Full name: Ronald Billius Weasley
Role in the books: Harry's best friend
Actor: Rupert Grint
Age: 11-37
Born: 1st March 1980
Blood Status: Pure-blood
Family: Mother: Molly Prewett; Father: Arthur Weasley; Brothers: Bill, Charlie, Percy, Fred and George; Sister: Ginny
Place of residence: The Burrow, Ottery St Catchpole (Devon?); Hogwarts; various locations during his seventh year; afterwards unknown
Occupation: Student at Hogwarts, a stint as an Auror while the Ministry was repairing itself after the war, then went on to run Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes with his brother George
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Flaming red
Other features of appearance: tall, thin and gangling, large hands and feet, lots of freckles, long nose and from the end of book five onwards he has scars criss-crossing his arms from where the brains attacked him
Wand: Willow and unicorn hair, fourteen inches
At Hogwarts: 1991-1997; Gryffindor; Prefect; Keeper on the Gryffindor House Quidditch team
Key Personality Traits: Loyal, brave, witty, bitingly sarcastic, stubborn, blunt to the point of rudeness, cruel streak, low self-confidence, average student, tendancy to pull Harry and Hermione back to reality when they're contemplating a far-fetched scheme
First appearance in story: "Hullo, dear," she said. "First time at Hogwarts? Ron's new, too." She pointed at the last and youngest of her sons. He was tall, thin and gangling, with freckles, big hands and feet and a long nose. (PS, ch.6, pg.70)
Key Life Moments: Aquiring his pet rat Scabbers and later finding out it is actually Peter Pettigrew; meeting Harry and Hermione on the Hogwarts Express; helping to save the Philosopher's Stone; venturing into the Forbidden Forest with Harry and facing giant spiders; trying to follow Harry to the Chamber of Secrets to rescue Ginny; becoming jealous of Harry after he was entered into the Triwizard Tournament; being used as Harry's hostage in the second Tournament task; joining the Gryffindor House Quidditch Team; helping to form Dumbledore's Army; fighting in the battle in the Department of Mysteries where he was attacked by brains; his relationship with Lavander Brown; being poisoned by mead meant for Dumbledore; going with Harry and Hermione to search for the Horcruxes; walking out on the others due to a combination of lack of home comforts, frustration at their lack of a plan and the influence of the horcrux around his neck; returning to the others and destroying the locket horcrux; participating in and surviving the Battle of Hogwarts; marrying Hermione Granger and having two childrem, Rose and Hugo