Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

by

J. K. Rowling

Mrs. Weasley Character Analysis

The matriarch of the Weasley family. She's short, plump, and has red hair like all of her children. Mrs. Weasley cares deeply for her family members and for their safety in particular, which is why she often does whatever she can to keep her children from getting themselves into dangerous situations, whether that be keeping Ron from planning with Harry and Hermione to forbidding Ginny from joining in the final battle at Hogwarts. She has a temper when she gets angry and Fred and George are often the recipients of her ire, as they enjoy tormenting her. Mrs. Weasley is a skilled cook and an accomplished witch; she kills Bellatrix Lestrange during the final battle after Bellatrix makes the mistake of trying to kill Ginny. Though it makes Harry uncomfortable, Mrs. Weasley treats him like a surrogate son and even gives him her brother's watch for his seventeenth birthday, which is a Wizarding tradition, but one that Harry would otherwise be shut out of, as he has no parents to give him such a gift.

Mrs. Weasley Quotes in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

The Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows quotes below are all either spoken by Mrs. Weasley or refer to Mrs. Weasley. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Choices, Redemption, and Morality Theme Icon
).
Chapter Seven Quotes

"It's traditional to give a wizard a watch when he comes of age," said Mrs. Weasley, watching him anxiously from beside the cooker. "I'm afraid that one isn't new like Ron's, it was actually my brother Fabian's and he wasn't terribly careful with his possessions, it's a bit dented on the back, but—"

Related Characters: Mrs. Weasley (speaker), Harry Potter
Page Number: 114
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Mrs. Weasley Quotes in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

The Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows quotes below are all either spoken by Mrs. Weasley or refer to Mrs. Weasley. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Choices, Redemption, and Morality Theme Icon
).
Chapter Seven Quotes

"It's traditional to give a wizard a watch when he comes of age," said Mrs. Weasley, watching him anxiously from beside the cooker. "I'm afraid that one isn't new like Ron's, it was actually my brother Fabian's and he wasn't terribly careful with his possessions, it's a bit dented on the back, but—"

Related Characters: Mrs. Weasley (speaker), Harry Potter
Page Number: 114
Explanation and Analysis: