Fred and George Weasley

"You haven't got a letter on yours. I suppose she thinks you don't forget your name. But we're not stupid — we know we're called Gred and Forge."

- George Weasley to Ron on their Christmas Weasley jumpers

Fred and George Weasley were identical twin wizards born to Arthur and Molly Weasley. Brilliant pranksters, they co-founded and ran the joke shop Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes and were members of both Dumbledore's Army and the Order of the Phoenix.

The twins were famous for their pranking and mischief at the school. They were highly skilled in magic and created an entire line of magical joke items known as "Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes". According to their brother Ron, they had good grades, but they only received six O.W.L.s combined. Both of them played as Beaters on the Gryffindor Quidditch team.


 * Fred Weasley — Brother of Bill, Charlie, Percy, Ron, and Ginny, and son of Molly and Arthur Weasley. Twin brother of George Weasley. "Rapier" and "Rodent" on Potterwatch. Died in the Battle of Hogwarts on 2 May, 1998.


 * George Weasley — Brother of Bill, Charlie, Percy, Ron, and Ginny, and son of Molly and Arthur Weasley. Twin brother of Fred Weasley. Lost an ear in the Battle over Little Whinging. George survived the Second Wizarding War and went on to marry Angelina Johnson and have two children, Roxanne and Fred (named after his late uncle).

Behind the scenes

 * James Phelps has played the role of Fred Weasley in all films to date.
 * Oliver Phelps has played the role of George Weasley in all films to date.
 * J. K. Rowling has said that Fred and George are among her favourite characters.
 * Fred and George, both being pranksters, were rather fittingly given the birthday of the 1st of April, commonly known as April Fool's Day
 * Fred and George both have the same first letters (of their first names) as their maternal uncles, Fabian and Gideon Prewett.