Changes: Molly Weasley's second cousin

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"Are you a wizard, or what?"

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Harry Potter: "Are all your family wizards?"

Ron Weasley: "Er — yes, I think so. I think Mum's got a second cousin who's an accountant, but we never talk about him."

— Mention of this individual^[src]

A male second cousin of Molly Weasley (née Prewett) became an accountant and/or a stockbroker in the Muggle world.^[1]^[2] Ron Weasley told Harry Potter that this man was never spoken of in the Weasley household.^[1]

Behind the scenes

J. K. Rowling revealed on her website that in an early draft of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, this character was married to a Muggle woman, and, against all expectation, had fathered a daughter who was a witch, Mafalda. Although he had previously been rude to Mr and Mrs Weasley, he and his wife were to have sought the Weasley family's help in introducing Mafalda to wizarding culture when they learned that she would be attending Hogwarts.
The information on Rowling's website states that Molly's second cousin was a stockbroker.^[2] This conflicts with Ron Weasley's statement in Philosopher's Stone that he was an accountant.^[1] However, it is possible that Ron, being unfamiliar with the Muggle world, was merely incorrect.

Appearances

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Mentioned only)
J. K. Rowling's official site (Mentioned only)

Notes and references

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 6
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "Mafalda (Goblet of Fire)" at J.K. Rowling Official Site (archived here via the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine)

[PS6-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Chapter 6

[mafalda-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "Mafalda (Goblet of Fire)" at J.K. Rowling Official Site (archived here via the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine)

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+}}{{Dialogue a-b|Harry Potter|Are all your family wizards?|Ron Weasley|Er — yes, I think so. I think Mum's got a second cousin who's an accountant, but we never talk about him.|Mention of this individual|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone}}A male '''second cousin''' of [[Molly Weasley]] (née [[Prewett family|Prewett]]) became an accountant and/or a stockbroker in the [[Non-magic people|Muggle]] world.<ref name="PS6">{{PS|chapter=6}}</ref><ref name="mafalda">"[http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/extrastuff_view.cfm?id=3 Mafalda (Goblet of Fire)]" at [http://www.jkrowling.com J.K. Rowling Official Site] (archived [https://web.archive.org/web/20080317115534/http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/extrastuff_view.cfm?id=3 here] via the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine)</ref> [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] told [[Harry Potter]] that this man was never spoken of in the [[Weasley family|Weasley household]].<ref name="PS6" />
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-A male '''second cousin''' of [[Molly Weasley]] (née [[Prewett family|Prewett]]) became a stockbroker and/or an accountant in the [[Muggle]] world.<ref name="PS6">{{PS|chapter=6}}</ref><ref name="mafalda">"[http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/extrastuff_view.cfm?id=3 Mafalda (Goblet of Fire)]" at [http://www.jkrowling.com J.K. Rowling Official Site] (archived [https://web.archive.org/web/20080317115534/http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/extrastuff_view.cfm?id=3 here] via the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine)</ref> [[Ronald Weasley|Ron Weasley]] told [[Harry Potter]] that this man was never spoken of in the [[Weasley family|Weasley household]].<ref name="PS6" />
 ==Behind the scenes==
-*[[J. K. Rowling]] revealed on her website that in an early draft of {{GOF}}, this character was married to a [[Muggle]] [[Mafalda's mother|woman]], and, against all expectation, had fathered a daughter who was a [[Wizardkind|witch]], [[Mafalda]]. Although he had previously been rude to [[Arthur Weasley|Mr]] and [[Molly Weasley|Mrs Weasley]], he and his wife were to have sought the Weasley family's help in introducing Mafalda to wizarding culture when they learned that she would be attending [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]].
+*[[J. K. Rowling]] revealed on her website that in an early draft of {{GOF}}, this character was married to a [[Non-magic people|Muggle]] [[Mafalda's mother|woman]], and, against all expectation, had fathered a daughter who was a [[Wizardkind|witch]], [[Mafalda]]. Although he had previously been rude to [[Arthur Weasley|Mr]] and [[Molly Weasley|Mrs Weasley]], he and his wife were to have sought the Weasley family's help in introducing Mafalda to wizarding culture when they learned that she would be attending [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]].
 *The information on Rowling's website states that Molly's second cousin was a stockbroker.<ref name="mafalda" /> This conflicts with Ron Weasley's statement in ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone|Philosopher's Stone]]'' that he was an accountant.<ref name="PS6" /> However, it is possible that Ron, being unfamiliar with the Muggle world, was merely incorrect.