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Appearance
He is "tall, thin and gangling, with freckles, big hands and feet, and a long nose." Ron has the trademark red hair of the Weasleys and is indeed one of Harry's tallest schoolmates, even outgrowing some of his older brothers.

Personality
Generally speaking, Ron fits many of the stereotypes expected of the sidekick: He's a comical character often called upon to lighten the mood, is immensely loyal to the hero, and lacks much of the talent Harry possesses, at least in terms of magical power. Although smart (as evidenced by his innate chess-playing ability and considerable wit) he is a fairly average student, and is often too lazy to bother with his studies, a habit enabled by Hermione's perfectionist need to do even other people's work for them. He is sarcastic, passionate, hot-headed and often wears his heart on his sleeve (excepting in manners of romance.) With Harry and Hermione, Ron tends to use his sarcasm to bring his friends back to reality when they are formulating far-fetched concepts; for example, when Harry and Hermione hypothesize over Tom Riddle's motives for naming Hagrid as the culprit who opened the titular chamber and attempt to find elaborate reasons for the latter's innocence, Ron comments, "how many monsters do you think this place can hold?"

There is a highly ambitious side to Ron, and he wants dearly to be popular and successful, due mainly to feelings of being overshadowed by his older brothers and best friend. Despite great loyalty to his family, he occasionally shows signs of being ashamed of their economic situation. This has occasionally manifested itself into fights with Harry out of jealousy, but these issues tend to pass quickly.

Like many of the boisterous Weasley family, Ron has a tendency to argue. This trait is never so present as it is in his relationship with Hermione Granger where bickering is a staple of their relationship, and is often how they best communicate. He seems to show surprise when some, such as Harry, express annoyance at their arguing as neither he nor Hermione appear to think it's a big deal. In their arguments, while Hermione's tone tends to be patronizing, Ron is more often than not bitingly sarcastic.

Magic and skill
Ron inherits Charlie Weasley's old, chipped wand, which is made out of ash and has a unicorn hair sticking out of the end. He holds the wand together with Spellotape after nearly breaking it in half at the start of Chamber of Secrets, but it malfunctions dreadfully after this, backfiring spells, making strange noises, and emitting objects out from the wrong end. It eventually exploded. Ron's new wand is fourteen inches, willow and unicorn hair. He receives this new wand before the start of his third year at Hogwarts. In the movies he is portrayed as probably the least intelligent of the main trio, although in the books he seems to be as smart as Harry. He has also shown signs of incredible tactical ability, as evidenced by his skill of Wizard's Chess (which is played exactly like normal chess but with living pieces). He is often also portrayed as the most practical or pragmatic of the trio, and less likely to lose his head in a crisis than Hermione. (Although in the movies, this was switched, Ron became more of a panicker, for comic purposes, while Hermione was far more collected.) Ron's talents are rarely shown, but he, like the other DA members, survives a violent encounter with adult Death Eaters in The Order of the Phoenix, and it is implied that during the Death Eater assault in The Half-Blood Prince he held his own quite well because he was being helped by Felix Felicis, the good luck potion. In The Deathly Hallows, Ron began to demonstrate more aptitude and general knowledge, along with a sudden spurt in maturity after a terrible row with his best friend Harry Potter. For a while he effectivly leads the trio in the hunt for the Horcruxes while Harry suffers a major depression.

Family
Ron was born on 1 March 1980 to Arthur and Molly Weasley, the sixth of their seven children, and the youngest son. His middle name, Bilius, is the same as that of a deceased uncle, who is mentioned in Prisoner of Azkaban. Ron grew up in the family home, The Burrow, near the village of Ottery St Catchpole in Devon. Ron has various siblings; his five older brothers, Bill, Charlie, Percy, twins Fred and George, and a younger sister, Ginny, each with their own distinct personality trait. One recurring factor in Ron's siblings is that they often appear to be more confident, self-assured and, to varying degrees, more outwardly talented than him.

Weasleys are an old pure-blood Wizarding family. The family is relatively poor, and despite Ron's father's promotion from head of the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office at the Ministry of Magic to Head of the Office for the Detection and Confiscation of Counterfeit Defensive Spells and Protective Objects in 2005's Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, they remain financially strained. Ron is particularly self-conscious, frustrated, and even resentful of his family's modest means; indeed, his school enemies, including Draco Malfoy and his father Lucius Malfoy, taunt him for his lack of wealth. Ironically, by the sixth book, Ron's father has been promoted to a much higher-paid position and Lucius Malfoy has been thrown in jail.

Ron is second cousin twice removed of Sirius Black and Regulus Black and is part of the famed Black family, though he and the rest of his immediate family have been considered 'blood traitors' and are disowned. Other distant relatives include Nymphadora Tonks, Draco Malfoy, Narcissa Malfoy, Bellatrix Lestrange, and Phineas Nigellus Black. Furthermore, the Black family tapestry as shown in the "Order of the Phoenix" film shows that a "Charlus Potter" married Dorea Black (Phineas Nigellus Black's grandaughter) which would give him distant relation to Harry Potter as well.

Legal disclaimer: Ronald Weasley is from the Harry Potter Series, and is the property of J.K.Rowling. He is used for the purpose of ficlet writing in and roleplaying prompt based community; no profit made in the use of this character.

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