Ron Weasley

Ronald "Ron" Weasley is the deuteragonist of the Harry Potter book and film series

Concept and Creation
Ron was the first character created before JK Rowling created the novel. He was the only one who wasn't changed throughout each draft.

He was also partially inspired by Rowling's best friend, Sean Harris but said that she never set out to describe Sean in Ron but rather Ron having a turn of phrase in a way.

In the film adaptations, Rupert Grint was cast to play Ron but lacked his long nose, large hands and feet.

Appearance
Ron inherited the typical Weasley family traits: fiery red hair and a freckled complexion. When he became embarrassed, his ears notably turned red. He had blue eyes, a long nose, and was described as being very tall and lanky, with big hands and feet. In this way, his stature was similar to those of his older brothers Bill and Percy, rather than the heavily built Charlie, and Fred and George

Trivia

 * Ron has arachnephobia, a fear of spiders. Similar to Ron, his actor, Rupert Grint, and his creator, JK Rowling, have the same fear.
 * In the film adaptation of The Half-Blood Prince, Slughorn accidentally calls Ron "Rupert," which is also his actor's name.
 * In the films, Ron is well known for using the phrase, "Bloody hell" when he is surprised or frightened.
 * Ron's favourite sandwich type is bacon and his least favourite is corned beef.