How well do you know Ginny Weasley? This feisty red-head is more than what you’ve seen on the screen. If you’ve read the Harry Potter series, you’ll know “book Ginny” is much different than “movie Ginny.” While Ginny Weasley may come off a bit subdued and quiet in the movies, her character in the books is a strong-willed, outspoken witch who doesn’t shy away from a fight. Think you know all there is to know about her? Can you decipher which Ginny was in the movies vs the books? Test your skills below!
- What is Ginny Weasley’s full name? Answer: Ginevra Molly Weasley
- Book: In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, we learn that Ginny’s first name is “Ginevra” at her brother, Bill’s wedding. Her Aunt Muriel unknowingly tells Harry this when she remarks on the neckline of her niece.
- Movie: Not mentioned.
- What is Ginny Weasley’s pet’s name? Answer: Arnold
- Book: In the book, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Ginny asks her mom to buy her a purple pygmy puff at her brothers’, Fred and George, joke shop, Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes. She names her pygmy puff, Arnold, and we see him a few times throughout the book.
- Movie: You might notice Ginny’s fluffy pet pygmy puff when she’s on the Hogwarts train in the movie Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. That’s as much as we see Arnold, the pygmy puff in the movies.
- How did Ginny Weasley get invited to join The Slug Club? Answer: Professor Horace Slughorn is impressed by Ginny when she performs The Bat-Bogey Hex on Hufflepuff, Zacharias Smith
- Book: While we don’t actually see Ginny perform the hex in the book, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, she tells Harry that Professor Slughorn was so impressed by her skills, he invited her to lunch on the Hogwarts Express (which was the first Slug Club meeting).
- Movie: In the movie, Ginny just shows up at a Slub Club dinner along with Harry Potter and Hermione Granger without any reason why.
- What position did Ginny Weasley play on the Gryffindor quidditch team? Answer: Seeker and Chaser
- Book: Throughout the 5th and 6th Harry Potter books, Ginny earns her spot on the Gryffindor Quidditch team. While she feels most comfortable playing Chaser, she did have to fill in for Harry Potter a couple of times as seeker.
- Movie: We only see Ginny Weasley play Quidditch in movie 6: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. It’s not actually said what position she plays but it’s assumed she plays Chaser.
- Who did Ginny Weasley date while she was at Hogwarts? Answer: Michael Corner, Dean Thomas, and Harry Potter
- Book: In the Harry Potter books, we see Ginny Weasley have a couple romances before Harry Potter. In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, she starts dating Michael Corner. Only to break up with him and then date Dean Thomas in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Seeing Dean and Ginny together doesn’t just make her brothers, Ron, Fred, and George uncomfortable, but Harry—who has finally realized his feelings for her—as well. What can we say… Ginny’s a catch!
- Movie: We only really see Ginny date Dean Thomas in the movie Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Her relationship with Michael Corner is omitted.
- Where and when did Ginny Weasley and Harry Potter share their first kiss? While both happen in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, there are different answers for the book and the movie. Answer (Book): In the Gryffindor Common Room after Gryffindor wins the House Cup. Answer (Movie): In the Room of Requirement when Harry and Ginny go to hide The Half-Blood Prince’s potions book.
- Book: In the book, Harry returns to the Gryffindor common room to see everyone cheering because their team won the House Cup. Harry leaves all of his inhibitions behind and finally kisses Ginny Weasley in front of Ron, Hermione, and the entire Gryffindor House.
- Movie: This moment in the books, is very private and happens when Harry and Ginny go to the Room of Requirement. Ginny tells Harry to close his eyes while she hides The Half-Blood Prince’s potions book, and then comes back, only to kiss him.
- How does Ginny Weasley’s brother, Ron, react to seeing Harry Potter and Ginny kiss? Answer: He’s shocked but gives Harry a look that seems to say “Well, if you must.”
- Book: Throughout Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince book, Harry Potter is nervous to tell his best friend, Ron Weasley, that he has a crush on Ron’s sister. So when the kiss finally happens, I’m sure I’m not the only reader who was curious to see Ron’s reaction. Thankfully, Ron was cool about it and everyone was happy in the end.
- Movie: Not mentioned.
- What tattoo did Ginny Weasley tell Romilda Vane that Harry Potter has? Answer: A Hungarian Horntail
- Book: In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Romilda Vane asks Ginny Weasley if Harry Potter has a pygmy puff tattoo on his chest. She replied that he has a Hungarian Horntail which in her words is “much more macho.”
- Movie: Not mentioned.
- What are the full names of Ginny Weasley and Harry Potter’s kids? Answer: James Sirius Potter, Albus Severus Potter, and Lily Luna Potter.
- Book: We learn the names of Ginny and Harry’s kids in the last chapter of the book Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
- Movie: Only “James” and “Albus Severus” are mentioned in the final scene of the movie.
- Who does Ginny Weasley attend the Yule Ball with? Answer: Neville Longbottom
- Book: While they never dated, Ginny Weasley does in fact attend the Yule Ball with Neville Longbottom in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Ginny was a 3rd year and could not attend unless asked by an older student. Good thing Neville saw Ginny for all her awesome-ness and invited her along.
- Movie: We can see Ginny and Neville together a few times during the movie, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. We can also see Neville using the dancing moves he learned from Professor Minerva McGonagall.
- What is Ginny Weasley’s nickname for Fleur Delacour? Answer: Phlegm
- Book: In classic “book Ginny” fashion, Ginny nicknames her brother, Bill’s, bride-to-be, Fleur Delacour, “phlegm.” We really see Ginny’s sass and no-nonsense attitude in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows as she has to put up with Fleur staying at the Weasley’s house, The Burrow.
- Movie: Not mentioned.
- Which professional Quidditch team did Ginny play for after Hogwarts? Answer: Holyhead Harpies
- While not actually said in the books or the movies, it’s become canon, that Ginny Weasley played for the all-female Quidditch team: the Holyhead Harpies after she attended Hogwarts.
The Harry Potter books and movies have their fair share of differences. And as you can see, Ginny Weasley’s character was one of those differences. But how well do you know Ginny Weasley? Share with your friends and see if you can stump them!
