Hey everyone,
Welcome to another installment of Harry Potter Theory. In today’s video, we’re going
to be doing something a little bit different- we’re going to be discussing the aspects
of love and relationships in Harry Potter. Throughout the series we see various romances
blossom- they have their highs and they have their lows- and then, all of a sudden, the
story just sort of ends. In today’s video, I’m going to be discussing the relationships
that became solidified AFTER the books/films ended. We see some relationships become solidified
DURING the story- like Remus and Tonks, but others are left a little open ended. I think
that some of these are obvious, but a few of them are a little less obvious- so I’m
curious to see if you know them all. Fortunately, Rowling expanded on the Harry Potter universe
AFTER the story had ended- so we can indeed confirm that these matchups are canonically
consistent.
8. George Weasley And Angelina Johnson
That’s right, George Weasley- of the Fred and George Weasley duo, ended up marrying
Angelina Johnson-later Angelina Weasley. As we know, George and Fred were the closest
of brothers- and they shared a beautiful friendship where they would spend every waking moment
with one another. As you can imagine, after the loss of his brother and twin, George was
a bit lost. The wizarding world had ended and peace had returned, but he now faced a
new struggle- life without his brother. However, as we know, life must go on- and so he focused
on his work, becoming quite successful. However, over time, George began to develop a relationship
with a fellow Gryffindor graduate by the name of Angelina Johnson.
Angelina Johnson was a witch born in 1977. She played a reasonably active role in the
series- becoming a member of Dumbledore's Army, and also captaining the Gryffindor Quidditch
team in her seventh year, which was also Harry's fifth year.
George and Angelina ended up getting married and having children, but the unusual thing
about their relationship is that Angelina was actually Fred’s ex. I’m not sure what
the rules are surrounding dating your dead twins ex girlfriend, but it certainly sparked
some controversy with fans. To make things slightly more unusual, one of their children
was called FRED, Fred the II- and their daughter was named Roxanne.
7. Ron Weasley And Hermione Granger
Moving on to ANOTHER Weasley. Now, this one is certainly more obvious, and it’s even
included in the epilogue. HOWEVER, since then- even more information has been revealed about
their relationship, so I wanted to give you everything that I know.
Starting right at the beginning, Ron and Hermione were butting heads. They drove each other
mad, constantly hurled insults at one another, and had more than one falling out. HOWEVER-
they always came back to each other, and as they grew older the mutual unspoken attraction
became more and more prevalent. What many might not realize, however, is that Ron started
developing these feelings of affection as early as the second book- when he became irritated
by her crush on Gilderoy Lockhart.
In the fourth book, their romantic feelings really began building up, and by the time
the sixth book rolled around- it was UNDENIABLE- who were they kidding?
After the war ended, Ron and Hermione got together and had two children- Rose and Hugo.
Oddly enough, after the series ended Rowling expressed that she regretted putting them
together- breaking the hearts of many fans. She even remarked that they would likely need
some marriage counselling. Maybe Harry was the mediator they always needed to make it
work.
"Oh, maybe she and Ron will be alright with a bit of counselling, you know. I wonder what
happens at wizard marriage counselling? They'll probably be fine. He needs to work on his
self-esteem issues and she needs to work on being a little less critical."
6. Luna Lovegood And Rolf Scamander
After the war ended, Luna Lovegood ended up becoming quite a famous young Magizoologist-
staying true to her love of magical creatures. For those unfamiliar with the profession,
a magizoologist is a wizard or witch who studies magical creatures.
One of the most notable Magizoologist’s in Harry Potter is Newt Scamander, who wrote
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. And interestingly enough, Luna actually went on
to marry Rolf Scamander, Newt’s grandson. Rolf was a British wizard that worked for
the daily prophet and became a magizoologist himself. It has been expressed that for their
wedding Luna dressed in typical eccentric Luna fashion- sporting a rainbow dress and
tiara with unicorn horns.
Later on, sometime between the years 2008 and 2014, the pair had two sons- Lorcan and
Lycander.
Some fans were upset by this news- as many speculated that Luna and Neville would have
been a good pair. However, Rowling had different plans for Neville..
5. Neville Longbottom And Hannah Abbott
This is an interesting one that sort of comes out of left field. Neville and Hannah are
never really shown as being intimate with one another- to add to this, they were in
different houses. Hannah was a half-blood witch that began studying at Hogwarts in the
same year as Neville, but she ended up in Hufflepuff. We of course know that Neville
was a Gryffindor.
HOWEVER- there are a few connections that can be made between the two that potentially
serve as reasons for them inevitably ending up together. First of all, both of them were
in Dumbledore’s Army- so they had that going for them.
Next, they shared Herbology lessons together- this was made possible because Gryffindor
and Hufflepuff students shared this class in their year. Neville excelled at Herbology,
which probably meant that his environment lead to a more charismatic, confident Neville-
one that could send an arrow from Cupid’s bow in to the heart of a young Hannah Abbott.
Furthermore, in the Battle of Hogwarts, Neville was an absolute stud- so he likely impressed
many female suitresses. The pair never ended up having children (as far as we know)- but
we do know that they moved in together above the Leaky Cauldron- where Hannah worked as
a landlady. As I mentioned above, many were upset that he didn’t end up with Luna- but
I guess it just wasn’t meant to be!
4. Draco Malfoy And Astoria Greengrass
That’s right- even Draco Malfoy found love in the form fo Astoria Greengrass. Draco is
mentioned a little bit in the epilogue, but we don’t get MUCH information, so I’m
here to expand on things.
While attending Hogwarts, Draco never seemed to express much interest in the opposite sex.
However, many speculated that Pansy Parkinson, a fellow Slytherin, would have been a perfect
pairing for young Draco. However, that never came to fruition, and instead, Draco ended
up marrying Astoria Greengrass, a girl that was two years below him at Hogwarts. Unfortunately,
Draco’s parents didn’t think particularly highly of the pairing, as per Pottermore:
“Draco married the younger sister of a fellow Slytherin. Astoria Greengrass, who had gone
through a similar (though less violent and frightening) conversion from pure-blood ideals
to a more tolerant life view, was felt by Narcissa and Lucius to be something of a disappointment
as a daughter-in-law. They had had high hopes of a girl whose family featured on the ‘Sacred
Twenty-Eight’, but as Astoria refused to raise their grandson Scorpius in the belief
that Muggles were scum, family gatherings were often fraught with tension.”
As mentioned above, the pair had a child- Scorpius Malfoy, who attended Hogwarts at
the same time as Albus Severus Potter.
In a tragic turn of events Astoria actually ended up dying quite young- falling victim
to a bloodborne family curse. This left Draco a single father.
3. Harry And Ginny
Another obvious one, but again-there might be some things that you don’t know. JK Rowling
discusses Harry’s relationship with Ginny further:
"The plan was, which I really hope I fulfilled, is that the reader, like Harry, would gradually
discover Ginny as pretty much the ideal girl for Harry. She's tough, not in an unpleasant
way, but she's gutsy. He needs to be with someone who can stand the demands of being
with Harry Potter, because he's a scary boyfriend in a lot of ways. He's a marked man. I think
she's funny, and I think that she's very warm and compassionate. These are all things that
Harry requires in his ideal woman."
At first it seemed like Harry and Ginny would never be able to happen. Ginny was his best
friend’s sister! Harry didn’t know what to make of Ginny at first, but after the events
of the Chamber of Secrets he began to see her as more than just his friend’s little
sister, and instead her own confident young person. However, at this stage he certainly
didn’t have romantic feelings for her.
In 1996, however, all of that changed. Harrys’ relationship with Cho had recently fallen
to pieces, and Harry began spending a considerable amount of time with Ginny at the burrow over
the summer. In his first potions class with Slughorn, the love potion Amortentia revealed
he was attracted to "something flowery he had smelled at the Burrow". This smell later
turned out to be the smell of Ginny's hair. Furthermore, after witnessing her kissing
Dean Thomas, Harry started to feel jealousy- confirming that he did in fact have feelings
for her. Shortly after this time period, the pair shared a subtle romance and even exchanged
a few kisses, however, it wasn’t until AFTER the war that things really picked up. Eventually,
the pair got married and had three children- Lily Luna, Albus Severus, and James Sirius.
2. Percy Weasley and Audrey
AHHH...another Weasley eh *sorting hat voice*.
That’s right, even Percy- the ‘difficult’ Weasley, ended up finding happiness and love
in the form of a witch named Audrey, whose maiden name we don’t know. In fact, very
little is known about the relationship of Percy and Audrey- but we do know that they
had some children! Their two daughters were named Molly and Lucy.
1. Bellatrix Lestrange and Voldemort
This is a weird one, and while their intimacy was revealed AFTER the series ended- they
technically must have gotten together DURING the series, and we know this because of their
daughter- Delphini. She was conceived sometime in the mid to late 1990s, in secret, at the
Malfoy Manor, and her birth did actually coincide with the events of the original books - we
just never had any indication of it.
Though Bellatrix was a notorious mass murderer- she did have a soft spot for the man that
she served, Lord Voldemort. This was obvious. But what’s less obvious is that Voldemort
shared some kind of mutual attraction. My own PERSONAL theory is that Bellatrix used
a love potion on Voldemort, and if you want to hear more about that, check out the video
link which I’ll leave at the bottom of the description.
Their relationship obviously falls in to Cursed Child territory, which I know a lot of you
don’t appreciate, so you can take this ‘relationship’ however you want.
And that’s it for this video! Did you learn something about LOVE in the wizarding world?
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Until next time
Remember
Differences of habit and language are nothing at all if our aims are identical and our hearts
are open.