian Prewett † (brothers-in-law)

### Allies

Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Fleur Delacour, Albus Dumbledore, Minerva McGonagall, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Nymphadora Tonks, Rubeus Hagrid, Alastor Moody, Severus Snape, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Dumbledore's Army, Order of the Phoenix Members

### Minions

Workers at Office for the Detection and Confiscation of Counterfeit Defensive Spells and Protective Objects

### Enemies

Vodlemort, Nagini, Bellatrix Lestrange, Lucius Malfoy (formerly), Severus Snape (formerly), Cornelius Fudge

## Background Information

### Live Action

Mark Williams

“*Molly Weasley: "Your sons flew that enchanted car of yours to Surrey and back last night."
 Arthur: "Did you really? How did it go?"*”
―Molly and Arthur reflecting on Arthur's personality

**Arthur Weasley** is a major character in the *Harry Potter* books and film series.

Mr. Weasley is the patriarch of the Weasley family, being the husband of Molly Weasley and the father of the Weasley children.

At the end of the series, he becomes the father-in-law of Hermione Granger and Harry Potter and the grandfather of several grandchildren, which include James, Albus and Lily (Harry and Ginny's children) and Rose and Hugo Granger-Weasley (Ron and Hermione's children.

## Appearances

### LEGO books

In LEGO Harry Potter: Building the Magical World and LEGO Harry Potter: Characters of the Magical World, Arthur's LEGO form appears.

### Harry Potter: The Character Vault

Harry Potter: The Character Vault is a book that gives information about the Harry Potter characters, and a profile on Arthur Weasley is present.

## *Harry Potter* film series

Apart from  *The Philosopher's Stone*, Arthur appears in all seven of the *Harry Potter* sequels that follow. Starting from *The Chamber of Secrets* to *The Deathly Hallows Part 2* he is portrayed by Mark Williams.

### The Goblet of Fire

Despite not appearing in the third task in the book, Arthur appears at the final task in the film rather than his wife and sons, Bill and Charlie (who was never introduced in the series)

### *The Order of the Phoenix*

Like in the novel, Arthur is attacked by Nagini when doing his rounds of security on the prophecy. His stay at St. Mungo's and the Weasley's and Harry's visit to the hospital is cut. Instead, it is implied before the kids go on Christmas break, he stayed there for a while before going to 12 Grimmauld Place to spend Christmas with his family, Harry, Hermione and Sirius.
Also, there is no mention of Arthur and Percy's nasty argument. However, Percy's estrangement from his family is implied.

## Trivia

* Arthur is one of the two father figures of Harry Potter who was never killed off. The other being Rubeus Hagrid.
	+ However, Arthur was nearly killed by Nagini in The Order of the Phoenix. Instead, Rowling chose to spare him but decided to kill off Lupin and Tonks.
* Arthur is portrayed by British actor Mark Williams in the film adaptations of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban, Goblet of Fire, Order of the Phoenix, Half-Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows: Part 1 and Part 2.
	+ The only films Arthur did not appear in was *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*.
* Arthur is one of the three members of his family to have a name connected to Arthurian legends, in this cause, King Arthur. His children, Percy and Ginny (full name Ginevra), have connections to two more Arthurian legends characters, Sir Percival and Guinevere.
* He has glasses and is balding in the books; however, he does not have glasses and has a full head of hair in the films.
* Arthur says the name "Voldemort" in the film adaptation of *Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince* while in the book and film, *The Prisoner of Azkaban*, Arthur told Harry not to say his name when they are discussing Voldemort and Sirius Black.
	+ However,in the films, Arthur may have gotten over the fear of saying Voldemort's name after joining the Order of the Phoenix, where Dumbledore possibly encouraged others to say his name as he had done with Minerva McGonagall in the book.

**Dumbledore's Army:** Ginny Weasley • Luna Lovegood • Fred Weasley • George Weasley • Cho Chang • Dean Thomas • Ernie Macmillan • Hannah Abbott • Justin Finch-Fletchley • Lavender Brown • Seamus Finnigan • Susan Bones • Lee Jordan • Parvati and Padma Patil • Angelina Johnson
**Order of the Phoenix:** Minerva McGonagall • **Arthur Weasley** • Molly Weasley • Aberforth Dumbledore • Arabella Figg • Fleur Delacour • Bill Weasley • Kingsley Shacklebolt • James Potter•Prongs • Lily Potter I • Remus Lupin • Sirius Black • Elphias Doge
**Voldemort's Followers:** Bellatrix Lestrange • Barty Crouch Jr. • Peter Pettigrew•Wormtail
**Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry:** Horace Slughorn • Pomona Sprout • Poppy Pomfrey • Quirinus Quirrell • Filius Flitwick • Helena Ravenclaw • Peeves • Bloody Baron
**Ministry of Magic:** Cornelius Fudge • Barty Crouch Sr. • Dolores Umbridge • Percy Weasley
**Other:** Madame Maxime• Fenrir Greyback • Lucius Malfoy • Narcissa Malfoy • Gellert Grindelwald • Dobby • Armondo Dippet • Astoria Malfoy • James S. Potter • Albus Potter • Lily L. Potter • Scorpius Malfoy • Hugo Granger-Weasley • Rose Granger-Weasley • Delphini • Audrey Weasley • Victoire Weasley • Dominique Weasley • Louis Weasley • Lucy Weasley • Molly Weasley (Percy and Audrey's daughter) • Roxanne Weasley • Fred Weasley II

**Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald:** Nagini • Nicholas Flamel • Vinda Rosier

**Ilvermorney:** Isolt Sayre • James Steward • Webster Boot • Chadwick Boot • William • Martha and Rionach Steward • Gormlaith Gaunt