Harry Potter · Character

George Weasley

  • Supporting
  • First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 5

George Weasley is a supporting character in Harry Potter (Book 1).

Gender
male
Age
teenager
First appears
Book 1 · Ch. 5
Books
4

George Weasley, one half of Hogwarts' most notorious pair of identical red-haired twins, begins the series as a fun-loving Gryffindor Beater whose mischief is matched only by his loyalty to his younger brother Ron and to Harry Potter. Across the early books he and Fred move from schoolboy pranks to daring rescues, flying the enchanted Ford Anglia to free Harry from the Dursleys and later handing over the stolen Marauder's Map. By the fourth book his ambitions have sharpened into entrepreneurship: he schemes to enter the Triwizard Tournament, chases Ludo Bagman for an unpaid World Cup bet, and defies his mother's disapproval of the twins' joke products, until Harry's gift of his Triwizard winnings gives him and Fred the capital for their dream joke shop.

Description

A teenage boy with a head of vivid flaming red hair that identifies him as a Weasley twin, the strands short and tousled as if from broomstick flight or schoolyard antics. He possesses fair skin that easily shows exertion, a lean athletic build from playing Beater in Quidditch, and a face lit with mischievous energy. He wears a thick blue knitted sweater featuring a prominent yellow G on the chest, the casual wizard attire of a fun-loving Hogwarts student in the 1990s British wizarding world. A tall teenage boy with vivid red hair the same shade as his father's, fair skin, and a lanky agile build that lets him climb catlike through windows with ease. His face lights up with a broad mischievous grin as he ambles about in the morning, towering over his mother with the confident posture of a prank-loving wizard and identical twin. He wears simple pajamas or casual clothes while grinning from the front seats during rescues alongside his brother Fred. Red hair, freckles, tall lanky, identical to Fred A young human boy with bright red hair and freckles, identical to his twin Fred. His face is clean-shaven when not affected by magic. His clothing varies by occasion, including casual clothes, pajamas, school robes, and dress robes.

Connections

  • Ron Weasleyyounger brother

    George's younger brother, whom he teases relentlessly yet protects, joining him in Harry's rescue in Book 2 and later brushing off Ron's suspicions about the twins' moneymaking.

  • AW

    Arthur Weasleyfather

    George's father, who disapproves of the pranks while worrying about the twins' future.

  • FW

    Fred Weasleytwin brother

    George's identical twin and inseparable partner in every scheme, from early pranks and the Marauder's Map to the Triwizard Age Line attempt and their joint joke-shop ambitions.

  • MW

    Molly Weasleymother

    George's mother, who scolds his escapades and tries to suppress his dangerous joke products.

  • Harry Potterfriend

    A friend George supports from the start, rescuing him from the Dursleys, gifting him the Marauder's Map, and backing him against Malfoy; Harry repays this loyalty by funding the twins' joke shop.

  • LJ

    Lee Jordanfriend

    Close friend and co-conspirator in the plan to bypass the Tournament's age restriction.

  • LB

    Ludo Bagmanconflicting source relationships

    A Ministry official who cheats George and Fred out of their World Cup winnings with leprechaun gold and then dodges their demands for payment.

  • Cedric DiggoryQuidditch rival

    Hufflepuff Seeker whom George resents for beating Gryffindor at Quidditch, offering him only a curt nod.

Story so far

  1. BOOK 1Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
    • Helps Harry onto the Hogwarts Express at King's Cross alongside Fred
    • Receives a knitted Weasley sweater bearing a 'G' at Christmas
    • Plays Beater for the Gryffindor Quidditch team, protecting Harry during matches
    • Joins Fred in pranks and teasing, including the snowball incident aimed at Quirrell's turban
  2. BOOK 2Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
    • Joins Fred and Ron in flying the enchanted Ford Anglia to rescue Harry from the Dursleys
    • Climbs nimbly through Harry's window to help retrieve his trunk
    • Faces Molly Weasley's fury after the late-night rescue
    • Continues as Gryffindor Beater and jokes his way through the school's Chamber of Secrets scare
  3. BOOK 3Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
    • Gives Harry the Marauder's Map, which the twins had pilfered from Filch's office
    • Shows Harry the secret passage to Honeydukes
    • Celebrates Gryffindor's Quidditch Cup victory
  4. BOOK 4Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
    • Bets with Fred on the Quidditch World Cup and is paid by Ludo Bagman in vanishing leprechaun gold
    • Attempts to trick Dumbledore's Age Line with an Ageing Potion and sprouts a long white beard
    • Develops joke products like Canary Creams despite Molly's opposition
    • Pursues Bagman for repayment of the debt
    • Receives Harry's Triwizard winnings to fund the twins' joke shop

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