Ask Arthur Weasley

Arthur Weasley, born February 6, 1950, is a pure-blood wizard in the employ of the Ministry of Magic. He is a staunch believer in the equality of all magical and Muggle people, and the patriarch of the Weasley family. He is married to Molly Weasley (nee' Prewett) and they share several children together. Six sons: William (Bill), Charles (Charlie), Percy, twins Fred and George, and Ronald (Ron). And one daughter Ginevra (Ginny).
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-shakes head- I love you, Arthur. Very much. I hope you know that. I know I'm difficult sometimes, but I really do love you.

-smiles- Of course I know. I wouldn’t trade you and all your difficultness for anything else in the world. I love you with all my heart, Mollywobbles.

I'm not mad at you, Arthur. I'm not going to hit you with a pot.

-comes out from under the table and smiles-

Thank Merlin-I mean, thank you Mollywobbles.

What was your proudest moment as a father?

Just being the man they call Dad makes me the proudest father alive. They are the best children I could ever ask for.

Which of your seven children were planned, if any? Obviously we all know you and Molly adore all of them, but were any or were all of them happy surprises in their timing?
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Bill and Ginny were all very happy surprises. We weren’t actively trying to get pregnant, but when we found out we couldn’t have been more thrilled. The Twins were happy surprises as well, though we planned to get pregnant just not with twins. We planned Charlie as well as Percy and Ron.

Arthur Weasley, get out from under the table.

The table would like to remind you that your husband loves you very much and wouldn’t like to get a pot smacked against his head….

Hello, darling.

…..

-hides under the table with Neville-

The table says hello and you look gorgeous today, as always.

Did you always want a lot of children?
Anonymous

Well, it wasn’t something that we planned on doing. We actually wanted just two at first. We had Bill first, then Charlie two years later. It wasn’t until four years after him did we realize that we wanted more. Then it was just suppose to be four. We had Percy, then decided to wait two more years so we could spend enough time with him and the elder boys. But then we found out we were having twins, it came as a big surprise, we didn’t think it would happen but that was when we both smiled and decided a big family would be perfect for us. We were just going to have six, an even number. But after Ron…. Molly realized we were done, a family of six boys, not included me. She wasn’t exactly happy about it. She always wanted to have a little girl, as most women do I think. We were talking about it. I felt rather upset, not being able to give her that daughter she wanted and that I realized I wanted too. There hadn’t been a girl in the Weasley family for generations. But, we decided to try one more time and… -smiles- 

I still would like to have that even number. Eight is enough as those muggles say, but who knows.

Hi Daddy! Don't listen to them. People are so mean on here sometimes. I love you!

Hi sweetheart, I love you too! Oh, don’t worry. I’m not listening to them, I find these questions a bit amusing actually and just in good fun…well unless they say something about your mother, then I don’t find it fun.

What are your turn ons?
Anonymous

Don't you find it dull being with the same person everyday? Don't you ever get bored?
Anonymous

Let me ask you something, then see if you can’t answer it for me.

Don’t you find it dull being alive everyday?
Don’t you ever get bored of breathing everyday too?

Same answers applies to what you asked me. Though, in case you want to be smart, I’ll say it too. No, and no. Molly might as well be the air I breath. We might have our fights and there might be times we don’t want to be in the same room with each other, but there’s nothing I would change or give up or find dull or boring. None of it. She’s all I want. No one else compares.