With his mop of ginger hair and hand-me-down jumper, young Ron Weasley may not have looked like a typial hero, but he was instrumental in overcoming the forces of darkness in the Second Wizarding War.
"Poor Mum and Dad keep seeing my Foundable lurking around and thinking I've come home for a visit. Like I'd go anywhere near The Burrow right now.
Tourists everywhere, and now Weasley Foundables, too? It sounds like a madhouse... more mad than usual, I mean."
These mechanical aids for magical mischief were designed by Fred and George Weasley. Ministry of Magic records indicate that these distraction devices may have been utilised during an undisclosed infiltration of Ministry office.
"I sent Dad a load of Decoy Detonators to scare off those tourists... but all they managed to do was startle the chickens.
Dad's covered in feathers and has been pecked half to death...
...but Mum says that does not excuse him from helping out returning Foundables."
A relic of Hogwarts' past, this banner was likely displayed during a Quidditch game. It proudly proclaims, "Weasley Is Our King", a reference to GryffindorKeeperRon Weasley's goalkeeping prowess.
"Did I ever tell you that I was Keeper for the Gryffindor team? Called me their king, they did. They sang a song about me, how did it go again..."
"If you mum knew that you were reminiscing about you Quidditch days while her garden is being overrun by tourists AND Foundables of you old rubbish..."
Unlike Muggle chess, Wizard Chess pieces violently attack each other for the amusement of the players. It is rumored that Ron Weasley used this set to teach Harry Potter how to play.
"Mum says that a few less savoury tourists are searching The Burrow grounds for "artefacts of historical value" — anything they can sell, more like.
If they knew that Harry and I used to play with that Wizard Chess set together, they'd probably try and steal the Foundable too!"
Pigwidgeon (affectionately known as "Pig") was a miniature scops owl given to Ron Weasley by Sirius Black. Although he was rather small for a post owl, pig proved himself by eagerly taking on deliveries of all sizes.
"The real Pig is probably enthusiastically helping Mum deliver Howlers to the publisher of a certain travel guide right about now."
Rumored have long persisted of an enchanted vehicle roaming free in the Forbidden Forest. Witness descriptions match reports of a flying vehicle previously spotted over London, though any connection remains unconfirmed.
"Say what you will about the Calamity, Dad is actually chuffed to see that old flying car again, even if it’s only a Foundable."
The Weasley family used these De-gnoming gloves to protect their hands while purging their garden of pests, a process that involves hurling gnomes as far away as possible.
"With all the strange witches and wizards around, it seems the The Burrow's gnomes have vacated the garden. Mum says that it’s nice to take de-gnoming off her chores list."
The contents of this shed are a testament to Arthur Weasley's obsession with artefacts of Muggle ingenuity: an assortment of plugs, various rubber ducks, a printer, and two noiseless portable typewriters.
"Mum had to cast protective charms on Dad's shed to keep the visitors out.. can you imagine a load of tourists discovering his collection of Muggle rubbish?"
