Name: Benson “Ben” William Weasley

House: Gryffindor

Parents: Serena and Fred Weasley

Age: 17

Looks: The traditional red hair of the Weasley family spikes up from his head, but he has his mother’s dark brown eyes, unlike his twin. That very much surprised his family; otherwise, they are exactly identical. With a square chin and strong features, Ben is cute but definitely no pretty boy. He also dresses more conservatively than his brother, Law.

Personality: Ben is quieter than his twin, almost walking in his shadow, but he does so willingly. He is the brains of their operation while Law’s the front man. Introspective, yet still funny, he has the ability to switch between being a serious student to a prank-playing bad boy in seconds.

History: Born twenty-seven minutes after his fraternal twin brother, Lawson, Ben grew up in a large house that had a connecting door and shared porch in common with his Uncle George’s, and just down the street from the shop. Their life was a rowdy, boisterous one, full of fun and confusion. Magic whizzed about all the time, and when it didn’t, practical jokes did. Suffice it to say their weren’t exactly thought of fondly in the neighborhood, especially considering their magic showed itself in odd ways, like a sudden switch of the sugar and salt in a nearby abode. In fact, all four of the cousins (Ben, Law, Emily, and Juliet) created a secret language all their own that confounded their parents and families. They still occasionally speak in that language, but have grown mostly out of it as they grow older. They graciously didn't speak in this language when their friend Kiley was visiting, as she could never get the hang of it.

Often feeling weighted down by his famous family, Ben is very close to his Uncle Ron, exchanging Owl Mail with him almost every day. It seems that Ron understands what it is like to live in the shadow of others. He is, of course, also best friends with his cousins Emily and Juliet, and his brother Lawson.

He and Lawson went to Hogwarts at ten, two years before their younger cousins, and at the same time as their cousins Liza Beth and Charlie. They were all sorted into Gryffindor, where they routinely pull pranks with their close friend Xavier Tonks-Lupin, son of Remus and Nymphadora. In fact, they spend much of their time at Hogwarts trying to outdo the reputations their father and uncle left behind.

Ben dreams of becoming an Auror, but won’t admit anything like that to his brother, Law, fearing censure. Law thinks anything to do with respectability is boring, and often goads his brother into doing things he wouldn’t on his own. Ben is a good student in all his subjects, especially Defense Against the Dark Arts, but oddly abysmal at flying a broomstick. He is a member of Kiley and Xavier's DADAClub.

Other: While secretly harboring a crush for the slightly younger Kiley Black, Ben would never act on it because he knows his brother likes her as well. Lawson is unaware of Ben’s feelings.