Ron

Biodata

Power Progression

Personality

Ron is straightforward and fundamentally decent, but sensitive to being overlooked. Su Er attributes much of his insecurity to growing up alongside accomplished siblings and then becoming the best friend of the famous Harry Potter 206 412. He resents being excluded from outings, particularly when Harry visits Sirius without him, and becomes sarcastic about Harry spending Christmas away 287 288.

He enjoys food, attention, and an appreciative audience. After the second Triwizard task, he turns an uneventful account of magical hypnosis into an elaborate story about resisting an invasion of merpeople. Lavender’s enthusiastic reactions encourage him, and the narration singles out storytelling as another talent alongside Wizard’s Chess 225 440 468.

Ron is easily embarrassed by his family’s teasing and repeatedly objects to being called “Ronnie.” Nevertheless, he can act decisively for his friends: he helps Harry search for Hermione during the troll incident, accompanies the Ministry rescue party, and later saves Harry’s life during the war 30 347 511 611 659.

Abilities & Skills

Wizard’s Chess

• Helped overcome Professor McGonagall’s giant Wizard’s Chess board in his first year 468.
• Wins an armful of snacks by playing against students from other dormitories 309.
• His aptitude is repeatedly contrasted with his less exceptional performance in magical study 576.

Defensive and Combat Magic

• Full Body-Bind Curse: Uses Petrificus Totalus covertly against Malfoy during a confrontation on the Hogwarts Express 540.
• Stunning magic: Stuns Malfoy during the preparations to leave for the Ministry of Magic 611.
• Patronus Charm: Conjures a corporeal hound following extra tutoring over Christmas 580.
• Training limitations: Initially tries to strengthen spells by shouting louder. Su Er corrects him, explaining that the emotion behind the spell matters instead 561.

Knowledge of the Wizarding World

• Explains the meaning of Malfoy’s anti-Muggle-born slur to Hermione 88.
• Warns Harry that his mysterious notebook might contain dangerous magic 138.
• Recognizes basilisks from childhood stories told by his mother, although his suggestion that Hagrid might keep one is speculation 149.
• Explains the interconnections among pure-blood families and identifies Malfoy as a distant cousin 524.

Storytelling and Acting

• Reworks his experience as a Triwizard hostage into dramatic stories that attract considerable student interest 468.
• Successfully flatters Umbridge as part of the twins’ scheme to help Harry escape her detention and recover her quill 545 546.

Equipment & Pets

• Original wand: Already old and worn when first shown, with a silvery-white hair protruding from its end. The Whomping Willow damages it, and Ron continues using it after sticking it back together. It breaks completely following the Charms-class explosion 13 85 138.
• Replacement wand: Mrs. Weasley takes Ron shopping for a new wand after the family receives prize money 178.
• Wizard’s Chess set: A Christmas gift from Su Er, who correctly guesses that Ron has wanted a new set for some time 56.
• Scabbers: His apparently ordinary pet rat, actually Peter Pettigrew in Animagus form. Ron cares for him without knowing his identity 182 205 255.
• Pigwidgeon: A tiny gray owl given to Ron by Sirius; delivers his letter about collecting Harry for the Quidditch World Cup 342.
• Dress robes: Owns a new set for the Yule Ball. After Peeves leaves them creased, Su Er restores them with a household spell 447.
• Prefect badge: Receives the badge before the new school year, prompting an enthusiastic family celebration 535.
• Broomstick reward: Mrs. Weasley promises him a new broom for becoming a prefect, and Harry offers to cover the cost of an upgrade. Ron initially expects a Nimbus but continues comparing models while shopping; the final purchase is not specified 535 536 537.
• Seventy Galleons: Receives this share of Lucius Malfoy’s payment from Su Er as an early Christmas present 369.

History

First Year and the Troll

Ron enters Gryffindor at the Sorting Ceremony 15. When he and Harry go looking for Hermione, they encounter a troll and are chased through the corridor. Su Er and Hermione intervene, combining levitation and a spell that changes the floor beneath the creature to bring it down. Su Er knocks the troll unconscious with its club but lands on Ron, injuring him 30.

Ron also helps pass McGonagall’s giant Wizard’s Chess board during his first year, an achievement later recalled as an earlier occasion when he became the center of attention 468.

Damaged Wand and the Chamber Investigation

Ron’s reckless journey to Hogwarts with Harry earns him a Howler warning that his actions have endangered his father’s job 84. His wand, broken by the Whomping Willow, spits sparks and behaves unpredictably. He refuses Harry’s suggestion to request a replacement because he expects another reprimand 85.

He joins Harry, Hermione, and Su Er in questioning Moaning Myrtle about the attack on a cat. His reminder that Myrtle is already dead upsets her, and she splashes him and Harry. Percy catches the group leaving the girls’ bathroom and deducts five Gryffindor points 99.

During Charms, Ron’s wand flies from his hand and strikes an enlarged glass ball. Its accidental Engorgement Charm triggers a huge explosion; the students escape serious injury, but the wand is destroyed 138. Following the Chamber crisis, Fred and George proudly introduce Ron to students from other houses as a “true man” of the Weasley family 162.

Scabbers and Sirius Black

After returning from Egypt, Ron worries about Scabbers’s declining health. Crookshanks repeatedly pursues the rat and breaks a bottle of Rat Tonic, straining Ron’s relations with Hermione 178 182 183.

Ron accepts Su Er’s offer to treat Scabbers at Hagrid’s hut. Unaware that the rat is Peter Pettigrew, he follows instructions to administer the Draught of Living Death before Su Er’s procedure 205. He leaves gratefully and agrees not to advertise Su Er’s supposed pet-treatment skills 206.

After an encounter with Sirius, Ron mistakenly celebrates Scabbers as a heroic rat who sacrificed himself to save him from a knife attack. Su Er anticipates his embarrassment when Pettigrew’s identity becomes public; upon hearing the subsequent news, Ron’s cheerful expression collapses while Harry tries to comfort him 255 260.

School Rivalries and the Triwizard Tournament

Ron spreads Snape’s childhood nickname, “Snivellus,” after hearing it from Harry and Hagrid. Students mock Snape at dinner until he leaves the Great Hall in anger 297. Later, Malfoy and his followers retaliate against Ron’s repeated taunting with several humiliating jinxes, leaving him soaked, producing slugs, and suffering enlarged teeth and uncontrollable tickling 317.

During the Triwizard period, Su Er urges Harry to approach Ron calmly and explains the insecurity caused by his accomplished family and famous best friend 412 413. After the first task, Ron is again accompanying Harry and warns him that Rita Skeeter may write malicious stories about him 434.

Affected by Delacour’s Veela magic, Ron publicly approaches her and becomes a laughingstock. Lavender Brown defends his willingness to ask her to the ball as an act of Gryffindor courage. Moved by her support, he invites Lavender instead, and she accepts 444 445.

Ron serves as Harry’s underwater hostage in the second task. Harry brings him back from the lake after the time limit 467. Ron subsequently embellishes the experience for an eager audience, especially Lavender, who becomes his girlfriend 468 472.

Prefect Appointment and Resistance to Umbridge

Before the next school year, Ron becomes a Gryffindor prefect. Mrs. Weasley celebrates with praise, kisses, and the promise of a new broom. Harry initially struggles with being passed over but sincerely congratulates him after speaking with Su Er 535.

Ron tries to stop Fred and George from distributing their disruptive sweets to first-years. When they mock his authority, he threatens to write to their mother, immediately forcing them to negotiate 544. The twins later recruit him into a scheme against Umbridge, persuading him with the prospect of earning points and recognition for Gryffindor 545 546.

His defensive training also improves. After extra Christmas practice, he successfully summons a corporeal hound Patronus before several older students manage the spell 580.

Ministry Battle and Later War

When Harry believes Sirius is in danger, Hermione assigns Ron to inform Snape. Despite his reluctance, he reports Harry’s vision, then joins the group travelling to the Ministry 610 611.

During the Department of Mysteries battle, Ron touches a brain in the Time Room that temporarily reduces his intelligence to that of a young child. He becomes dependent on Lavender, the first person he sees upon waking. Madam Pomfrey can reverse the condition, though recovery requires time 620. By the following holiday, he is again arguing about the twins charging him for their shop’s products while giving gifts to Hermione and Ginny 624.

During the later war, Ron saves Harry’s life and is left lying on a bed with blood covering his face. McGonagall explicitly credits his actions, and he is still alive when Su Er finds him 659.

Relationships

• Harry Potter — Best friend. Ron sometimes resents being excluded or overshadowed, but joins Harry in dangerous situations and ultimately saves his life 287 412 611 659.
• Hermione Granger — Friend and investigative companion. They clash over Crookshanks’s pursuit of Scabbers, but Ron later intervenes against Malfoy on her side 99 182 183 540.
• Su Er — Friend, benefactor, and magical instructor. Gives Ron a chess set and money, treats Scabbers, and helps him develop defensive magic 56 205 369 561 580.
• Lavender Brown — Yule Ball partner and later girlfriend. Defends him against ridicule, enthusiastically supports his stories, and looks after him following his magical regression 445 468 472 620.
• Molly and Arthur Weasley — Parents. Molly reprimands Ron’s recklessness but is delighted by his prefect appointment; Arthur intervenes when her celebratory affection overwhelms him 84 535.
• Bill, Charlie, Fred, and George Weasley — Older brothers. All take part in teasing him; Fred and George also involve him in their schemes and provide frequent sources of rivalry 346 545 624.
• Percy Weasley — Older brother. Their relationship includes disputes over school rules; Ron later angrily condemns Percy during his estrangement from the family 99 346 526.
• Ginny Weasley — Younger sister. Ron notices her unusual behavior during the Chamber crisis; Su Er later suspects she helps him devise his effective threat against the twins 152 544.
• Draco Malfoy — School rival and distant cousin. Malfoy mocks the Weasleys’ poverty, while Ron retaliates through taunts and spells 88 330 524 540.
• Severus Snape — Teacher whom Ron fears and resents. Ron spreads his humiliating nickname but still delivers the warning about Harry’s vision when assigned to do so 297 610 611.