Frederick Fabian "Fred" Weasley (born 1 April 1978) was a pure-blood wizard; son of the late Arthur Weasley and Molly Weasley (née Prewett). He is the younger brother of Bill, Charlie and Percy Weasley, twin brother of George Weasley, and older brother of Ron and Ginny Weasley. He attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from 1989 to 1996; dropping out in his last year with his twin brother George to open up the joke shop Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes in Diagon Alley.