Ginny Weasley
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| Ginny Weasley | ||
 Ginny Weasley in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 when she had thought Harry Potter had been killed | ||
| First appearance | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | |
| Last appearance | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 | |
| Created by | J. K. Rowling | |
| Portrayed by | Bonnie Wright | |
| House | Gryffindor | |
| Information | ||
| Family | Molly Weasley (mother) Arthur Weasley (father) Bill Weasley (brother) Charlie Weasley (brother) George Weasley (brother) Fred Weasley (brother) Ron Weasley (brother) | |
| Spouse(s) | Harry Potter | |
| Children | James Sirius Potter Albus Severus Potter Lily Luna Potter | |
Ginevra "Ginny" Molly Weasley is the youngest of the seven Weasley children and "the first girl to be born into the Weasley clan for several generations."
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Appearances
First book
Ginny is introduced in The Philosopher's Stone, in which she appears when Harry and four of her brothers leave for Hogwarts, and when she excitedly catches a glimpse of Harry upon his return at the end of the term.
Second book
Ginny is a first-year in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, in which she develops a crush on Harry and is sorted into Gryffindor. In the climax, it is revealed that she had opened the Chamber of Secrets, and is attacking Muggle-born students while being possessed by Tom Riddle's (Lord Voldemort's) old school diary, which Lucius Malfoy had slipped into her cauldron in Flourish and Blotts prior to the term.
Third & Fourth book
She has little involvement in Prisoner of Azkaban and Goblet of Fire, though she attends the Yule Ball with Neville.
Fifth book
In Order of the Phoenix, Ginny has "given up on Harry months ago", and has a boyfriend, Michael Corner, whom she met at the Yule Ball. When Umbridge punishes Harry with a "lifetime" Quidditch ban, Ginny replaces him as Gryffindor Seeker. She joins Dumbledore's Army and is one of five members who accompany Harry in his attempt to rescue Sirius Black from the Department of Mysteries. During the last part of the book, Ginny breaks up with Michael due to his sulking over Ravenclaw losing the Quidditch Cup final to Gryffindor, and starts dating Dean Thomas.
Sixth book
In Half-Blood Prince, after she casts the Bat-Bogey Hex on Zacharias Smith, Professor Slughorn respects her magical abilities enough to invite her to join his "Slug Club". Ginny becomes a permanent member of the Gryffindor Quidditch team as Chaser, and substitutes for Harry as Seeker when Snape puts him in detention during the Quidditch Cup final. After witnessing Ginny kissing Dean in a private hallway, Harry realises his love for Ginny, but since Ron vocally objects to Dean dating his sister, Harry interprets this as his not wanting any of his friends to date her. Ginny's relationship with Dean ends altogether in April following an "accidental" nudge from Harry under the effects of Felix Felicis, which Ginny interprets as Dean unnecessarily trying to help her through the portrait hole. Ginny and Harry share their first kiss after Gryffindor again wins the Quidditch Cup over Ravenclaw, thus initiating their relationship. After Dumbledore's death, however, Harry decides to end their relationship as he fears his love for Ginny would place her in danger.
Seventh book
Propelled by the revelation that Harry, Ron, and Hermione are leaving to seek the remaining Horcruxes in Deathly Hallows, Ginny kisses Harry in her bedroom, and they realise that they both still love each other. She returns to Hogwarts for her sixth year, where she works with Neville and Luna on reuniting Dumbledore's Army. As Ron is on the run with Harry and Hermione, Ginny is forced to go into hiding with her family. Though underage, she takes part in the Battle of Hogwarts despite her mother's and Harry's disapproval. After Harry's supposed death, she, Hermione, and Luna take on Bellatrix Lestrange, who nearly strikes Ginny with a Killing Curse, infuriating Molly Weasley to the point of intervening and slaying Bellatrix herself.
19 Years Later
In the epilogue, set nineteen years after the events of Deathly Hallows, Harry and Ginny are married and have three children: James Sirius Potter, Albus Severus Potter, and Lily Luna Potter. Rowling extrapolated on Ginny's future after the release of the book, saying that after leaving Hogwarts, she joined the Holyhead Harpies and, after spending a few years as a celebrated player, retired to become the senior Quidditch correspondent at the Daily Prophet, and to start a family with Harry.
Ginny was played by Bonnie Wright in the Harry Potter film series.
IGN listed Ginny as their 22nd-favourite Harry Potter character, that "Ginny and Harry's eventual romance captivated us", that Ginny was the "quintessential girl who got her guy" and they "wouldn't have it any other way".
