Arthur Weasley
| Harry Potter character | |
| Mark Williams as Arthur Weasley in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | |
| Arthur Weasley | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Hair colour | Red |
| Eye colour | Unknown |
| House | Gryffindor |
| Parentage | Pure-blood |
| Loyalty | Order of the Phoenix |
| Film portrayer | Mark Williams |
| First appearance | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets |
Arthur Weasley (born 6 February
c. 1940s)[1] is a fictional character in the Harry
Potter series. He is the patriarch of
the Weasley family and married to Molly
Weasley with whom he has seven children: Bill,
Charlie, Percy, Fred,
George, Ron, and
Ginny. He is most probably the son of Septimus
and Cedrella (née Black) Weasley.
Arthur Weasley works for the Ministry of Magic, previously in the Misuse
of Muggle
Artifacts office (books 1-5), but was promoted to the head of
Detection and Confiscation of Counterfeit Defensive Spells and
Protective Objects in the 6th book. He is obsessed with learning
about Muggle customs and inventions. (In particular, he is determined
on discovering how airplanes stay aloft) He has been consistently
against Lord Voldemort.
Arthur Weasley's youngest son Ron is
one of Harry Potter's best friends.
Harry and his other best friend Hermione Granger enjoy spending time with
the Weasley family and they seem to have been accepted as
unofficial members of it.
In Harry Potter and
the Order of the Phoenix, Mr. Weasley is a member of the
Order of the Phoenix and is attacked by a snake being controlled by
Voldemort. Harry, who is mentally connected with Voldemort, manages
to see this in a dream and is able to warn the Hogwarts authorities
and Mr. Weasley is saved just in time and sent to St
Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries.
The name Arthur Weasley is reminiscent of the birth name
of Arthur Wesley, better known in later life as Arthur Wellesley,
1st Duke of Wellington, though at this point in the story it is
difficult to know if he will be a similarly heroic figure. See
Arthur for more information on other possible
origins of Arthur Weasley's first name.
A favourite fan theory had been that Arthur Weasley might become
the next Minister of Magic; however this hypothesis was denied by
J. K. Rowling in her official website.
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