Ron

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Ron Weasley (罗恩) 126 210
Alias(es)	“Round-faced Fat Eagle” — the animal representation used in Lockhart’s account of the Hogwarts crisis 139
Species/Race	Human wizard 122 205
Gender	Male 210 213
Affiliation	Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry; Gryffindor; Weasley family 72 126 205
Occupation/Role	Hogwarts student 122 205

Appearance

• Red hair and freckles: In the altered world Gavin enters, Ron has vivid red hair and a heavily freckled face. Freckles are also noted during the original-world visit to Flourish and Blotts 72 210.
• School clothing: He wears robes during lessons; Harley later helps secure a loose sleeve before it falls into his potion 213.

Personality

Ron is friendly and openly impressed by courage or magical skill. He and Harry approach Gavin after Hermione’s academic challenge, apologize for her confrontational manner, and express interest in becoming friends. After watching Gavin duel, they seek his advice on useful spells 14 88.

His protectiveness can lead him to mistaken conclusions. When Harry describes speaking with a snake, Ron assumes he is inventing the story to impress Cordelia and physically stops him from continuing. He similarly dismisses Gavin’s truthful account of his killings and imprisonment, accepting an absurd cover story instead—until Gavin’s familiarity with a Dementor makes him reconsider 72 192 193.

Ron’s fear of spiders is pronounced, but it does not prevent him from participating in dangerous situations. He reluctantly joins the search for the Weasleys’ car despite the nearby Acromantulas, then later successfully turns his spider-shaped Boggart into an object of laughter 127 128 205.

He also has an irreverent sense of humor. He sarcastically questions Hermione’s suspicions about Lockhart’s changed teaching and directly challenges the professor’s self-glorifying book cover 109 139.

Abilities & Skills

Boggart-Banishing Spell

• Riddikulus: During Lupin’s lesson, Ron gives a giant spider roller skates, causing it to crash and making the frightening image ridiculous 205.
• Fear revealed: The Boggart takes the form of a giant spider when facing him 205.

Spellcasting

• Inconsistent precision: Gavin’s emerging Magic Sight detects that Ron’s spell will hit the desk during a Charms lesson, contrasting with Hermione’s and Ernie’s accurate casting 124.
• Interest in practical magic: Ron asks Gavin which spells he should learn after the Duelling Club demonstration. Gavin jokingly recommends Parseltongue, leaving him confused; this is not evidence that Ron possesses the ability 88.

Wizard’s Chess

• Ron plays Wizard’s Chess in the Gryffindor common room, abandoning his pieces when Harry arrives with news about the bloody writing 131.

Equipment / Items

• Old wand: Described by the Weasleys as dangerous. Draco also mocks Ron for being unable to afford a replacement 86 122.
• Replacement wand: Purchased with the seven Galleons Gavin gives him for Christmas. Ron proudly shows it to Gavin and intends to repay the money 122.
• Scabbers: Ron protects him from Hermione’s cat, Crookshanks, which he says tried to claw Scabbers to death in Diagon Alley 193.

Relationships

• Harry Potter — Close friend. Ron tries to protect Harry from perceived embarrassment, shares Christmas dinner with him and Gavin, and seeks dueling advice alongside him 28 72 88.
• Hermione Granger — Friend whose academic intensity and suspicions often prompt Ron’s awkward explanations or sarcasm. She also tries to restrain him while the Music Box causes frightening hallucinations 14 109 135.
• Gavin Gu — Friend and benefactor. Gavin helps Ron reach the Hospital Wing, funds his replacement wand, and receives enthusiastic letters of praise that Ron sends to Charlie 67 87 122.
• Arthur and Molly Weasley — Parents. Ron witnesses Arthur’s confrontation with Lucius Malfoy during the family’s schoolbook shopping trip 72.
• Charlie Weasley — Second-oldest brother and a researcher at the Romanian Dragon Sanctuary. Ron puts Gavin in contact with Charlie so Gavin can obtain news and photographs of Norbert for Hagrid 67.
• Fred and George Weasley — Ron helps the twins stage Gavin’s extravagant return-to-school welcome by delaying him at the doors 194.
• Draco Malfoy — Hostile schoolmate who mocks Ron’s family finances and lack of a new wand 86.
• Harley Potter — Affectionate companion in the altered world. She sits beside Ron, accepts food from him, and catches his sleeve before it falls into a bubbling potion 210 211 213.

Story Role / Major Arcs

First-Year Friendship

Ron notices Gavin’s rescue of a Gryffindor student from Devil’s Snare. He later joins Harry in approaching Gavin after Hermione challenges Gavin’s academic record, turning an awkward encounter into a friendly conversation 12 14.

At Christmas, Ron shares a relaxed feast with Harry and Gavin. During Gavin’s later journey through the challenges guarding the Philosopher’s Stone, Gavin finds Ron beside the chessboard, checks that he is all right, and continues onward 28 52.

Second-Year Incidents

At Flourish and Blotts, Ron greets Gavin enthusiastically but becomes awkward after meeting Cordelia. He then misinterprets Harry’s account of a talking snake as an attempt to impress her 72.

After the slug incident, Harry and Gavin support Ron into the Hospital Wing. Ron is covered in dark green slime and repeatedly retches slugs on the way 87.

Ron participates in the investigation involving Dobby and the Black Wooden Box. During the confrontation, he is suspended from the ceiling; the device’s inaudible vibrations also subject the students to frightening hallucinations 135. Lockhart subsequently depicts Ron as an upside-down eagle in his book. Ron objects both to the pose and to Lockhart placing himself prominently on the cover despite his absence from the operation 139.

Search for the Flying Car

Gavin approaches Ron while investigating how the Weasleys’ Ford Anglia can move independently. His proposed expedition includes checking whether the car still recognizes Ron 126 127.

Ron initially refuses to enter the Forbidden Forest, especially after learning that the car may be near Acromantula territory. Cordelia persuades him that joining the supervised expedition is safer than risking Gavin taking him later without the others. When the spiders surround the group, Ron freezes in terror 127 128.

Third-Year Return

On the Hogwarts Express, Ron questions reports of Gavin killing twenty Dark Wizards and being imprisoned in Azkaban. He initially believes Gavin is joking, but Gavin’s ability to dismiss a Dementor forces him to reconsider the prison story 192 193.

At Hogwarts, Ron assists the twins’ theatrical welcome for Gavin. Later, in Lupin’s Defense Against the Dark Arts lesson, he successfully confronts his spider-shaped Boggart using Riddikulus 194 205.

Altered World

After the Time-Turner explosion, Gavin encounters a different version of Hogwarts. This world’s Ron retrieves Gavin’s dropped notebook, offers him a handkerchief, and praises his defiance of Goyle and Crabbe 210.

Ron brings Gavin into his social circle with Harley and explains several major differences: Draco once took a troll’s blow while saving Hermione, Lucius died in Azkaban after betraying other Death Eaters, and Neville—not Harry or Harley—is the Boy Who Lived 211.

Notable Quotes

“Even in the wizarding world, snakes can't speak human language.”
— Mistakenly dismissing Harry’s account 72

“Then why are you on it?”
— Challenging Lockhart’s presence on the crisis book’s cover 139