20 Facts about Fred and George Weasley

  1. Fred and George Weasley are members of the pure blood wizarding family, The Weasleys. Like the rest of the Weasleys they both have red hair and freckles. As identical twins they are hard to tell apart. Fred and George have three older brothers, Bill, Charlie, Percy, a younger brother, Ron, and younger sister, Ginny.
  2. Fred and George were born on April Fool’s Day.
  3. Fred turns Ron’s teddy bear into a giant spider when Ron is three. This causes Ron to have a lifelong fear of spiders.
  4. When they were seven the twins almost got Ron to make an unbreakable vow. When their father found out he was so angry that he spanked them.  Fred remarks, “[My] left buttock has never been the same since.”
  5. During their first year at Hogwarts the twins steal the Marauder’s Map from the office of their nemesis Mr. Filch. They give it to Harry in The Prisoner of Azkaban, so that Harry can sneak into Hogsmeade without getting into trouble.
  6. In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Fred and George cast a spell that causes snowballs to follow Professor Quirrell around and smash into the back of his head.
  7. Fred and George are popular at Hogwarts because of all the pranks that they play. At the beginning of the series they are starting their third year.
  8. Fred and George are beaters on the Gryffindor Quidditch team.
  9. Fred and George tease their older brother, Percy, mercilessly. They even steal his beloved prefect’s badge at Christmas.
  10. In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Fred and George, along with younger brother, Ron, steal their father’s flying car, and fly to the Dursleys’ to rescue Harry Potter.
  11. In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Fred and George want to put their names into the Goblet of Fire, but they are too young. They try to get around the Age Line Spell that Dumbeldore cast around the goblet, but they only wind up growing long white beards.
  12. Fred and George want to make a living out of their pranks. They start their own mail order prank company, Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes. They use their fellow students as guinea pigs.
  13. Both Fred and George were members of DA (Dumbledore’s Army) which was started by Harry Potter when Dolores Umbridge prevented students from actively learning how to defend themselves against the Dark Arts.
  14. Fred asks his Quidditch teammate, Angeline Johnson, to the Yule Ball. Angeline eventually marries George.
  15. In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Fred and George have passed their Apparitions Tests. They annoy everyone by apparating downstairs whenever they fancy.
  16. Fred and George flew out of Hogwarts on their brooms during Umbridge’s tenure as headmaster, but not before using magic to grow a swamp inside a hallway. 
  17. Fred and George eventually opened Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes in Daigon Alley. It is a huge financial success. Harry Potter gave them the seed money, which was his winnings from the Triwizard Tournament. So the twins always allow Harry to take whatever he wants from the shop without paying. They still charge their brother, Ron, which enrages him.
  18. Fred and George both fight in the Battle of Hogwarts.
  19. Fred is fighting alongside his older brother, Percy, when he is killed by an explosion. George and the entire Weasley family is devastated.
  20. George marries Angeline Johnson eventually and has two children. He names his son, Fred, after his late twin. He continues to run Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes with the help of Ron.