
They tried their best to make up for this with their love. Many other pure-blood families, particularly the Malfoys, disdained them for their " blood traitor", pro-muggle beliefs and their lack of wealth. The Weasley family was not wealthy compared to other wizarding families. Like all his siblings, he was home educated in reading, writing, and simple maths by his mother. While he was still a child, the Wizarding world became peaceful again (for a time) after Lord Voldemort's first defeat on 31 October 1981.īill and his five brothers - Charlie, Percy, Fred, George, and Ron - as well as his younger sister, Ginny, grew up in the Burrow on the outskirts of Ottery St Catchpole in Devon, England. He was a child during the height of the First Wizarding War, in which, his maternal uncles, Fabian and Gideon Prewett, were murdered fighting Antonin Dolohov and four other Death Eaters. William Weasley was the first of seven children born to Arthur and Molly Weasley. The Burrow, where Bill grew up with his family 1.4.2 Guarding Hogwarts and battling Death Eatersīiography Early life Template:C File:The Burrow.png.Bill later fought in the Battle of Hogwarts alongside the rest of the Order and survived.įollowing the war, Bill and Fleur had three children: Victoire, Dominique, and Louis Weasley. Bill and Fleur then moved to Shell Cottage, where they assisted Harry, Ron, and Hermione after their escape from Malfoy Manor. He married Fleur on 1 August 1997, although their wedding was disrupted by the arrival of Death Eaters following the fall of the Ministry of Magic. Although he wasn't turned into a werewolf, he did develop some wolfish tendencies such as a liking for very rare steaks. During this time, he started courting Fleur Delacour and eventually asked her to marry him after a year of dating.ĭuring the Battle of the Astronomy Tower, Bill was severely injured by the werewolf Fenrir Greyback. In 1995, he returned to England and joined the reconstituted Order of the Phoenix to face the reborn Lord Voldemort. He attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1982- 1989 and was both a prefect and Head Boy.Īfter graduating from Hogwarts he went to work for Gringotts Wizarding Bank as a Curse-Breaker, working in Egypt. 29 November, 1970) was an English pure-blood wizard, the first child of Arthur and Molly Weasley Template:C and the eldest brother of Charlie, Percy, Fred, George, Ron, and Ginny. Angelina Weasley (née Johnson) (sister-in-law)įleur Delacour regarding Bill's bravery, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

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