The Best Of All Gingers

One of my favorite book series of all times is Harry Potter. I read these books growing up and have always felt a deep connection to them. A very major part of the Harry Potter is the Weasley family- famously known for their red hair. To me they represent the ideal family. Though they have very little in the way of money, they never lack caring.There are 7 kids in the family, and I feel like each one is so different that anyone can find one of them relatable. Bill was handsome studious and thoughtful (at least that is how I always imagined him, he wasn't very prominent in the books), Bill was the adventurer, Percy the uptight rule follower, Fred and George the hilarious yet mischievous twins, Ginny the shy firecracker that knows how to keep her brothers in place, and of course Ron, who can't seem to find what exactly he excels at. These children all balance each other out in the chaos that is their life in the cramped burrow where they live. They are easily identified by the rest of the world by their flame colored hair, as shown by Draco Malfoy in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Upon meeting Ginny, the youngest, he recognizes her by her hair color and shabby clothing. He looks upon it as an insult, but in my 8 year old mind,  it seemed as though red hair was important, that people knew you if you had red hair. Their hair was also a kind of connection, making it indisputable that they were family. This was especially important when (spoiler alert) Percy tried to leave the family. Though the author never talked about it in the books, in my imagination everyone knew who Percy was. Though he could deny any emotional connection to the Weasley's, he was undeniably their family. The Harry Potter fandom also seems to be split in two about the fact that (another spoiler alert) Ginny and Harry end up together. In my opinion, there aren't enough redhead characters that get the cute boy, so rock on Ginny. Same goes for her brother Ron, who ends up with the beautiful and witty Hermoine Granger.
If you want someone else's opinion on the Weasley's, my friend has a blog exclusively on Harry Potter and she wrote about the Weasley family at the beginning of the month. You can check that out here.