Ron Weasley Character Analysis in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Ron Weasley is one of Harry’s best friends. In the primary timeline in the play, Ron manages a joke shop, is married to Hermione, and has a daughter named Rose with her. However, in other timelines, Ron marries Padma Patil instead and has a son, Panju. In the timeline in which Voldemort wins the Battle of Hogwarts and Harry dies, Ron is in hiding with Hermione while fighting for Dumbledore’s cause. Upon learning that he and Hermione aren’t married in all timelines, Ron asks her to renew their vows because he wants to affirm how much he loves her.

Ron Weasley Quotes in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

The Harry Potter and the Cursed Child quotes below are all either spoken by Ron Weasley or refer to Ron Weasley. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:

ALBUS: At Harry Potter and his disappointing son.
HARRY: What does that mean?
ALBUS: At Harry Potter and his Slytherin son.

[…] HARRY look at ALBUS, concerned.

HARRY: Al—
ALBUS: My name is Albus, not Al.
HARRY Are the other kids being unkind? Is that it? Maybe. if you tried making a few more friends… without Hermione and Ron I wouldn’t have survived Hogwarts, I wouldn’t have survived at all.
ALBUS: But I don’t need a Ron and Hermione. I’ve—I’ve got a friend, Scorpius, and I know you don’t like him but he’s all I need.
HARRY Look, as long as you’re happy, that’s all that matters to me.

Related Characters: Albus Severus Potter (speaker), Harry Potter, Scorpius Malfoy, Draco Malfoy, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley

Page Number and Citation: 21

Explanation and Analysis:

HERMIONE: We get this right, Harry’s alive, Voldemort’s dead, and the Augurey is gone, for that no risk is too great. Though I am sorry what it will cost you.

SNAPE: Sometimes costs are made to be borne.

Related Characters: Hermione Granger (speaker), Severus Snape (speaker), Harry Potter, Scorpius Malfoy, Voldemort, Ron Weasley

Related Symbols: The Augurey

Page Number and Citation: 183

Explanation and Analysis:

DELPHI: Two of you? Choices, choices. I think I’ll kill the boy first. Avada Kedavra!

She fires the Killing Curse at ALBUS—but HARRY throws him out of the way. The bolt smashes into the ground.

He fires a bolt back.

You think you’re stronger than me?

HARRY: No. I’m not.

They fire bolts mercilessly at each other as Albus rolls quickly away and slams a spell into one door and then another, opening them.

ALBUS: Alohomora!

HARRY: But we are.

ALBUS: Alohomora!

HARRY: I’ve never fought alone, you see. And I never will.

And HERMIONE, RON, GINNY, and DRACO emerge from the doors, and fire up their spells at DELPHI, who screams out in exasperation. This is titanic. But she can’t fight them all.

Related Characters: Albus Severus Potter (speaker), Harry Potter (speaker), Delphi Diggory (speaker), Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Lily Potter (Harry’s Mother)

Page Number and Citation: 287

Explanation and Analysis:

HARRY: Voldemort is going to kill my mum and dad—and there’s nothing I can do to stop him.

DRACO: That’s not true.

SCORPIUS: Dad, now is not the time…

ALBUS: There is something you could do—to stop him. But you won’t.

DRACO: That’s heroic.

GINNY takes HARRY’s hand.

GINNY: You don’t have to watch, Harry. We can go home.

HARRY: I’m letting it happen… Of course I have to watch.

HERMIONE: Then we’ll all witness it.

RON: We’ll all watch.

Related Characters: Albus Severus Potter (speaker), Harry Potter (speaker), Scorpius Malfoy (speaker), Draco Malfoy (speaker), Ginny Weasley (speaker), Hermione Granger (speaker), Ron Weasley (speaker), Delphi Diggory, Voldemort, James Potter (Harry’s Father), Lily Potter (Harry’s Mother)

Page Number and Citation: 291

Explanation and Analysis:

Ron Weasley Character Timeline in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

The timeline below shows where the character Ron Weasley appears in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...into view, where tons of wizard families are saying goodbye to their children. Just then, Ron, Hermione, and their daughter Rose approach Harry and Ginny. Ron (who manages Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes)... (full context)

Harry, Ginny, Hermione, and Ron then say goodbye to Albus, James, and Rose. Albus hugs his parents nervously and climbs... (full context)

Friendship, Family, Love, and Bravery Theme Icon

...he is at paperwork, and he asks how Rose and Hugo are. Hermione reveals that Ron jokes that, since she is Minister of Magic, Hermione probably sees her secretary more than... (full context)

...appears in Albus’s doorway; it’s awkward between them. Harry gives Albus a love potion that Ron sent before pulling out a small blanket. (full context)

...room in the Ministry of Magic, Harry and Hermione explain to a crowd (with Ginny, Ron, and Draco among them) that Voldemort’s allies have been showing movement for a few months... (full context)

Back in the Potter home, Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny are having a meal together, talking about Draco. Ginny says that he’s... (full context)

Ron also assures Hermione and Harry that Voldemort’s supporters’ movements could be nothing, joking that Harry’s... (full context)

...Ministry of Magic. They each take the potion: Delphi turns into Hermione, Albus turns into Ron, and Scorpius turns into Harry. Scorpius enjoys the drama of acting as Harry and telling... (full context)

Outside Hermione’s office, Scorpius, Albus, and Delphi (still transformed into Harry, Ron, and Hermione) try to act casually. They’ve used Veritaserum on a Ministry official and found... (full context)

As Hermione and Harry approach in an argument, Albus (as Ron) greets and kisses Hermione. Turning back to Harry, she explains that Harry shouldn’t dwell on... (full context)

...explaining that they think Albus might be in the Forbidden Forest. Just then, Hermione and Ron both appear out of the chimney, offering to help search the forest. Draco emerges as... (full context)

...some time limit on the Time-Turner, and Albus wonders if they’ve changed anything. Suddenly, Harry, Ron, Ginny, and Draco emerge, and Albus and Scorpius look at them all dumbly. Albus asks... (full context)

...that he will run away if Harry tries to separate him and Scorpius. Just then, Ron approaches, looking much more serious than usual. Albus is grateful to see Ron, hoping that... (full context)

Albus is stunned, saying that Ron is married to Hermione. Ron is shocked, and Harry also comments that Albus forgot he... (full context)

...Rose is. Hermione asks who Rose is, and Albus says that Rose is her and Ron’s daughter. Albus quickly realizes, however, that because Ron and Hermione aren’t married, Rose doesn’t exist.... (full context)

...task only made Cedric want to win even more, so he still died. But now Ron and Hermione aren’t together, creating other problems. Delphi acknowledges that they have to fix what... (full context)

Draco then explains that he always envied Harry for having Ron and Hermione. Draco didn’t really have fun with Crabbe and Goyle, nor did they like... (full context)

...what they’ve done. Because of them, Rose wasn’t even born. Scorpius explains that he learned Ron took Hermione to the Yule Ball as friends, and then he started dancing with Padma... (full context)

...doing so under Krum’s orders and cost Cedric the first task. And because of that, Ron never got jealous of Krum and he and Hermione never fell in love or got... (full context)

On the Hogwarts staircases, Ron runs into Hermione. He explains that Panju got in a little trouble in Potions class... (full context)

...Snape assures Hermione that Scorpius is not a threat, but she’s not sure. Just then, Ron enters, also aghast to see Scorpius, but Snape again assures them both that he’s trustworthy. (full context)

After hearing Scorpius’s whole story, Ron and Hermione are amazed. Scorpius asks for help, and Ron says that they’re basically all... (full context)

...Scorpius and Albus stand watching in their Durmstrang robes, and in the foreground, Scorpius, Hermione, Ron, and Snape look on anxiously. As Albus attempts to disarm Cedric, Hermione blocks his spell.... (full context)

Back in the present, Ron, Scorpius, Hermione, and Snape are in the middle of the forest, and Ron is in... (full context)

Snape and Scorpius run off, but Ron stays with Hermione, saying that he will help her keep the dementors there. They nod... (full context)

In Hermione’s office, Ron tells Hermione that he can’t believe that there are some realities in which they’re not... (full context)

...again and Harry is still having terrible dreams. Hermione says she’ll summon the Aurors, but Ron says he was having a couple of firewhiskies with Neville in Hogsmeade and he spotted... (full context)

Back at St. Oswald’s, Harry, Hermione, Ron, Draco, and Ginny look around Delphi’s room. They realize that she must have used a... (full context)

...but Draco defends Hermione and Harry, saying that they’ve just been trying to protect everyone. Ron stands up as well to defend them. Hermione says that they haven’t given up trying... (full context)

Ron, Hermione, Draco, Harry, and Ginny walk through present-day Godric’s Hollow. Hermione looks over to Harry,... (full context)

When Albus looks up to find Ginny, Harry, Ron, Draco, and Hermione, he runs into Ginny’s arms, thrilled that they got the note. Draco... (full context)

The group gathers. Ron is confused that they’re fighting to protect Voldemort now. They try to formulate a plan... (full context)

Ron, Hermione, Draco, Scorpius, and Albus watch the church window. Albus assures Ginny that it’s going... (full context)

...but as Albus unlocks the doors, Harry assures Delphi that he’s never fought alone. Hermione, Ron, Ginny, and Draco emerge and fire spells at Delphi, who tumbles to the floor, bound.... (full context)