In the Harry Potter series, a lot of the💦 main characters' parents don't exa💧ctly fare very well. We all know what happened to the Potters, for example, their demise is pretty crucial to the whole story, Hermione ends up having to wipe her parents' memories of her for their own protection, and Neville Longbottom's parents have been left permanently changed by the Cruciatus Curse. All in all, it's not good news for the older generation in J.K. Rowling's Potterverse.
Luckily, Ron Weasley's parents are left mostly unscathed by the events of the series. Molly and Arthur Weasley are parent goals, relationship goals, and essentially, just human being goals. They're kind, brave, caring, and basically adopt Harry from the moment he starts Hogwarts. They're the happy family our hero never had, with the Weasley siblings becoming some of Harry's best friends, and, in the case of Ginny, his wife! Molly must have been excited about that particular marriage. Since Molly and Arthur Weasley are present in pretty much every Harry Potter book, we learn a lot about them and their background. J.K. Rowling has told their story from their initial Hogwarts romance to the birth of their many, many grandchildren. We've experienced their family's difficult moments (R.I.P Fred) and celebrated their better times. We've also learned a lot of pretty surprising things about Arthur and Molly along the way. Here are just some of the interesting, surprising, and downright ridiculous things we've found out about this Potter universe power couple.
25 🅘 Molly Used A Hidde📖n Love Potion
Love potions don't exactly have the best reputation in the Harry Potter universe. A potion of this kind directl🦹y caused the birth of one Tom Riddle: Lord Voldemort🍨 himself.
Still, the known dangers of love potions apparently aren't enough to stop Hogwarts students from brewing them. Romilda Vane allegedly tried to enchant Harry with one, and back in her day, Molly Weasley successfully brewed one too! We're not told who the intended target was,⛎ or if Molly actually used the potion, but we're hoping that her and Arthur's love is more than just a manufactured romance.
24 Caught In The Act — Ron's P🌃arents Got Together Way Too Early
Speaking of Molly and Arthur Weasley's romance, turns out they broke the rules in the early days of their relationship! Molly and Arthur got together while they were both at Hogwarts in the 1960s. It must have ꦑbeen hard to get any privacy in the Gryffindor Common Room, so the two lovebirds took to roaming around Hogwarts at night for some precious time together.
Unfortunately, they didn't always get away with their antics. In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Molly reveals that Arthur was once caught by the school caretaker ✃after a romantic 4:00 a.m. stro🍌ll. Oops!
23 Moll✤y's Tragic Family
In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, it's revealed that Molly Weasley has a pret🃏ty tragic family background. Molly had two brothers, Fabian and Gideon Prewett, who were both members of the Order of the Phoenix. At some point before Lord Voldemort was defeated for the first time, the brothers were defeated by the Death Eaters, however, they didn't go down without a fight. “Mad-Eye” Moody notes that it took five Death Eaters to defeat the Prewett brothers.
22 🧜 ꦓ Molly Vs Bellatrix
Who doesn't love that scene in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows w✱hen Molly Weasley defeats Be🥂llatrix Lestrange in a duel? It may seem strange that someone as usually careful and worrisome as Molly would suddenly become capable of defeating one of the most wicked witches of her time.
Once again, the power of love prevailed in the Potter universe. After Bellatrix almost caught Ginny with a Killing Curse, Molly's maternal 🅘instincts kicked in with powerful consequences.
21 ♍ Arthur's Patronus
In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Arthur Weasley uses a Patronus to send a message to Harry, Ron, and Hermione after the▨y escape the Death Eater attack at Bill and Fleur's wedding.
Not only does this scene prove that Arthur is an incredibly powerful wizard (Patronuses aren't easy to cast), but it also proves that J.K. Rowling is a massive troll. What animal did she give Arthur as a Patronus? A weasel.𒅌 Literally the most obvious Patronus ever, considering what Arthur's surname is. Where's your imagination, J.K.?!
20 Magical Hair Gives Them Po🍬wer? Maybe? ♏
One of the most disti🥂nctive features of the Weasley family, Arthur and Molly included, is their bright ginger hair. It's easy to assume that this was just an aesthetic choice on the part of J.K. Rowling, however, there could actually be a deeper meaning to the Weasleys' redheadedness.
Hundreds of years ago, it was though✅t that being ginger was a sign of being a witch! In fact, some evidence suggests that ancient pagan “sorcerers” actively dyed their hair red because they thought it wou🅠ld increase their powers.
19 ღ Luc🧸ky To Be Here
In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Arthur Weasley very nearly meets his maker after an encounter with Voldemort's snake, Nagini. Arthur is guarding the Department of Mysteries when Nagini attac🍌ks and leaves him mortally injured. Luckily, Arthur mꩵakes a full recovery in St. Mungo's Hospital. However, he wasn't always going to be so lucky.
J.K. Rowling originallyꦯ planned to bump Arthur off! But, she decided against it on the grounds that it would affect Ron's character too much and she ended up writing Lupin and Tonks' end🧜 instead.
18 🌺 Wizarding Relations
As pure-blood wizards, the We🍎asleys are related to all sorts of prestigious magical families. Arthur's grandparents were Arcturus and Lysandra Black, making the Weasley patriarch a cousin of Harry's godfather Sirius. Also,ꦕ Arthur is related to the Crouch family and the Longbottoms.
Molly's ancestry is less clear. Well, J.K. Rowling probably knows what it is, but she hasn't decided to reveal🉐 it to the rest of the world, yet. She does love to drip-feed us all the 🗹information, though, so we may learn who Molly’s ancestors were in the future.
17 Ar🌞thur's Missing Brothers
Speaking of family connections, did any of you realize that Arthur Weasley has two brothers? If you missed this slight detail while reading the Harry Potter books, don't worry, it's not actually in there.🅠 J.K. Rowling just happened to mention it in passing during an in🦩terview that Arthur isn't an only child.
There are vague references to Weasley uncles and cousins attending Bill and Fleur's wedding in Deathly Hallows, but that's about it. Why didn't J.K. decide to flesh these Weasley brothers' characters out more? I gue🌳ss we'll never know.
16 💮 A Surprise Elopement 🍨
The story of how Arthur and Molly Weasley got married is actually a pretty surprising one. In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Molly Weasley isn't exactly pleased when Bill and Fleur get engaged𒀰. She claims that the couple has only taken this ste💛p because of the uncertainty surrounding Voldemort's return.
Apparently, this happened during the 😼First Wizarding War, too, as lots of couples eloped. It turns out, Molly and Arthur were one such couple! It may have been a surprise marriage at the time, but it clearly turned out well.