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Ginevra "Ginny" Molly Weasley (born 11 August 1981) is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series. She is the youngest of Arthur Weasley and Molly Weasley's seven children, as well as being their only daughter. She is small, with vivid red hair (trademark of her clan) and bright brown eyes. She is a talented witch, especially noted for her skill with the Bat-Bogey Hex.

Ginny is a descendant of the Weasley family, one of the oldest pure-blood wizarding families in existence, and is also a descendent of the Prewett and Black lines through marriage (her mother was a Prewett before marriage). She is sister to Bill, Charlie, Percy, Fred and George and Ron. She is also good friends with Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Luna Lovegood, and Neville Longbottom (she went to the Yule Ball with him in her third year). She is soon to become sister-in-law to Fleur Delacour.

According to author J.K. Rowling, Ginny is also the first female born into the Weasley line in "several generations".

In the films, she is played by Bonnie Wright.

Behind the Name

Ginevra is the Italian form of the name 'Guinevere', which comes from the even older Welsh name: Gwenhwyfar. Gwen meaning 'fair' or 'white' and hwyfar meaning 'smooth'. Guinevere was also the Queen consort of the legendary King Arthur; there seems to be somewhat of a running theme of Arthurian legend with the family's names.

Ginny in the Books

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Ginny is introduced in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. She is one of the first girls of about Harry's age seen in the series. She makes only two appearances in Philosopher's Stone, both at King's Cross. The first is a scene where Harry and her brothers are leaving for Hogwarts; Harry sees her interacting with her family and then watches her run down the platform, chasing the train as it leaves the station. In this first scene, her connection to Harry is established with Harry overhearing a scene in which Ginny begs her mother to be able to go on the train and see the famous Harry Potter. The second is a brief appearance at the end of the book where she is excited to catch a glimpse of Harry when he returns from Hogwarts.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Ginny becomes more involved in the storyline when she starts attending Hogwarts in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, a year after Harry and her brother Ron. While she appears to play a mostly behind-the-scenes role in the book — looking mysteriously ill and providing light humour with her obvious crush on Harry, Ginny turns out to be the key to the year's biggest mystery, a series of unexplained attacks that leave several Muggle-born students petrified. Harry eventually discovers that a magical school diary made by Tom Riddle (the young Lord Voldemort) had been taking advantage of her insecurities, possessing her in order to access the Chamber of Secrets and unleash a Basilisk on the school.

It turns out that Lucius Malfoy was responsible for making sure that Ginny got the diary; he hoped to use her actions to discredit her father, who had proposed a Muggle Protection Act that he opposed, and to have Dumbledore thrown out of Hogwarts. After Ginny tells "Tom" about Harry's survival and the destruction of Voldemort, Riddle puts his own twist on the plan. Instead of using Ginny to attack Muggle-borns, he decides to bring her down to the Chamber and kill her by absorbing her life energy, restoring himself to full life in the process. More importantly, he, already understanding Harry's hero-complex from the information which Ginny has unwittingly provided him with, knows that her abduction will lure Harry into the Chamber as well. Riddle is very curious about how Harry "defeated" him, and wishes to kill him. Harry does in fact enter the Chamber, but with help from Fawkes and the Sorting Hat manages to destroy both Riddle and the Basilisk and thus saves Ginny's life. Following this, he expressed a strong concern over Ginny's not being expelled - showing that in the matter he finds her entirely blameless, as he himself is all too familiar with Voldemort's power and control.

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Movies - Ginny Weasley

Behind the Name

Ginny in the Books

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

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