The Most Powerful Weasleys (RANKED) - Harry Potter Theory

Hey everyone,

Welcome to another installment of Harry Potter Theory. In today’s video we’re going to be tackling a topic which I’m sure will be subject to MUCH debate- who is the most powerful WEASLEY? More importantly- how do each of the Weasleys stack up against each other? If we were to RANK the famous wizarding family by power, who would come out on top? Who would fall to the bottom?

I’ve made lots of ranking videos in the past- ranking the most powerful Slytherins, Hufflepuffs, Ravenclaws, Gryffindors, Order of the Phoenix members, Dumbledore’s Army members, Marauders, professors & more, If this is your cup of tea, then you may want to check out those videos as well. However, time and time again I’ve seen this idea commented, so today- let’s look at the Weasleys.

There are 9 immediate family members of the Weasleys to which we’re introduced in the series. In no particular order- Ron, Charlie, Ginny, Molly, Fred, George, Percy, Arthur & Bill. Before we get in to this, I want you to comment down below your OWN rankings- then watch the video and see how they compare.

The Weasleys first make their mark right near the beginning of the Philosopher’s Stone, when Harry stumbles in to them at platform 9 ¾ . Almost immediately, we get the sense that Harry is going to be close with these solid, kind people- and over the course of the books/films Harry basically becomes..Family. Where Harry was shunted at the Dursley residence (which is ironic since he is actually related to them)- he was conversely welcomed with open arms at the Weasley residence- he was..Harry.

And through all their quirks- we love the Weasleys. They are good people with nothing but Harry’s best interest in mind- allowing him to spend countless holidays at their home, and always looking out for him. But here’s the thing about the Weasleys: beneath their welcoming, warm exteriors, they are all extremely magically talented. A bit of history- the ‘Weasleys’ are members of the sacred 28 - 1 of 28 wizarding families that were thought to still be truly ‘pure-blood’ by the time the 1930s rolled around. However, in spite of their pure-blood status the Weasleys did not discriminate against others, like many pure-blood families did. In fact, the Weasleys recognized everyone as their equal- muggles, muggle-borns and half-bloods alike. For this reason, they were labelled as ‘blood-traitors’. Their lineage is long (and traceable) and over the years there have been many other powerful Weasleys, but for now, let’s look at the ones we know. One thing to bear in mind is that NO Weasley is weak- they are all powerful, some are just more powerful than others. This was the hardest power ranking list that I’ve had to make so far.

9. Percy Weasley

First things first- Percy is certainly the least popular of the Weasleys- I think that goes without saying. He was born in 1976 and was Arthur & Molly’s third child- after Bill and Charlie- and though he personified many of the positive Weasley values, his mind did end up getting a bit corrupted and he went down a questionable path. He did however, eventually redeem himself.

He was a very ambitious person, but this also meant that he was a stickler for the rules. He was extremely disapproving of Fred and Georges constant pranks and tricks, and had convinced himself that in order to get far in life, you needed structure.

His structured life, calculated demeanour, and strong desire to APPEASE meant that he eventually landed himself the roles of prefect / head boy - taking on additional responsibilities while still a student at Hogwarts.

However, just because Percy was ambitious, this ambition didn’t necessarily manifest itself in the form a longing for greater magical ability. Percy was a good student- he attended classes, got good grades, and did everything that was expected of him- but he didn’t necessarily go above and beyond magically. He never wanted to be ‘powerful’ in the sense that he could create all kinds of powerful spells- he wanted to be like Fudge- he wanted to be minister for magic- he wanted..political power. For this reason, Percy is at the bottom of the list- however, don’t get me wrong, Percy is still a talented wizard.

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[HarryPotterTheory]

What would YOUR list be?

I was working on this one all day- hope you enjoy it!

[ethanjohnson]

Forgetting that Ginny was invited into the very exclusive Slug Club specifically because Slughorn noticed she was powerful to the point where he just assumed that she would go onto big things. Hermione and Ginny were the only members to get in on ability everyone else was just well connected

[realTNTproductions]

Don't also forget that Ron on his first year had a borrowed wand and in the second year he had a broken borrowed wand. So yeah his start in education was not ideal

[raymondben]

I would've placed Arthur higher. The man enchanted a car to the point where it was a near sentient being.

[rsb]

Can we just appreciate the fact that Fred & George were able to fully and successfully transfigured Ron’s bear into a spider at the age of 5?

[DavidNYC]

You seriously undervalued Ron. He is a battle hardened wizard who fought on all front line, and behind enemy lines. When he teamed up with Tonks to transport Harry, she admitted that he was truly brilliant in battle. When he separated from Harry and Hermoine and came back to them later, he had spare wands he had taken off of death eaters, while he was on the run, alone. Ron is top 3 Weasley in my book.

[fabrisseterbrugghe]

If you're putting Molly that high, I think you should mention Dumbledore's admiration for her clock that keeps track of her family.

[harryjamespotter]

In books : Harry liked. Ginny for her nice personality
In Movies : She got *NoiCE* Skins

[VzTNcF]

Fun fact: Ron is one of the most magically talented people from the first half of the series. In fact, most of the spells he cast in the books were during this time period, and that's impressive because his first wand was a hand me down of a unique type of wood, that was only loyal to it's first and true user, and on top of that, it had a unicorn hair core, of which degrades itself in power when passed down to another. Ron had quite literally the worst possible wand to ever exist in the HP universe, and was still able to cast magic pretty normally

[codycosman]

While I agree with your list, I would move Ginny up higher than Fred and George at least. The books mention many times that they were terrified of her, she was particularly skilled with many types of difficult magic, and she survived the Battle at the Ministry, Battle of the Astronomy Tower, the Battle of Hogwarts, and possession by Voldemort. She was also very athletic, going into professional Quidditch playing for the Holyhead Harpies. All of those are tremendous feats.

[And-ljgb]

Honestly, I feel like most of the Weasleys are in a similar league and it's very difficult to make an accurate ranking.

[Lucky-eiyh]

Ron is so underated. He had a second hand wand for the first 2 years of his education and in the 2nd year it was broken. He improved in 3rd year with a decent wand. He was battling death eaters at age 15, he was part of the trio that saved the day a million times.

[beckyhicks]

I think Ron should have been a bit further up (closer to 1) because in the first books/movies he was using a borrowed wand. Once that one(Charlie's old wand) was destroyed and he got his own wand, his magic improved til he was able to do the things he did in book 7. Also Ginny should have been further up as well.

[kh]

I would honestly put Bill at the very top because it takes A LOT to be a Curse Breaker, but Molly being able to kill Bellatrix without a verbal spell is also very telling as well.

[beardedpanda]

I think Ron looked incompetent only because he was using a hand me down wand whose allegiance never changed from his brother. That’s why he always had so many problems with spell casting.

[htaehxela]

Ron had Charlie's wand for the first 2 years of school, surely that has an impact that you didn't factor in

[TropiKalBoards]

Did Ron dirty 100%. He should 100% be in the top 3. Literally was apart of the golden trio that was the DIRECT reason the most powerful dark wizard of all time was taken down for good. Hunted/destroyed Horcruxes, dueled many death eaters and was actually fighting them at 15 years old (same with Ginny at 14, and think she shoulda been ranked higher too)

[jamescoffey]

What about ranking quidditch players?

Thanks! This is the most amount of likes ive ever gotteb

[WalkerWrites]

I think Ron had two defining reasons he was so low.
1. His wand, i feel like that was obvious, it was a handy me down for 2 years.
2. His place in the family. He was the youngest of all his male siblings and they all did great things and were very skilled. I feel like this gave him alot of self doubt.
This is further worsened by being in Harry and Hermiones shadow. I would even say that Hermiones caused him to reject trying hard out of spite of her know it all-ness sometimes.
It made sense that after growing up and maturing he became more confident and came into his abilities. No longer letting his insecurity of his siblings/ and Harrys notoriety get him down. Accepting his feelings for Hermione I think also helped, allowing him to get rid of that insinct to push her away due to possible rejection/ jealousy.

I think Ginny should have been higher up on this list. She is basically the inverse of Ron. She excelled despite being the youngest, probably because she could be set apart due to her being the only girl in her family. We dont see it alot, but just based on Rons immediate instincts in book two I think we can assume the brothers are more caring and protective of her than "playful bullying" like with Ron.
She also wasnt in Harrys group so she didnt have these people overshadowing her, allowing her to grow in a more healthy setting than Ron IMO.

[dsatt]

I think Percy being a third child just overachieved trying to be as good as his older brothers. Ron, being the youngest boy was just not applying himself until he met Harry.