William Arthur "Bill" Weasley is a character in the Harry Potter book series. Bill is the eldest of Arthur and Molly Weasley's seven children. He attends Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry where he is Sorted into Gryffindor house, becoming Prefect and Head Boy. He joins the Order of the Phoenix and fights in the Battle of Hogwarts. He marries Fleur Delacour and they have three children.
Biography[]
Early life[]
Bill Weasley was the eldest child[2][3] born to Mr and Mrs Weasley on 29 November 1970.[1] He was born during the First Wizarding War, and was aged ten when it ended.[4] He was raised at The Burrow in Devon and had six younger siblings, Charlie, Percy, Fred, George, Ron and Ginny.[2]
Bill started attending Hogwarts in September 1982. He was a Prefect and Head Boy.[5] Bill was likely the brother who told Ron about the legend of the Chamber of Secrets when he was a child.[6]
When he was at Hogwarts, he had a penpal at a wizarding school in Brazil who presumably attended Castleobruxo. He wanted to go on an exchange trip there but Arthur and Molly couldn't afford it. His friend was very upset and sent him a cursed hat which made his ears shrivel up.[7]
Upon graduating, he was a Curse-Breaker who worked in Gringotts and relocated to Eygpt.[3]
Prisoner of Azkaban[]
When his father, Arthur won the Grand Prize Galleon Draw, he took their whole family out to Eygpt to visit Bill. Ron showed him a Pocket Sneakoscope that he had bought for his friend Harry Potter. When it started lighting up and spinning for no apparent treason, Bill thought it was faulty but it was actually a warning that Fred and George had put beetles in his soup.[3]
Goblet of Fire[]
Bill was once interviewed by Rita Skeeter for an article she was writing about Curse-Breakers. In her article, she ended up describing Bill as a "long-haired pillock".[8]
Bill returned to the Burrow during the summer holidays to attend the final of 422nd Quidditch World Cup with his family. Harry Potter arrived shortly after and realised that Bill and Charlie, both of whom he had never met before, were sitting at the table talking. Bill greeted Harry after Charlie with a smile and shook his hand.[9]
Bill and Charlie were asked to help set up the tables for dinner in the garden. They used their wands to lift the old tables but instead of putting them onto the grass, they were trying to knock the other's table out of the air. Bill eventually knocked a leg off Charlie's with a big bang which caused an irritated Percy, who was working, to poke his head out of the Burrow and ask them to keep it down. Bill grinned and asked him how his cauldron report was going. Bill and Charlie then put the tables down on the grass, and he repaired the broken leg and conjured tableclothes with his wand.[9]
During dinner, Molly told him she did not approve of his fang earring or long hair and wondered whether his workplace was okay with it. Bill told her they didn't care so long he brought in treasure and Ginny told her that she liked Bill's hair.[9]
Bill and his two eldest brothers travelled to the World Cup campsites by Apparating the next day. They tracked down their tents booked by Arthur and joined the rest of their family for lunch. He was introduced there to Ludo Bagman by his father. Before the game, Bill purchased green rosettes for Ireland.[10]
When the game ended, they returned to their tents. In the night, the campsites were attacked by Death Eaters. Bill ran toward the danger to help the Ministry with their counter-attack. They helped catch Mr Roberts and his family when they were dropped out the sky by Death Eaters. They returned to their tents when the attack was over. Bill was shocked to learn from Arthur how the house-elf of Barty Crouch Snr. had been caught holding a wand near the scene where a Dark Mark had been cast.[10]
Bill returned home to the Burrow where he stayed at least another week. He agreed with Percy that Arthur was wrong to have given an unsolicited public statement about the attack on behalf of the Ministry, which was criticised by Rita Skeeter in the Daily Prophet. After reminding his mother that Rita once called him a "long-haired pillock", she gently told him his hair actually was a bit long and asked if he would let her cut it. Bill refused.[8]
The day Bill's brothers and sister were returning to Hogwarts, his father was sent for by the Ministry regarding a break-in at Alastor Moody's house. He remarked that Moody was a great wizard in his time despite others saying that he had gone crazy. Bill decided to go to King's Cross to wave everyone off. On the platform, Bill told them he wishes he was going to Hogwarts that year. When asked why, he said it would be an interesting year and that he might get time to "watch a bit of it" but did not elaborate on what that was.[11]
Appearance[]
Bill has long, red hair which he often tied back into a ponytail. He is tall and wears an earring with a fang dangling from it.[9]
Notes and sources[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Calendar of Birthdays (archived by HP Lexicon)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 6
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Chapter 1
- ↑ According to Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 1, it ended in October 1981. Bill was ten, but nearly eleven when that happened.
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 5
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 10
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 7
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 10
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 5
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 9
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter 11