Ginny Weasley

Harry Potter · Character

Ginny Weasley

Also known as Ginny

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

Ginny Weasley is a minor character in Harry Potter (Book 1).

Gender
female
Age
child
First appears
Book 1 · Ch. 5
Books
4

Ginny Weasley, the youngest child and only daughter of the Weasley family, first appears as a shy, blushing girl at King's Cross, visibly smitten with Harry Potter. Her first year at Hogwarts turns harrowing when Tom Riddle's enchanted diary possesses her and uses her to reopen the Chamber of Secrets, and Harry rescues her just in time. In the books that follow she is a quieter but steadily present figure: she is shaken by the Dementor on the Hogwarts Express, swept up in the chaos of the Quidditch World Cup, and attends the Yule Ball with Neville Longbottom. These years hint at the confident, fierce witch she is becoming.

Description

A small girl with a petite, slender build and fair skin dusted with freckles, her most striking feature is her vibrant red hair that falls in untamed waves. Her face is round and youthful with bright, wide eyes full of emotion, often caught in expressions of excitement or distress. She wears simple everyday clothes like jeans and a t-shirt, moving with the boundless energy of childhood. Her presence is lively and animated, drawing the eye amid crowds. A petite eleven-year-old English witch with vivid flaming red hair reaching past her shoulders and large bright brown eyes stands ready for school. She has a small, slender build, fair skin that blushes furiously or pales to cold marble white according to her feelings, and an expressive face that easily shows tension, trembling lips, or flooding tears. She wears either a long nightdress at home or black Hogwarts school robes, her flaming hair making her instantly recognizable among other students. Slender young girl of 11-12 with flaming red hair and pale skin that flushes deeply when embarrassed. Often seen panting, huffy, or huddled, with expressions shifting from laughter to shaking vulnerability. Her school attire and youthful build convey a mix of shyness and spark. Ginny is a small, red-haired teenage girl, her vivid hair the clearest feature noted about her appearance. Her build is slight, while her eye color and specific facial features are not described. She is seen in everyday wizarding clothes, sometimes with a green rosette; in one sleepy moment she wears a nightdress beneath a coat, and elsewhere she carries a bulky backpack. Her youthful presence can look drowsy or intent, but she is readily recognizable by her red hair.

Connections

  • Ron Weasleybrother

    Ginny is Ron's younger sister. She grows from a little sister he worries over during the Chamber crisis into someone who comforts him and also calls him out, as when he mocks Hermione.

  • AW

    Arthur Weasleyfather

    Arthur is Ginny's caring father. He brings her to the Quidditch World Cup and directs the children to safety during the attack.

  • FW

    Fred Weasleyolder brother

    Fred is Ginny's protective older brother, who takes her hand and leads her to safety during the World Cup campsite attack.

  • MW

    Molly Weasleymother

    Molly is Ginny's attentive mother and looks after her only daughter.

  • Harry Potterconflicting source relationships

    Ginny's crush on Harry begins with his first visit to the Burrow and shows in her constant blushing. After he saves her from the Chamber of Secrets, she settles into his close social circle, though her feelings remain.

  • TM

    Tom Marvolo Riddlepossessor

    Riddle possesses Ginny through his diary and uses her to reopen the Chamber of Secrets. The ordeal is a traumatic defining experience that nearly costs her life.

  • NL

    Neville LongbottomYule Ball date

    Ginny attends the Yule Ball as Neville's date after Hermione declines him, which begins a friendly bond between them.

Story so far

  1. BOOK 1Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
    • Appears at King's Cross as the shy youngest Weasley, eager to see Harry Potter
    • Remains on the periphery of the story, too young to attend Hogwarts
    • Blushes around Harry, foreshadowing her lasting attachment to him
  2. BOOK 2Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
    • Starts her first year at Hogwarts as an eleven-year-old Gryffindor
    • Falls under the influence of Tom Riddle's diary, which manipulates her into reopening the Chamber of Secrets
    • Is taken into the Chamber and nearly dies as Riddle drains her life
    • Is rescued by Harry, who destroys the diary
  3. BOOK 3Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
    • Shyly mutters hellos to Harry at King's Cross
    • Pales and sobs after the Dementor attack on the Hogwarts Express, showing her sensitivity
    • Plays a minor role amid the warmth of the Weasley family
  4. BOOK 4Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
    • Attends the Quidditch World Cup with her family
    • Is led to safety by Fred and her father during the Death Eater campsite attack
    • Accepts Neville's invitation to the Yule Ball, since younger students cannot attend otherwise
    • Comforts Ron after Fleur rejects him, and defends Hermione against his mockery
    • Spends time with Hermione and is a steady presence in Gryffindor

Key events

  1. Book 2
    Ch. 17
    The Basilisk BattleHarry descends into the Chamber of Secrets, confronts Tom Riddle's memory possessing Ginny Weasley, slays the basilisk with Godric Gryffindor's sword, and destroys the diary.

Book 2: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

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