Ron

Biodata

History

Receiving the Phone

Ron was among the Hogwarts students who received mysterious owl-delivered phones connected to a Hogwarts fan group. He quickly learned to use his device and discovered that strangers not only knew about him but enthusiastically admired him and his family 1 2.

His personal fan group, Protect the Best Ron in the Whole World, unexpectedly changed his first Halloween at Hogwarts. Members repeatedly joked about “Wingardium Leviosa,” giving him daily exposure to the incantation. As a result, he and Hermione avoided their expected argument during Charms and sat together amicably at the Halloween feast. Ron enjoyed the attention, privately concluding that he really was charming 7.

The phone also became a way to support Gryffindor—and antagonize Slytherin. Ron recorded Harry’s first Quidditch victory and announced that he would replay it in front of the defeated house. His enthusiasm was interrupted when the phone’s battery died. He became despondent without it until another mysterious delivery supplied a power bank and charging cable 12 13.

First-Year Studies and Summer Restrictions

Ron and Harry repeatedly neglected homework and revision in favor of chess and the group chat. Hermione supervised their studying and confiscated their phones when they asked her for help. Despite his complaints about revision, Ron also joined Harry and Hermione in making Hagrid a model of Norberta after the dragon was taken away 18 19 20.

After his disappointing first-year results, Molly confiscated his phone and demanded that he study during the holidays. Fred and George refused to lend him theirs, leaving him dependent on letters to contact his friends 24 25.

During this enforced absence from the chat, Hermione wrote to explain that Scabbers was actually Peter Pettigrew, the man who had betrayed Harry’s parents, and that Sirius Black was Harry’s wrongly accused godfather. Ron was overwhelmed by the revelation and frightened by the thought of returning to the room where Scabbers was caged 25.

Rescuing Harry and Securing the Diary

After Molly returned his phone, Ron joined Fred and George in taking Arthur’s modified car to rescue Harry from the Dursleys. Harry had contacted them to explain that he was locked in his room behind a barred window 26.

Ron subsequently moved Scabbers’s cage into the twins’ room rather than continue sleeping beside him. His distress over Pettigrew was soon compounded by news that Ginny had received Tom Riddle’s diary. Ron, Harry, Fred, and George took the diary from her and kept it secure while seeking information about Horcruxes 26.

At the start of the new term, Ron and Harry were stranded outside the station entrance and reached Hogwarts late after their flying car entered the Forbidden Forest. Snape assigned them detention, and Molly later sent Ron a Howler 27 28. After learning more about the diary and the Basilisk, Ron, Harry, and Hermione decided not to confront the creature themselves and handed the diary to Dumbledore, who destroyed it 29.

Second-Year Changes

Ron continued keeping Pettigrew caged, at one point placing him beneath his bed. When the friends learned that Sirius would recognize Pettigrew in a newspaper photograph of the Weasleys’ future Egypt trip, Ron became anxious about having to hold him for the picture. He nevertheless accepted that the photograph could help Harry reunite with his godfather 33 34.

The altered timeline also left Lockhart’s fate unresolved. Hermione explained that, in the original events, Ron’s broken wand had contributed to Lockhart losing his memory. The trio planned to reproduce that outcome, and Fred and George later took an interest in using the wand. Their search for a suitable opportunity was still ongoing as exams approached 37 39 40.

Meanwhile, Ron’s fans began tutoring him and organizing study livestreams. Their help substantially improved his results. Molly stopped confiscating his phone and readily signed his permission slip for Hogsmeade visits 36 37 39 42.

Egypt and Sirius Black

When Arthur won five hundred Galleons, the Weasleys traveled to Egypt as the fans had predicted. Although Ron dreaded bringing Pettigrew, he assured Harry that he would do so. During the trip, he shared his experiences through the phone while fans urged him to make Scabbers clearly visible in the pyramid photograph 42 43.

The twins also broadcast an embarrassing moment when a spider dropped from a pyramid ceiling and frightened him. Back in Britain, Ron had to continue concealing his knowledge of Pettigrew’s identity. When Pettigrew nearly escaped before the Hogwarts Express departed, Molly noticed his absence, and Ron reluctantly held him while Hermione found a compartment 44 45.

Ron later stayed at Hogwarts to accompany Harry rather than visit Hogsmeade. That night, he woke from a spider nightmare to find Harry missing. When Harry returned with Sirius in his canine form, Ron managed to begin saying “Attack…” before fainting 48.

Pettigrew’s Disappearance

During third year, Ron helped Harry prevent Malfoy from approaching Buckbeak provocatively, gripping Malfoy’s shoulders so he could not move forward. The group later credited their intervention with keeping Buckbeak out of trouble 50.

However, when Harry eventually asked whether Scabbers was still with him, Ron admitted that the rat seemed to have been missing for a long time. He tentatively suggested Crookshanks might be responsible, but Hermione immediately rejected the attempt to shift blame. Harry proposed checking with Hagrid 50.

Personality

Ron is sociable, expressive, and delighted by the discovery that he has fans. Their compliments boost his confidence, while their jokes and reaction images quickly influence his own humor. He becomes an avid meme-maker, particularly when Malfoy or Lockhart provides material, but remains too frightened of Snape to make reaction memes of him 7 30 32.

He habitually procrastinates and finds studying exhausting. The phone initially worsens that tendency: he checks messages during revision, struggles to stay awake over books, and repeatedly leaves assignments until the last moment. His fans eventually turn the same device into a means of holding him accountable 18 19 37 39.

His loyalty often outweighs his fear. Ron invites Harry to stay at his home, helps rescue him from the Dursleys, and agrees to keep Pettigrew close despite knowing what he is. He is also protective of Ginny, becoming visibly serious whenever her possible possession by the diary is discussed 22 26 37 42 45.

Ron’s pronounced fear of spiders gives the twins an effective way to intimidate him. They threaten to transform his pillow into a giant spider if he reveals his identity to the fans too early. Spiders also feature in his nightmares and cause a widely shared scare during the Egypt trip 16 44 48.

Abilities & Skills

Wizard’s Chess

• Repeatedly defeats Harry and confidently encourages him to improve through practice 20.
• Uses chess as a preferred break from revision and schoolwork 20 40.

Magical Education

• Benefits from his fans’ repeated pronunciation of “Wingardium Leviosa,” avoiding the expected disagreement with Hermione during the levitation lesson 7.
• Practices duelling with Harry at Lockhart’s Duelling Club 32.
• Struggles to cast with his broken wand, particularly during Transfiguration lessons 28.
• Improves his academic results substantially with fan tutoring, though the fans’ proposed answers are not always correct 37 42.

Wizarding Knowledge

• Explains Parseltongue to Harry after Harry recognizes his own hissing speech in a video 29.
• Recalls that a house-elf can be freed when its owner gives it clothing. He presents this cautiously as something he has heard, noting that his own family does not own a house-elf 31.

Phone Use and Broadcasting

• Learns to record video and captures Harry’s first Quidditch victory 12 13.
• Creates and shares reaction memes using photographs and screenshots 30 32.
• Shares updates from Egypt in real time and provides live Quidditch commentary for the group 43 49.

Equipment & Items

• Mobile phone — Mysteriously delivered device used for fan chats, private messages, photographs, recordings, and study sessions. Molly, Hermione, and McGonagall all confiscate it at different points 1 19 24 40.
• Power bank and charging cable — Arrive by owl after his phone runs out of battery 13.
• Broken wand — Makes school spellwork difficult and becomes central to the proposed plan against Lockhart 28 37 40.
• Wizard’s Chess set — Retrieved for games with Harry during breaks from studying 40.
• Scabbers’s cage — Used to confine Peter Pettigrew after Ron learns the rat’s identity; later kept beneath Ron’s bed 26 27 33.

Relationships

• Harry Potter — Close friend and frequent companion in chess, homework, and online arguments with Malfoy. Ron helps rescue him and endures keeping Pettigrew nearby to support his reunion with Sirius 20 26 42 47.
• Hermione Granger — Close friend and demanding study partner. She informs him of Scabbers’s identity, supervises his revision, and challenges his excuses 19 25 37 50.
• Fred and George Weasley — Older brothers who tease and intimidate him, infiltrate his fan group, and encourage his pranks against Malfoy. They also help him rescue Harry and secure Ginny’s diary 16 26 30 46.
• Ginny Weasley — Younger sister. Ron helps remove Riddle’s diary from her possession and reacts warily when fans reveal Harry’s future interest in her 26 28.
• Molly Weasley — Mother. Confiscates his phone over poor results, then relaxes her restrictions when his grades improve 24 42.
• Arthur Weasley — Father. Questions Ron about the mysterious phone; his modified car is used in Harry’s rescue, and his prize money funds the Egypt trip 24 26 42.
• Peter Pettigrew / Scabbers — Formerly Ron’s treasured pet rat. Learning his identity turns that affection into fear, though Ron continues keeping him nearby until his disappearance 25 26 45 50.
• Draco Malfoy — Rival and favorite target of Ron’s memes and online taunts. Ron also helps restrain him before he can provoke Buckbeak 30 46 47 50.
• Severus Snape — Professor whom Ron fears and resents for deducting Gryffindor points. Snape’s presence in the group chat repeatedly catches him off guard 6 50.
• His fans — Initially a source of praise, jokes, and entertainment; later become tutors who organize study livestreams and help improve his grades 7 36 39 42.

Notable Quotes

“I never thought having my ears tortured every day would have an effect like this!” 7

“I obviously joined to watch them chat and have fun. How did it turn into them tutoring me on my homework?!” 37

“Surely I deserve some credit too?!!!” 50