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This '''letter''' was a [[Howler]] which was written by [[Molly Weasley]] to her son, [[Ronald Weasley]], in [[1992]], after she learned that he and [[Harry Potter]] drove [[Arthur Weasley]]'s [[Flying Ford Anglia|flying Ford Anglia]] to [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]].
  
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|name=Molly Weasley's Howler to Ronald Weasley
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|sender=[[Molly Weasley]]
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|addressee=[[Ronald Weasley]]
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|date=[[1992]]
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|subject=Molly is upset with her son, who stole his parents' car and flew on it to Hogwarts.
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|delivered=[[Errol]]
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{{Quote|Look everyone! Weasley's got himself a Howler!|[[Seamus Finnigan]]|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)}}
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This '''[[Howler]]''' was written by [[Molly Weasley]] to [[Ronald Weasley]], in [[1992]], after she learned that he and [[Harry Potter]] drove [[Arthur Weasley]]'s [[flying Ford Anglia]] to [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]].<ref name="CS6">{{COS|B|6}}</ref>
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==Contents==
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''— STEALING THE CAR, I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN SURPRISED IF THEY'D EXPELLED YOU, YOU WAIT TILL I GET HOLD OF YOU, I DON'T SUPPOSE YOU STOPPED TO THINK WHAT YOUR FATHER AND I WENT THROUGH WHEN WE SAW IT WAS GONE —''
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''— [[Albus Dumbledore's letter to Arthur and Molly Weasley|LETTER]] FROM DUMBLEDORE LAST NIGHT, I THOUGHT YOUR FATHER WOULD DIE OF SHAME, WE DIDN'T BRING YOU UP TO BEHAVE LIKE THIS, YOU AND HARRY COULD BOTH HAVE DIED —"''
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''— ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTED — YOUR FATHER'S FACING AN INQUIRY AT WORK, IT'S ENTIRELY YOUR FAULT AND IF YOU PUT ANOTHER TOE OUT OF LINE WE'LL BRING YOU STRAIGHT BACK HOME.''
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
  
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*In {{COS|FA}}, Mrs Weasley's Howler has a slightly different message:
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*In the film the contents is such:
  
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:''RONALD WEASLEY!! HOW DARE YOU STEAL THAT CAR? I AM ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTED! YOUR FATHER'S FACING AN INQUIRY AT [[British Ministry of Magic|WORK]], AND IT'S ENTIRELY YOUR FAULT AND IF YOU PUT ANOTHER TOE OUT OF LINE WE'LL BRING YOU STRAIGHT HOME! — Oh, and Ginny dear, congratulations on making it to Gryffindor, your father and i are very proud — GRRRRRR!''
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:''RONALD WEASLEY! HOW ''DARE'' YOU STEAL THAT CAR! I AM ABSOLUTELY ''DISGUSTED!'' YOUR FATHER'S NOW FACING AN INQUIRY AT WORK AND IT'S ''ENTIRELY'' YOUR FAULT! IF YOU PUT ''ANOTHER'' TOE OUT OF LINE WE'LL BRING YOU STRAIGHT ''HOME!'' — Oh, and Ginny dear, congratulations on making Gryffindor. Your father and I are ''so'' proud.''
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*In the film, when the Howler is opened, its message doesn't simply play from the envelope; rather, it first yells Ron's name, then, it morphs into a mouth and shouts its message at Ron. The Howler then blows a raspberry and shreds itself to pieces.
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*The weird about the film is that if the subtitle is on English - for hearing impaired, it says ''it's all'' while the film says ''it's entirely''.
  
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*The Howler message from the second film was parodied by fans and posted as comments on the music video of Ed Sheeran's 2012 hit, "Lego House", which also starred Rupert Grint as an Ed Sheeran lookalike who is mistaken as Sheeran: ''"RONALD WEASLEY! HOW ''DARE'' YOU STAR IN A MUGGLE MUSIC VIDEO/LIP SYNC TO A MUGGLE SONG! I AM ABSOLUTELY ''DISGUSTED!'' YOUR FATHER'S NOW FACING AN INQUIRY AT WORK AND IT'S ''ENTIRELY'' YOUR FAULT! IF YOU PUT ''ANOTHER'' TOE OUT OF LINE WE'LL BRING YOU STRAIGHT ''HOME!'' — Oh, and Ed dear, congratulations on your new single. Your fans and I are ''so'' proud."''
   
 
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]''
  
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)]]''
  
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*{{HPPU}} {{Comment|Film version included as an insert}}
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*{{HPV|CR}} (mentioned only)
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==Notes and references==
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[[pl:Wyjec Molly Weasley]]
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[[fr:Beuglante de Molly Weasley à Ron Weasley]]
 
[[Category:Letters]]
  
[[Category:Letters]]
 
[[Category:Ronald Weasley's possessions]]
  
[[Category:Ronald Weasley's possessions]]

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"Look everyone! Weasley's got himself a Howler!"
— Seamus Finnigan[src]

This Howler was written by Molly Weasley to Ronald Weasley, in 1992, after she learned that he and Harry Potter drove Arthur Weasley's flying Ford Anglia to Hogwarts.[1]

Contents

— STEALING THE CAR, I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN SURPRISED IF THEY'D EXPELLED YOU, YOU WAIT TILL I GET HOLD OF YOU, I DON'T SUPPOSE YOU STOPPED TO THINK WHAT YOUR FATHER AND I WENT THROUGH WHEN WE SAW IT WAS GONE —

— LETTER FROM DUMBLEDORE LAST NIGHT, I THOUGHT YOUR FATHER WOULD DIE OF SHAME, WE DIDN'T BRING YOU UP TO BEHAVE LIKE THIS, YOU AND HARRY COULD BOTH HAVE DIED —"

— ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTED — YOUR FATHER'S FACING AN INQUIRY AT WORK, IT'S ENTIRELY YOUR FAULT AND IF YOU PUT ANOTHER TOE OUT OF LINE WE'LL BRING YOU STRAIGHT BACK HOME.

Behind the scenes

RONALD WEASLEY! HOW DARE YOU STEAL THAT CAR! I AM ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTED! YOUR FATHER'S NOW FACING AN INQUIRY AT WORK AND IT'S ENTIRELY YOUR FAULT! IF YOU PUT ANOTHER TOE OUT OF LINE WE'LL BRING YOU STRAIGHT HOME! — Oh, and Ginny dear, congratulations on making Gryffindor. Your father and I are so proud.
  • In the film, when the Howler is opened, its message doesn't simply play from the envelope; rather, it first yells Ron's name, then, it morphs into a mouth and shouts its message at Ron. The Howler then blows a raspberry and shreds itself to pieces.
  • The Howler message from the second film was parodied by fans and posted as comments on the music video of Ed Sheeran's 2012 hit, "Lego House", which also starred Rupert Grint as an Ed Sheeran lookalike who is mistaken as Sheeran: "RONALD WEASLEY! HOW DARE YOU STAR IN A MUGGLE MUSIC VIDEO/LIP SYNC TO A MUGGLE SONG! I AM ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTED! YOUR FATHER'S NOW FACING AN INQUIRY AT WORK AND IT'S ENTIRELY YOUR FAULT! IF YOU PUT ANOTHER TOE OUT OF LINE WE'LL BRING YOU STRAIGHT HOME! — Oh, and Ed dear, congratulations on your new single. Your fans and I are so proud."

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 6 (Gilderoy Lockhart)
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