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Hey everyone,
Welcome to another installment of Harry Potter Theory. In a few of my recent videos, I’ve discussed what happened to various characters / character families after the events of the final book/film - The Deathly Hallows. First I made a theory video on what happened to the Dursleys- then I explained what happened to the Malfoys. You guys seem to really enjoy this type of video, so I’m going to keep going with this same general concept and move on to the next wizarding family - The Weasleys.
Now, right from the beginning of Harry Potter the Weasley’s immediately make their mark.
We know and love the Weasley family, for both their quirks, and their kindness to Harry through the books/films. They really are good people, who have nothing but Harry’s best interest in mind. Coming from a bit of a broken home, Harry spent countless days at the Weasley family home, and during those times Molly Weasley took him in like one of her own, no questions asked. Come christmas time, there was always a plate on the table for Harry, and there was always a new jumper knitted for him.
But despite adopting a sort of pseudo foster child in Harry- the Weasley parents- Molly and Arthur- had quite a few children of their own. The whole family consists of Fred, George, Charlie, Molly, Arthur, Ginny, Bill, Percy, and of course Ron. Obviously there are more Weasleys, but these are the main ones that we’re introduced to in the series.
Anyway, without further ado, I’m going to be discussing what happened to each of the Weasleys after the events of the last book.
First, Ron:
The epilogue certainly gave away aspects of Ron’s future- particularly as he is shown sending his children off to Hogwarts at platform 9 ¾ alongside his new wife, Hermione Granger. The pair had two children: Rose and Hugo Granger-Weasley. In the epilogue, Ron and Hermione can be seen sending Rose off to Hogwarts along with Harry’s son Albus.
In addition to marrying Hermione, Ron pursued the career path of an Auror and eventually became an Auror for the Ministry of Magic. JK Rowling had this to say of Ron joining the ministry:
"Harry and Ron utterly revolutionized the Auror Department," Rowling said. "They are now the experts. It doesn't matter how old they are or what else they've done."
Rowling also emphasized that by joining the ministry Harry and Ron helped revolutionize it into a "really good place to be."
"They made a new world," Rowling said.
However, Ron didn’t remain at the ministry forever, and later left so that he could help out his brother, George Weasley, with the Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes joke shop. It has also been expressed that despite Ron’s terrible driving track record- he did eventually obtain a Muggle driving licence- even if he had to place a confundus charm on the driving instructor to get it.
Fred & George
Sadly, Fred didn’t make it past the battle of Hogwarts, and this had a profound impact on the future life of his twin, George.
“And Hermione was struggling to her feet in the wreckage, and three redheaded men were grouped on the ground where the wall had blasted apart. Harry grabbed Hermione’s hand as they staggered and stumbled over stone and wood.
“No - no - no!” someone was shouting. “No! Fred! No!”
And Percy was shaking his brother, and Ron was kneeling beside them, and Fred’s eyes stared without seeing, the ghost of his last laugh still etched upon his face.”
George and Fred were the closest of brothers- identical in every way, and the kind of twins that would spend every waking moment with one another. Their friendship was beautiful, and that is why I found it unusual that we were never provided with much info about what happened to George after the death of his twin, and brother.
In a 2007 interview with Bloomsbury, JK Rowling was asked about what happened to Fred:
“How is George getting along without his twin?
JKR: Well, I don’t think that George would ever get over losing Fred, which makes me feel so sad. However, he names his first child and son Fred, and he goes on to have a very successful career, helped by good old Ron.”
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