Tessie

Tessie
Physical information
Species	Human
Gender	Female
Relationship information
Family members	Possible brother, brother-in-law or brother-in-law by marriage Ignatius Prewett (possible brother or brother-in-law) Lucretia Prewett (née Black) (possible sister-in-law or sister-in-law by marriage) Septimus Weasley (possible brother-in-law) Cedrella Weasley (née Black) (possible sister-in-law by marriage) Molly Weasley (née Prewett) (niece, niece by marriage or niece by marriage-in-law) Arthur Weasley (nephew by marriage, nephew-in-law or nephew by marriage-in-law) Gideon Prewett (possible nephew or nephew by marriage) † Fabian Prewett (possible nephew or nephew by marriage) † Bilius (possible nephew or nephew by marriage) † Possible nephew or nephew by marriage Two possible nephews by marriage Possible grandmother Muriel (possible aunt or aunt by marriage) Possible relative Leander Prewett (possible relative) J. E. Prewitt (possible relative) Matilda Weasley (possible relative) G. Weasley (possible relative) Garreth Weasley (possible relative) Possible relative Possible relative Hector Weasley (possible relative) Prewett family (possible family) Weasley family (possible in-laws)
Affiliation
Loyalty	Weasley family Prewett family

"Traditional?! They're ancient! I look like my great-aunt Tessie! I smell like my great-aunt Tessie!..."

— Ron Weasley on his dress robes

Tessie (possibly Weasley or Prewett) was a great-aunt of the children of Arthur and Molly Weasley. In December of 1994, Ron Weasley commented that his dress robes for the Yule Ball made him look and smell like her. She may have owned Shell Cottage before Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour.

Behind the scenes

"Look at this! Weasley, you weren't thinking of wearing these, were you? I mean — they were very fashionable in about eighteen ninety…"

— Draco Malfoy

• In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Draco Malfoy remarked on the fashionability of Ronald Weasley's dress robes. If the remark is to be trusted, Tessie could presumably be born in the late 19th century.
• Interestingly, another Weasley relation named Muriel was born in 1890. It was thought that she was a great-aunt of the Weasley children too and based on the approximate ages of Muriel and Tessie and their similar relation to the Weasley family, they might have been sisters. However, Pottermore determined that Muriel was actually the great-great aunt of the Weasley children which makes Muriel more likely to be her aunt. Also, the only way Tessie could be a Weasley is by marriage with one of Septimus Weasley's presumed 6 elder brothers. This is easily explained by the fact that Ginny Weasley was the first female born in the Weasley family for several generations which could not apply to Tessie with her generation only being two before Ginny's.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) (First mentioned)