"Why is everything I own rubbish?"
     -- Ron Weasley

Ronald Weasley is the sixth of Molly and Arthur's sons. He is currently attending Hogwarts where he is the best friend of Harry Potter. Ron has a generally positive outlook on life but struggles with feelings of having to live up to five older brothers who have made their mark on Hogwarts one way or another. 

"I'm the sixth in our family to go to Hogwarts. You could say I've got a lot to live up to. Bill and Charlie have already left -- Bill was head boy and Charlie was captain of Quidditch. Now Percy's a prefect. Fred and George mess around a lot, but they still get really good marks and everyone thinks they're really funny. Everyone expects me to do as well as the others, but if I do, it's no big deal, because they did it first. You never get anything new, either, with five brothers. I've got Bill's old robes, Charlie's old wand, and Percy's old rat." (SS6)

Ron also finds himself frustrated with being poor. "Why is everything I own rubbish?" he exclaims when he is faced with second hand dress robes with lace on them and a maniacal little owl who chokes on owl treats (GF10). Ron and Harry find themselves at odds occasionally and have even spent some weeks not speaking to each other, but Ron is a devoted friend and helper for Harry. Ron's skills at chess helped Harry pass through McGonagall's enchanted chess set guarding the Sorcerer's Stone. Ron seems to be developing an interesting and possibly romantic relationship with Hermione, but for now it's in the arguing and teasing stage. He was highly annoyed that Hermione went to the Yule Ball with Krum, but never got around to asking her himself. He ended up going to the Ball with Padma Patil, but he was so busy glowering at Hermione and Krum that Padma abandoned him to dance with some boys from Beauxbatons. Ron didn't seem to mind in the least.

Ron is an avid Quidditch fan; his favorite team is the Chudley Cannons and his bedroom at the Burrow--an attic room at the top of the stairs--is plastered with posters of the team. Ron's broom, however, like everything else he owns is a hand-me-down Shooting Star which is "frequently outstripped by passing butterflies." 

Ron gets plenty of teasing from his older brothers, particularly Fred and George. When he was younger, they changed his teddy bear into a giant spider, and he's been terrified of spiders ever since. After encountering Aragog in the forest, Ron was so afraid he threw up in Hagrid's pumpkin patch. 

Ron's birthday is March 1 (CR); he was born in 1980. He has red hair. He is tall and thin and has a rather long nose.

Pigwidgeon
Known not-so-affectionately as "Pig," this tiny brown owl is loud and hyperactive, much to the dismay of Ron, who owns him. Pig was a gift from Sirius Black. Hedwig treats him with disdain since he doesn't know how to behave like a REAL post owl. Ginny gave the little owl his name. Ron tried to change it, but the owl wouldn't answer to anything else.